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How Loud Should You Run Pink Noise Levels When System Tuning?

Michael Curtis 28,173 2 years ago
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►► Get over 25 free audio tools: https://www.producedbymkc.com/audiotoolkit Want to stop losing friends in the lighting department? Rarely do we have ample time to tune a PA. Since we require a “quiet” room and will be making “loud noises”, the entire load-in can come to a halt. We’ve got to get our measurement rig up in a hurry, move with a purpose, and get things done. To make matters worse (I have been guilty of this in the past), we blast pink noise at near show levels while taking measurements. Today I want to ask the question…is this necessary? Let’s dig into a little measurement theory and find out, shall we? Today we’ll cover: - Your biggest ally when assessing the quality of measurement data - Should you shoot for a target SPL or some other metric? - Why in the world we all use pink noise as our test signal ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Why Pink Noise? 04:36 - What is coherence and how does it interpret our measurement data? 19:25 - Assessing Measurement Data 21:22 - Setting minimum generator level with spectrum view 25:07 - Key Takeaways

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