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Old 04-13-08, 03:00 PM   #2 (Link)
 
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Re: need some basic help with soundcard calibration


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1. sweep level, how do you know what level is best to set it at, the help says between -12 and -6. Does it matter if its -12 or -6.
This would depend on how noisy your system was. If you set a level of -6dB and your systems peak level (as shown on the VU meters) was too high, you would want to lower it.

Just look at the VU meters on the Settings page when you're setting it up. You can't go too wrong with -12dB though.

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Dumb question time, where do I see the input level and output level?
While you're setting these levels on the Settings page, the VU meters are right there.

Here's a pic of my settings page using -12dB as the sweep level. See the peak as the red line at -9dB. My card is fine and is only a few dB higher at -9dB peak and so I could go above -12dB, but -12dB would be fine here.

soundcard calibrate.jpg


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Does the calibration really make a big difference?
Yes.

brucek


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