👉✅Room EQ Wizard REW tutorial for sub setup! Home Theater Gurus !
In This REW Tutorial you'll Learn what tools you need and what methods to follow to Properly position multiple subs using Room EQ wizard. Tutorial covers what's needed, how to take measurements, how to determine if placement of subs will work with each other, how to align the subs for seat to seat consistency, how to apply eq, REW auto EQ feature, house curves and aligning subs to mains. Home Theater Gurus
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Follow this videos AVS thread and ask questions.
https://www.avsforum.com/forum/113-subwoofers-bass-transducers/3095508-rew-subwoofer-alignment-video-using-minidsp-complete-walk-through.html
NOTE** If you aren't getting audio to the subs make sure the MINDSP is set to analog and not USB or digital.
**In the 2x4 HD plugin this option will be available in the routing menu once connected to the mindsp .
**In the 2x4 advanced plugin for non HD models this option is available in the settings menu.
Recommended tools
Umik-1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N4Q25R8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hometheate06f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00Nl4Q25R8&linkId=8e4233f7c966e8730a02c114a1fbc504
Optional mic
Dayton UMM-6
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HE8OS9A/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hometheate06f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00HE8OS9A&linkId=b02fd671d06d59ad9d93ff325f847920
Mini DSP 2x4 HD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I4NWRNM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hometheate06f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01I4NWRNM&linkId=b868927344cde7310eb2fd1e34f2ee40
USB extension cables
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XFWYWFF/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hometheate06f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B06XFWYWFF&linkId=e732247e8bd869275d805c16c2fe0e00
Thanks to Brent Connor for breaking the video down!
[2:00] Hardware - UMIK-1 - mentions cross spectrum labs
[5:05] EQ - miniDSP
[8:00] Plugins
[10:16] Connection arrangement
[10:56] REW download
[12:26] ASIO4ALL - don't work
[15:38] ASIO4ALL work around pt1
[15:55] Load microphone calibration files into REW
[16:40] Check speaker levels
[17:35] Fire up miniDSP
[19:04] Make sure there's no PEQ
[19:27] Check crossover - default setup for stereo mains
[21:17] Make sure Audeyssey isn't enabled
[21:30] ASIO4ALL work around pt2
[22:22] Start sweeps sub 1
[22:39] Set sweep Hz range, length
[23:35] Resize sweep result graph
[24:50] Measuring 1 sub in different locations
[26:30] 1 sub sweeps on 4 listening positions
[28:20] Remeassure sub1
[30:00] Turn on 2nd sub, turn off 1st sub
[32:40] Meassure first two subs together
[33:48] Add delay to align - trial and error
[37:00] Invert channel to align
[41:00] Quickly aligning the other 2 subs
[51:10] All subs aligned
[52:20] Seat to seat measurements after alignment
[55:38] EQ the aligned subs
[1:01:00] House curve, adjust freq response to match target
[1:02:58] Match response to target
[1:04:16] Loading filters for unsupported EQ
[1:06:02] Load EQ file to MiniDSP
[1:07:58] High pass filter
[1:12:00] Add manual EQ
[1:15:55] Curve smoothing
[1:16:40] Seat to seat with aligned & EQ subs
[1:18:40] Crossover
[1:20:30] Run Audessey again, adjust any crossovers again
[1:22:20] Adjust subs if Audessey tells you it's too high
XLR to RCA for output of MiniDSP to input of Behringer amps or any amp with XLR input
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UJH0XU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hometheate06f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B001UJH0XU&linkId=1d2d638ca1c3360fbce1b558fba413fe
Sub out on Processor or AVR to MiniDSP input.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071Z9Y896/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hometheate06f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B071Z9Y896&linkId=d7a330643a560c9ff1ee3f5dbce1c33b
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