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A
COUSTIC
M
EASUREMENT
The
Dirac Live Calibration Tool For miniDSP
uses a set of measurements made in your listening room to gather
all the acoustical information about your room and speakers that it needs to calculate the correction filters. The
measurements are made using the
NanoAVR DL
HDMI audio processor and a miniDSP UMIK-1 measurement
microphone (must be purchased separately).
3.1
L
OUDSPEAKER AND MICROPHONE POSITIONING
Prior to performing acoustic measurements, loudspeaker and subwoofer positioning should be optimized. In
particular, the location of the subwoofer within the room will have a large impact on the smoothness of bass
response. With Dirac Live®, you have more freedom with loudspeaker and subwoofer placement, but the best
result will still be achieved if optimal placement is used together with Dirac Live®.
A total of nine measurements are needed, with the microphone located in different positions in the room and
pointed vertically (that is, at the floor or ceiling). The first measurement
must
be taken at the central location of
the listening area, as this location sets the levels and delays of each speaker. Eight more measurements are then
taken at locations spread around the listening area and at different heights from the floor.
