Enter the distances found on the “Measured Distance” fields and hit “Calculate!”
CORE-1 will
automatically calculate and apply optimum values for Balance and Time Alignment, so you
don’t have to worry about doing it manually
. This will result in perfect soundstage, as if all
speakers were perfectly aligned and at the same distance from the listener. The picture on the left
shows a typical example of a 3-Way system alignment using Subwoofer, Mid-Bass and Tweeters.
If you wish to perform the Time Alignment manually, just drag the sliders corresponding to the
delay-distance on the (L) and (R) sides until you get appropriate soundstage imaging. You can also
type the distance-delay that you wish to achieve by typing inside the fields and then pressing TAB.
The “LINK” Checkbox allows you to link two or more output groups together, so that when you move
the delay-distance slider in any of the linked output groups, they will all move together. This way, you
can simultaneously apply the desired amount of delay-distance to the chosen output groups. To
exemplify, imagine that you have Mid-Ranges on GROUP-3 and Tweeters on GROUP-
4. Let’s
assume that your Mid-Ranges and Tweeters are physically well aligned. Therefore, you can apply the
same amount of delay-distance correction to both simultaneously, so you can link GROUP-3 with
GROUP-4 for the sake of simplicity.
A simple and effective way to
perform Time Alignment and Balance
correction
is available by utilizing the
calculator built-in the software.
Beforehand, please set your preferred
measurement unit. You can choose to
enter measured distances in Inches
(USA) or Centimeters (other countries).
Go to:
File
Set Measurement Units.
Then proceed opening the calculator. Go
to:
File
Time Alignment and Balance
Calculator.
Now, all you have to do is to sit as the
driver and measure the distances
between you facing forward and the
transducers (speakers) in your car.
By using Time Alignment correction, CORE-1 digitally compensates
for these differences in distance, leading to a perfect listening
experience, as if the speakers where all physically aligned to each
other.
