ART: Dirac Live Active Room Treatment Discussion
Jan 17, 2024 20:58:56 GMT -5
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Post by ttocs on Jan 17, 2024 20:58:56 GMT -5
To aid in the discovery of all things ART, this thread, for the discussion of what ART is, how it works, and how it relates to Dirac Live, as well as Dirac Live Bass Control.
Dirac has a number of apps targeted for various aspects of the audio world. The three that I see as interesting to me as a home audio enthusiast are:
Dirac Live, DL
Dirac Live Bass Control, DLBC
Dirac Live Active Room Treatment, ART
Dirac Live is the main app, and DLBC and ART operate within Dirac Live.
Dirac Live is a Full Range, individual speaker, correction application with a range of 20Hz to 20,000Hz. In some processors this app is split into more segments that cover a more limited spectrum, but for Emotiva processors it's a full range product currently.
Dirac Live Bass Control is a single or multiple subwoofer correction application with a range of 20Hz to 500Hz. DLBC operates within DL.
From Dirac Support: "The Bass Control is intended to be used together with Dirac Live room correction, and it utilizes the same impulse response measurements as are used for Dirac Live."
Dirac Live Active Room Treatment is a multi-speaker treatment application with a range of 20Hz to 150Hz. ART can be configured to use speakers in the system to "address and cancel out room reflections and room modes" (Dr Ericsson, Dirac Research). Any speaker capable of 150Hz and lower can participate. ART operates within DL and only targets the range from 20Hz to 150Hz, and is tasked with combining speakers capable of helping to cancel the reflections the app deems fit to cancel.
Emotiva doesn't support DLBC or ART. The question of will Emotiva will support DLBC and/or ART at some point in the future? is uncertain. Until a Emotiva product is on the market, I'll base my understanding in the fact that DLBC and ART do not exist on an Emotiva product. So this discussion is purely an exercise to better understand how ART works. All are welcome to contribute in a positive manner. I myself am not an advocate for ART, but am interested in learning about it and sharing with you here what I might discover elsewhere.
Dirac has a number of apps targeted for various aspects of the audio world. The three that I see as interesting to me as a home audio enthusiast are:
Dirac Live, DL
Dirac Live Bass Control, DLBC
Dirac Live Active Room Treatment, ART
Dirac Live is the main app, and DLBC and ART operate within Dirac Live.
Dirac Live is a Full Range, individual speaker, correction application with a range of 20Hz to 20,000Hz. In some processors this app is split into more segments that cover a more limited spectrum, but for Emotiva processors it's a full range product currently.
Dirac Live Bass Control is a single or multiple subwoofer correction application with a range of 20Hz to 500Hz. DLBC operates within DL.
From Dirac Support: "The Bass Control is intended to be used together with Dirac Live room correction, and it utilizes the same impulse response measurements as are used for Dirac Live."
Dirac Live Active Room Treatment is a multi-speaker treatment application with a range of 20Hz to 150Hz. ART can be configured to use speakers in the system to "address and cancel out room reflections and room modes" (Dr Ericsson, Dirac Research). Any speaker capable of 150Hz and lower can participate. ART operates within DL and only targets the range from 20Hz to 150Hz, and is tasked with combining speakers capable of helping to cancel the reflections the app deems fit to cancel.
Emotiva doesn't support DLBC or ART. The question of will Emotiva will support DLBC and/or ART at some point in the future? is uncertain. Until a Emotiva product is on the market, I'll base my understanding in the fact that DLBC and ART do not exist on an Emotiva product. So this discussion is purely an exercise to better understand how ART works. All are welcome to contribute in a positive manner. I myself am not an advocate for ART, but am interested in learning about it and sharing with you here what I might discover elsewhere.
