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3.2
Application Guide
Calibrating Using 85 dB SPL“Standard”Reference
ErisXT-SeriesE5XT/E7XT/E8XT
Owner’s Manual
You should calibrate the right and left monitors independently to ensure
that both monitors are set to the same acoustic level. This will ensure that your
stereo mixes are balanced and will translate well across different speaker
systems.
The goal of this Standard Reference Calibration is to ensure that when the
output meters in your DAW or mixer register 0 dB, the SPL at your mix position
is 85 dB.
你应该独立地校准右边和左边的监听器，以确保两个监听器被设置为相同的声
学水平。这将确保你的立体声混音是平衡的，并能在不同的扬声器系统中很好
地转换。
这个标准参考校准的目标是确保当你的
DAW
或调音台的输出表记录到
0dB
时，
你的混音位置的声压级是
85dB
。
1. Connectthemainoutputsofyouraudiosourcetoyourstudiomonitors.
Theleftoutputshouldbeconnectedtothespeakeronyour left.The
right output should be connected to the speaker on your right.
2. BeginbyturningtheinputsensitivityofyourErisXTmonitorstothelowest
setting.
3. Turntheoutputofyouraudiosource(audiointerface,mixer,orspeaker-
management device) to its lowest setting.
Note:
If youhave anyoutboard processors(EQs, limiter,etc.)connectedbetween the
audio source and your monitors, disconnect or bypass them. If your audio source is a
mixer,make sure that it is zeroed out.
4. Play20Hzto20kHzfull-bandwidthpinknoiseat0dBthroughtheoutputsof
your primary audio source.
5. Turnuptheoutputsofyourprimaryaudiosourcetotheunitygainsetting.“Unity
gain”isthesettingatwhichthesignallevelisneitherboostednor attenuated.It
isusually markedby a“0”or a“U”ontheaudiodevice’slevelfaderorknob. In
many digital interfaces and digital devices, the device’s maximum level is also its
unity gain setting. Please consult your audio device’s user’s manual or the
manufacturer’sWebsiteformoreinformationonitslevelsandadjustments.You
should not hear the pink noise. If you do, repeat step 2.
6. While measuring the output level with an SPL meter, begin slowly increasing the
inputsensitivity(volume)ofyourleftspeakeruntiltheacousticlevelofthetest
tone playing reaches 82 dB SPL.When both speakers play simultaneously,the
overall SPL will increase by about +3 dB (85 dB).
7. Power down your left speaker.
8. Slowly increase the input sensitivity (volume) of your right speaker
untiltheacousticlevelofthetesttoneplayingreaches82dBSPL.
