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In the final trace, you will notice that there is a dip between about 2kHz and 4kHz which I chose to leave alone since one would expect there to be some sort of cancellation at the seam between the two speakers. Lastly, I placed the measurement mic near center of the two main speakers to see how the whole system works. The next trace is the same information but with the green trace selected which shows better the post eq curve. The following trace (red) shows the two speakers with and without processing (EQ). With a measurement mic on axis of one speaker but no the other, we will expect there to be excess low end. In effect, the lows are combining and the highs are isolated. With speakers next to each other but aiming in different directions, one would expect the low frequencies that are omni directional to combine but at a certain frequency both speakers would become directional. Fortunately I want to see how they work together since that will be the only way to hear them once I’m finished. What this means as far as the measurement process goes is that I can’t turn one or the other off without a ladder. There are only (2) drive lines going into the ceiling area at this point so for now HL Main is jumped to the rear facing SR monitor (same signal). Two aiming forward toward the audience and two aiming backward toward the dance area. On Friday the organization purchased two more QSC K10 and yokes and tonight I installed them. How do you do a stereo mains / monitors with (2) speakers? You don’t. There is also the matter of mains / monitors which ideally would be aimed in opposite directions. There is a special event coming up at the new Bruce Wood Dance Project studio this coming weekend and the installed pair of QSC KW10s were located 90 degrees off axis of the audience. If you’ve got the tool but haven’t made the leap into using it in your daily audio work, now is the perfect time! Rational Acoustics Smaart 7 – hot keys I may not be able make a horse drink the water but I can certainly lead it to the river and show it how. The purpose of this website is specifically to address that situation. I know of others who have the tool but don’t really understand why it’s so valuable or what to do with it. #IMPORT RECORDING INTO FUZZMEASURE HOW TO#It was not until I saw a system designer use transfer functions and had them explain the details to me that I was sold on investing the time and expense into getting an up to date rig and learning how to use it. I had no idea what a transfer function was. I was provided with Smaart 4.5.1 back in the 2001 and never got past playing with the RTA function. Transfer functions are not terribly complicated to understand but without that understanding, there is little chance of stumbling onto the answers. If I measure with Smaart and SpectraFoo Complete and get the same results, I can be confident that my rig is working. ![]() Having more than one measurement tool allows for verifying the tool itself. Consequently, I am fortunate to own SpectraFoo Complete even though I think that Smaart 7 is a more useful transfer function tool. #IMPORT RECORDING INTO FUZZMEASURE PRO#For example, SpectraFoo started out as a Pro Tools plugin and has retained that aspect of it’s functionality but added some tools that are useful for live audio purposes. Hammer or screw driver? Roofing hammer, finish hammer or rubber mallet? Each tool does things a bit differently and offers a different perspective on the same thing. I believe that having to choose one tool over another is short sighted. Not a good combination for tossing in your backpack as you get on a plane.Įven so, if money grew on trees, I’d have a SIM rig sitting next to my Smaart 7 rig. SIM is expensive, relatively heavy and somewhat fragile. Both tools have their benefits and downsides. In theory there shouldn’t be much difference between SIM3 and Smaart but there is. #IMPORT RECORDING INTO FUZZMEASURE SOFTWARE#On the other hand, with audio measurement software that runs on an off the shelf computer (Smaart, SpectraFoo Complete, Systune, etc…) you have to have do everything yourself and keep track of what is what. You plug your mics into the device and an feed the output to a console, system, etc… With SIM everything is labeled. One of the benefits of Meyer Sound’s SIM is that the tool is purpose built and self contained. In order to do so, you need a broad understanding of not only the art and science of sound systemdesign but the tool itself. You don’t build things with an audio measurment but instead you use it to optimize and then check your work. An audio measurement rig is more like a scientific tool than a construction tool. An audio measurement rig must be assembled and then maintained. An audio measurement rig is not one of them. Most tools are easy to understand and use properly. A hammer is a fairly self explanatory tool. ![]()
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