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Post by igorzep on Aug 5, 2015 5:58:35 GMT -5
also, any idea why the front left speaker is re-tested at the end? I get 6 test tones for 5 speakers... It is to detect the difference in the delay between channels. As the overall 'speed' of clock can be a little bit different from the standard and measurements take quite some time for the error to become significant this additional measurement allows to account for clock speed variations.
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Post by ansat on Aug 5, 2015 7:15:53 GMT -5
ok for the repeat on FL, why not, it's just sad when we want to do it quickly ;o) What about the +20db on center channel test tone? how can I have test tones at same level again? Not sure, you may want to talk to either ray or Keith to see if they want to debug further before doing the factory reset. Tony
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Post by linvincible on Aug 5, 2015 7:19:51 GMT -5
also, any idea why the front left speaker is re-tested at the end? I get 6 test tones for 5 speakers... It is to detect the difference in the delay between channels. As the overall 'speed' of clock can be a little bit different from the standard and measurements take quite some time for the error to become significant this additional measurement allows to account for clock speed variations. Thanks for your answer, nice to know there is a reason. About my gain problem on the center channel : I've decided to stop using Dirac since apparently with Maggies (as with any dipole speaker) any attempt of room correction will be completely miscalculated I'll do a manual calibration didn't think of that when buying the Maggies... but then my main concern is music not movies so I don't really mind ;o)
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Post by melm on Aug 5, 2015 9:31:16 GMT -5
I have Maggie 3.6r's. Dirac worked quite well for music and movies. Imaging is better, and things overall sound better. I found using the 'chair' setup method worked best, keeping the mic positions close together.
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Post by dave5280 on Sept 10, 2015 19:38:25 GMT -5
Sorry if this is a repeat question but I have the XMC-1 and Direct Live Full. I love the processing but the gain is noticibly reduced. I have a 2.1 setup and even when I unjust the input gain, left and right channel gain, the preamp gets to a point where no further gain is possible even when turning the volume up to plus 11 db. Any way to over ride this? I can't even get close to clipping on my Emotiva amps or reference level volumes.
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Post by millst on Sept 10, 2015 20:49:16 GMT -5
Dirac is applying enough gain that the XMC-1 is limiting its volume output to prevent clipping. It's been discussed here. It doesn't sound like anything is going to change on the Emotiva side.
You could try to take another set of measurements. Perhaps, the current set isn't accurate and is causing Dirac to overcompensate. Also, you might be able to adjust the target curve being applied to your current measurements, resulting in less boost.
-tm
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Post by donh50 on Sept 11, 2015 23:13:29 GMT -5
Any rumours on when the new 3.1 or whatever FW update may be officially released?
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Post by mickseymour on Sept 12, 2015 2:27:42 GMT -5
Any rumours on when the new 3.1 or whatever FW update may be officially released? At the moment, rumours is all we got.
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Post by skippy1977 on Oct 8, 2015 20:06:41 GMT -5
I've only run Dirac Full once with a UMIK-1 that was calibrated by Cross Spectrum. I didn't check to see if the 90' file was used on the first calibration. In all honesty I'm not the most gifted around a computer. I'm going to run Dirac Full again in the morning and I'm curious as to where I check to see if I'm using the 90' file. Is it an option that can be selected when starting the Dirac calibration in the Dirac menu? Thanks in advance!
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Post by ansat on Oct 8, 2015 20:12:27 GMT -5
I've only run Dirac Full once with a UMIK-1 that was calibrated by Cross Spectrum. I didn't check to see if the 90' file was used on the first calibration. In all honesty I'm not the most gifted around a computer. I'm going to run Dirac Full again in the morning and I'm curious as to where I check to see if I'm using the 90' file. Is it an option that can be selected when starting the Dirac calibration in the Dirac menu? Thanks in advance! Not that I remember. But if the highs feel over corrected. That is a good sign that you used the on axis file.
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Post by skippy1977 on Oct 8, 2015 20:19:56 GMT -5
I've only run Dirac Full once with a UMIK-1 that was calibrated by Cross Spectrum. I didn't check to see if the 90' file was used on the first calibration. In all honesty I'm not the most gifted around a computer. I'm going to run Dirac Full again in the morning and I'm curious as to where I check to see if I'm using the 90' file. Is it an option that can be selected when starting the Dirac calibration in the Dirac menu? Thanks in advance! Not that I remember. But if the highs feel over corrected. That is a good sign that you used the on axis file. Thank you for your quick response!
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Post by geebo on Oct 8, 2015 20:26:05 GMT -5
I've only run Dirac Full once with a UMIK-1 that was calibrated by Cross Spectrum. I didn't check to see if the 90' file was used on the first calibration. In all honesty I'm not the most gifted around a computer. I'm going to run Dirac Full again in the morning and I'm curious as to where I check to see if I'm using the 90' file. Is it an option that can be selected when starting the Dirac calibration in the Dirac menu? Thanks in advance! You should have gotten a file called "narrow_band_response_90_degree.frd" or similar. The "90_degree" part is what's important. You select that file in Dirac when you choose a mic cal file. Under Mic Config > Load File.
