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If you are on a Mac they often have a different channel allocation. If not, make sure the HDMI cable is not too long, that can cause slips in the channel data.
 
If you are on a Mac they often have a different channel allocation. If not, make sure the HDMI cable is not too long, that can cause slips in the channel data.
I have Windows 10 PC. 1 meter cable. In Windows speaker setup, 7.1 test tones playback from correct channels. And also in REW, channels are correct if I use "reset channel mapping". But REW's displayed PCM channel numbers don't follow the standard where SL should be ch 5, SR ch 6. Is this a Windows thing or REW?

 
Displayed where?
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I have Windows 10 PC. 1 meter cable. In Windows speaker setup, 7.1 test tones playback from correct channels. And also in REW, channels are correct if I use "reset channel mapping". But REW's displayed PCM channel numbers don't follow the standard where SL should be ch 5, SR ch 6. Is this a Windows thing or REW?

I had the exact same problem as long as I was with Win10. Now in Win 11 I have the same 5.1 system and I can choose channel 5-6 or 7-8 for surrounds (if this help!)
The weird thing is with Win 10 or Win 11 if REW is open with the receiver disconnected, Front left and Front right name return to L and R ( G et D en fran¸ais) but surrounds remains aG and aD...
 
I had the exact same problem as long as I was with Win10. Now in Win 11 I have the same 5.1 system and I can choose channel 5-6 or 7-8 for surrounds (if this help!)
The weird thing is with Win 10 or Win 11 if REW is open with the receiver disconnected, Front left and Front right name return to L and R ( G et D en fran¸ais) but surrounds remains aG and aD...
Fixed the issue and order by using mapping like this.

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REW v5.40 Beta 114 running Eclipse Adoptium JRE 11.0.29 64-bit on OS X 26.2.
I am changing trace colors on the All SPL graph. I use the trace colour button in the measurement panel right click menu. I save the file and exit. When I re-open REW, it has lost the color changes and goes back to the defaults. It was not behaving this way with Beta 112 or 113. In fact I opened a file created with 113 and it still has the color changes that I made. However, whenever I open any file and go to the All SPL graph, nothing is displayed. I have to actively select different measurements to make them appear. This too is a behavior that was not happening before.

How do I ensure that the color changes "stick"?
 

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Do you have "Save trace colours with measurement" selected in the View preferences?
No, that option was not selected. I even stared at that View preferences screen real hard last night before I asked my question. When I saw that setting, I assumed that it was associated with something that happens during the measurement action so I didn't test it. Because it says "with measurement". For my brain, it would be more intuitive if it said "Override default trace colors upon save".

In fact, I wonder why this is even an option that has to be turned on. Are there a lot of use cases where the user wants to re-open a file later and have all their previous color editing disappear?

As a counterpoint, the graph remembers and saves the line "Trace Options" under the Controls menu. There seems to be a different design philosophy here because it retains the setting and I don't have to go to View Preferences and check a box that says something like "Save Trace Options with measurement".

Either way, it works now and I have attached a copy of the graph.

Next, is there a setting that will retain the All SPL view that was saved when I re-open the file? As noted in my previous post, the All SPL graph is completely blank when I re-open the file and I have to click each measurement again for anything to display. It's not a huge deal, but when trying to go back to where I left off and working with a large number of measurements (there are 32 in this file) it's an annoyance.

I realize I am griping. On the other hand nothing improves without user feedback. Please know that I do appreciate this software and your willingness to help people like myself that know just enough to screw something up. 😊
 

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whenever I open any file and go to the All SPL graph, nothing is displayed. I have to actively select different measurements to make them appear.
As noted in my previous post, the All SPL graph is completely blank when I re-open the file and I have to click each measurement again for anything to display.

In the 'All SPL' tab, click the first measurement, press '⌘-a' on the keyboard. All measurements are now selected.
 
Are there a lot of use cases where the user wants to re-open a file later and have all their previous color editing disappear?
Yes. For example, loading several files with a few measurements each with the "Save trace colour with measurement" option can mean many traces end up with the same colour. Just because an option doesn't fit your workflow doesn't mean that's the only workflow. That's why there are options.

the All SPL graph is completely blank when I re-open the file and I have to click each measurement again for anything to display
That's a bug, I've fixed it for the next build. The selections when the file was last saved should be restored when it is loaded.
 
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