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Old 02-09-08, 06:35 PM   #5 (Link)
 
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Re: Is there a way to average a particular Decay Time and generate filters on that


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Meridian believes in attacking just slow decaying frequencies.
Yeah, and these will usually be caused by room modes. The theory is that if you apply an EQ filter with the same Q and opposite gain of a room mode, it will completely counteract the effect of the mode in both amplitude and time. I did a post on this here that you can read and see what you think. REW attmpts to match all room modes with its filter recommendations.

I think you're on the right track, but I also believe that the response should be smoothed as much as possible in all domains including amplitude, but that's personal choice. Certainly you don't want to reduce the decay until it sounds like an anechoic chamber, but if the decay is too long it also won't sound right.

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