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Post by skippy1977 on Oct 8, 2015 20:37:23 GMT -5
I've only run Dirac Full once with a UMIK-1 that was calibrated by Cross Spectrum. I didn't check to see if the 90' file was used on the first calibration. In all honesty I'm not the most gifted around a computer. I'm going to run Dirac Full again in the morning and I'm curious as to where I check to see if I'm using the 90' file. Is it an option that can be selected when starting the Dirac calibration in the Dirac menu? Thanks in advance! You should have gotten a file called "narrow_band_response_90_degree.frd" or similar. The "90_degree" part is what's important. You select that file in Dirac when you choose a mic cal file. Thank you for your help! I'll check that out in the morning. I loaded Dirac earlier today just to look at the menu. I thought there was a mic configuration option or something to that effect. I'm assuming that is where that selection can be made.
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Post by geebo on Oct 8, 2015 20:40:40 GMT -5
You should have gotten a file called "narrow_band_response_90_degree.frd" or similar. The "90_degree" part is what's important. You select that file in Dirac when you choose a mic cal file. Thank you for your help! I'll check that out in the morning. I loaded Dirac earlier today just to look at the menu. I thought there was a mic configuration option or something to that effect. I'm assuming that is where that selection can be made. Yep, choose "Mic Config" then "Load File". Navigate to the 90 degree file and select it. That's it.
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Post by skippy1977 on Oct 8, 2015 21:02:06 GMT -5
Thank you for your help! I'll check that out in the morning. I loaded Dirac earlier today just to look at the menu. I thought there was a mic configuration option or something to that effect. I'm assuming that is where that selection can be made. Yep, choose "Mic Config" then "Load File". Navigate to the 90 degree file and select it. That's it. Awesome! Thanks again for your help.
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Post by sahmen on Oct 8, 2015 22:35:51 GMT -5
I've only run Dirac Full once with a UMIK-1 that was calibrated by Cross Spectrum. I didn't check to see if the 90' file was used on the first calibration. In all honesty I'm not the most gifted around a computer. I'm going to run Dirac Full again in the morning and I'm curious as to where I check to see if I'm using the 90' file. Is it an option that can be selected when starting the Dirac calibration in the Dirac menu? Thanks in advance! You should have gotten a file called "narrow_band_response_90_degree.frd" or similar. The "90_degree" part is what's important. You select that file in Dirac when you choose a mic cal file. Under Mic Config > Load File. Doesn't one have to change the .frd part to .txt before uploading this calibration file? Just checking to make sure what is appropriate to do.
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Post by geebo on Oct 9, 2015 6:51:44 GMT -5
You should have gotten a file called "narrow_band_response_90_degree.frd" or similar. The "90_degree" part is what's important. You select that file in Dirac when you choose a mic cal file. Under Mic Config > Load File. Doesn't one have to change the .frd part to .txt before uploading this calibration file? Just checking to make sure what is appropriate to do. That's a good question but I don't remember having to do that. But if the frd shows up as an acceptable file in Dirac when you browse for it it should be fine.
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Post by skippy1977 on Oct 9, 2015 9:11:10 GMT -5
You should have gotten a file called "narrow_band_response_90_degree.frd" or similar. The "90_degree" part is what's important. You select that file in Dirac when you choose a mic cal file. Under Mic Config > Load File. Doesn't one have to change the .frd part to .txt before uploading this calibration file? Just checking to make sure what is appropriate to do. The 90' file loaded without changing .frd to .txt. I was able to get the 90' file to load through sheer luck as once again I'm not very gifted with computers. But it loaded and I ran a new calibration and the SQ is excellent! Now I need to do some serious reading on how to effectively tweak the settings to get the best SQ. Thanks again for the help.
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Post by hemster on Oct 9, 2015 9:43:09 GMT -5
Doesn't one have to change the .frd part to .txt before uploading this calibration file? Just checking to make sure what is appropriate to do. The 90' file loaded without changing .frd to .txt. I was able to get the 90' file to load through sheer luck as once again I'm not very gifted with computers. But it loaded and I ran a new calibration and the SQ is excellent! Now I need to do some serious reading on how to effectively tweak the settings to get the best SQ. Thanks again for the help. Great to hear that. You've started on a journey brother!
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Post by sahmen on Oct 9, 2015 11:19:22 GMT -5
Doesn't one have to change the .frd part to .txt before uploading this calibration file? Just checking to make sure what is appropriate to do. That's a good question but I don't remember having to do that. But if the frd shows up as an acceptable file in Dirac when you browse for it it should be fine. I read some instruction somewhere about changing .frd to .txt before loading the file, but I'm glad the .frd format is good to go as is.
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