My main use of Room Equalisation Wizard has been to use it to :
1. Measure my speakers (one for Left and another for right)
2. Create a correction set of EQ's.
3. Export the correction set of EQ's as an impulse (combined into a stereo impulse file)
4. Import that impulse into a convolution plugin, and play back all my audio through the plugin.
I understand that all of the above, corrects only the Amplitude of the audio frequencies.
I have read that one could improve this correction by using RePhase as an additional tool, to also correct the phase anomalies.
My questions are, with an aim of improving my results :
1. At this time I only take one measurement per speaker, from one listening position. .Is there any advantage to using multiple measurements per speaker from various points around the listening position, and then averaging them together?
2. Whats the best way of measuring each speaker? Point the measurement microphone up OR Point the measurement microphone towards the center point between the speakers, OR Point the measurement microphone towards the speaker?
3. What is the process of using RePhase with REW, to achieve this further enhancement, which also improves the phase. I have read many efforts of others to achieve this, but either because the translation to English has been poor, and I do not read French very well, or because the descriptions have been difficult to understand, I do not have an assured way of going about this, in spite of all I have read. Could someone come to my rescue please, and hopefully also explain why, in each of the required steps.
4. If I recall rightly I tend to use the 1/6th octave or 1/12th octave smoothing, before I generate my correction EQ/Filters in Room Equalisation Wizard. Are there any advantages of using any other smoothing methods?
PS. I have already done what I can to reduce reflections, in my bedroom, which is my listening space, using bedroom furniture, carpeting and clothing in a wardrobe.
Thanks for your kind response.
Ola
1. Measure my speakers (one for Left and another for right)
2. Create a correction set of EQ's.
3. Export the correction set of EQ's as an impulse (combined into a stereo impulse file)
4. Import that impulse into a convolution plugin, and play back all my audio through the plugin.
I understand that all of the above, corrects only the Amplitude of the audio frequencies.
I have read that one could improve this correction by using RePhase as an additional tool, to also correct the phase anomalies.
My questions are, with an aim of improving my results :
1. At this time I only take one measurement per speaker, from one listening position. .Is there any advantage to using multiple measurements per speaker from various points around the listening position, and then averaging them together?
2. Whats the best way of measuring each speaker? Point the measurement microphone up OR Point the measurement microphone towards the center point between the speakers, OR Point the measurement microphone towards the speaker?
3. What is the process of using RePhase with REW, to achieve this further enhancement, which also improves the phase. I have read many efforts of others to achieve this, but either because the translation to English has been poor, and I do not read French very well, or because the descriptions have been difficult to understand, I do not have an assured way of going about this, in spite of all I have read. Could someone come to my rescue please, and hopefully also explain why, in each of the required steps.
4. If I recall rightly I tend to use the 1/6th octave or 1/12th octave smoothing, before I generate my correction EQ/Filters in Room Equalisation Wizard. Are there any advantages of using any other smoothing methods?
PS. I have already done what I can to reduce reflections, in my bedroom, which is my listening space, using bedroom furniture, carpeting and clothing in a wardrobe.
Thanks for your kind response.
Ola