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TUNE YOUR CONFIGURATION
With your initial setup running, you can now proceed to fine-tune and optimize your system.
Although there are some applications where you can perform tuning by ear, applications like active crossovers
and subwoofer integration are best optimized with the aid of acoustic measurements. The miniDSP
ideal accessory for this purpose, and works with any measurement program including the free
For active crossovers
Measure each driver individually, at (typically) a distance of 0.5 or 1 meter (1.5 or 3 feet). Use
these measurements to adjust the parametric equalizer for each driver, and to fine-tune the
crossover (frequency and slope) settings.
For subwoofer integration
Measure the subwoofer with the microphone placed at the listening position. Typically, moving
the subwoofer to find the best response without EQ will yield best performance after EQ. The
REW auto-EQ function can be used to quickly generate an optimum equalization setting.
For room correction
Measure the response of the system with the microphone placed at the listening position. Apply
equalization using the parametric equalizer. Adjustments can be confirmed by measurement as
well as listening.
For more detailed information on these topics, see our extensive collection of application notes on
and
Be sure to save your configuration on a regular basis while working on fine-tuning it. Configurations can be
saved to different files, in order to archive different versions, or to enable auditioning of alternative
configurations. See
for more information on configurations.
