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Looks complicated but pretty easy to do. If you don't have an SPL meter.
You can down one for a couple of dollars from app stores. When I do setups I use
SPLnFFT.
Here's how to do it
http://abluesky.com/support/blue-sky...on-test-files/
Download the test files
I looked at the title and thought, why are people calibrating their (PC) monitors to record music?.....head is stuck in graphics mode :P
This is just for you Dedman. I should of made it clearer lol.
Explore free calibration options.
On a Windows computer, click the Start button, then Control Panel. Search for "Calibrate display" in the control panel search bar and click "Calibrate display color." ...
On a Mac, open System Preferences, then select Displays → the Color tab → Calibrate....
LOL, a good mate of mine owns 12th and Vine mastering studio, we often have these kind of conversations. " Hey Paul, I got a new monitor, a Pro-Art, very nice came fully calibrated" ...You only bought one? "Yea I don't have desk space for 2 " .... It fits on your desk? What about seperation or are you the new Phil Spectre?
LOL
My two Audioline 15 Watt Powered Monitors have a multi-position rotary switch on the back of them to control the high-frequencies, I played around with the settings of the switches but didn't notice a whole lot of difference, maybe I could try using the calibration test files to do some optimization on my studio sound.
Try the calibrating out Doc it's a case of loading the downloadable files into your DAW then measuring the separate levels from each speaker and subwoofer if you have one so they all match. As I say you can download an SPL meter for your phone iPad.
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Cheers mate, I might do that later on cause there's a lot of noise outside from Jet Planes flying overhead as part of the Pitchblack Army Exercises.
Fight back with your Marshall Amp Doc lol
haha dead right KB, the only way to fight noise is to make more noise !
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Hahahaha.....I think the US armed forces did just that with General Noriega, they set up a huge PA system that was pointed right at his house, then they let rip with some AC/DC tunes played at ear-splitting volume levels, so the story goes, but here's a Wikipedia webpage about the incident:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Nifty_Package
One of these days I should get round to building myself a Marshall Superlead Plexi amp, the non-master volume version cause it is reputedly Marshall's loudest amp, although there's the Marshall Major that puts out 200 Watts.
Here's something interesting, this webpage lists all the songs that were played at very high volume at General Noriega to get him to surrender to US armed forces:
http://nofearofthefuture.blogspot.co...-playlist.html
There's also this too:
http://www.rsvlts.com/2015/01/02/noriega-playlist/
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Haha DBs tech support once again
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Nah....needs a bigger hammer.......hahahaha.
New Name for DB
haha good one KB, think that name is gonna stick - DB = BB = Bam Bam !
I think this thread got thread-jacked...hahahaha.
well Doc you are the thread jack magnet buddy
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Haha, yep, seems like any threads I have anything remotely to do with gets hijacked....lol.
"War Pigs" on 11, F*ckit ON 12 in 3.2.1 GO!Quote:
Originally Posted by kimball492
I calibrated my monitors when I first got them, I even have a Reaper project with the files on it and with the panning already done, so its just a matter of unmuting certain tracks to get the right reference point...
Makes a huge difference doesn't it Kels. I sent you a couple of texts didn't get a response. Thought you'd left the country lol. What monitors do you have ?
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Nah, 12 is old hat, I'm going straight to 20 on the master volume, that's 8 louder than 12....lol.
Hey KB, yeah I got them I think I just forgot to reply haha. I'm running a pair of Fostex 50W bi-amped monitors, running off an external amp sitting on my desk. For subs I have a generic sub lying on the floor. Sounds good enough to mix on. In terms of upgrades I'd love to snag myself a pair of 8 inch monitors to really get a good idea on sound, I'll end up running it all through a PreSonus Central Station, to turn them on / off when needed of course...
I've got a big Subwoofer which needs a decent power amp to run it, I was given it by a friend of mine, it's actually part of a stereo HiFi system.
That's just plain unsociable Kels lol. Do you already own the Presonus Kels. If not you could choose something passive that doesn't colour the sound. The Presonus does give you a lot of options. But I think you can get better equipment at better price. But audio is always so personal
I might give this monitor alignment stuff a go tonight, even though my setup is pretty basic.
Give it a go Doc, you should be able to do it in your sleep. Let me know how it goes.
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Will do mate, I just realized that I have a good Condenser mic that I could use just in case I need to get the software to listen to my Monitors.