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<blockquote data-quote="Loren Jones" data-source="post: 67926" data-attributes="member: 829"><p>Re: System tuning with minimal tools (and skills)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Much more in line with voicing. As you stated I want a source to sound as natural and uncolored as possible though the system. So if I PFL some channel with good headphones I want it to sound as similar as possible through the loudspeakers. And I want that to hold as true as possible for as many seats as possible. This is my goal. I chose to use what "tools" I have the way I did because it seemed to me a reasonable way to try to average the sound across as much of the auditorium as possible. In doing this I did leave the subs a good 6-8 db higher than the rest and shot to smoothe out other major anomalies. So I am aware that I don't have the knowledge and gear to even begin system alignment so just mfr suggested x-over and parametric settings in the DSP are the extent of "alignment" for our system and I am just trying to adjust the voicing a bit I guess. I know we would benefit from having a skilled person like Ivan (or any number of others here) come in and align and voice our system. I have suggested it many times and it will not be embraced mostly because it is "good enough" for our church purposes. Anyway, that can of worms isn't one I hope to open here.</p><p></p><p>thanks Tim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loren Jones, post: 67926, member: 829"] Re: System tuning with minimal tools (and skills) Much more in line with voicing. As you stated I want a source to sound as natural and uncolored as possible though the system. So if I PFL some channel with good headphones I want it to sound as similar as possible through the loudspeakers. And I want that to hold as true as possible for as many seats as possible. This is my goal. I chose to use what "tools" I have the way I did because it seemed to me a reasonable way to try to average the sound across as much of the auditorium as possible. In doing this I did leave the subs a good 6-8 db higher than the rest and shot to smoothe out other major anomalies. So I am aware that I don't have the knowledge and gear to even begin system alignment so just mfr suggested x-over and parametric settings in the DSP are the extent of "alignment" for our system and I am just trying to adjust the voicing a bit I guess. I know we would benefit from having a skilled person like Ivan (or any number of others here) come in and align and voice our system. I have suggested it many times and it will not be embraced mostly because it is "good enough" for our church purposes. Anyway, that can of worms isn't one I hope to open here. thanks Tim [/QUOTE]
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