Hi all!:wave: I'm glad to be here and I'm reading and learning a lot. I have downloaded John M.'s REW and its manual and I've read it in order to manage to improve my HT sound. Thanks a lot for your great program JohnM!!:clap::clap::clap::clap:
I'm using a basic RS SPL meter Model 33-2050 and a Behringer UCA202 USB soundcard and a normal win7 Dell laptop. My AV pre is a TagMcLaren AV32R DP, and I've got the Tagtronic cable in order to apply the filters with ease, as JohnM did consider this pre.
I've calibrated the soundcard without issues (well only without issues after verifying how important was to turn my Dlink wireless router OFF as it affected hugely the final result!, hope this helps someone!!)
However I'm having problems with my RS meter, the first step is easy: adjust the 'aux input' I set in AV32 at my normal listening level, read the RS metering and calibrate it. But then after finishing this initial adjustment I find it strange that without any noise in the room the REW SPL meter is reading about 72dB without any sound. OK, I know that this is the moment to 'check levels' and adjust my soundcard input level, but even at 100 I don't get to the recommended -24 to -12dB. I have to boost the output level to almost 100 also in order to get in that range. So:
1) I don't think it's normal that without 'sound in the room' or 'output from the RS meter' the REW SPL is around 71 or 72dBs.
2) I cannot get a normal input range when checking levels.
So, maybe the analog output from my RS SPL meter is broken?? Or I'm doing something really wrong!?
I have to say that the analog VUmeter from the RS meter seems to be working fine.
Thanks in advance for your help, and thank you again to John M. and all the great people in this forum.
I'm using a basic RS SPL meter Model 33-2050 and a Behringer UCA202 USB soundcard and a normal win7 Dell laptop. My AV pre is a TagMcLaren AV32R DP, and I've got the Tagtronic cable in order to apply the filters with ease, as JohnM did consider this pre.
I've calibrated the soundcard without issues (well only without issues after verifying how important was to turn my Dlink wireless router OFF as it affected hugely the final result!, hope this helps someone!!)
However I'm having problems with my RS meter, the first step is easy: adjust the 'aux input' I set in AV32 at my normal listening level, read the RS metering and calibrate it. But then after finishing this initial adjustment I find it strange that without any noise in the room the REW SPL meter is reading about 72dB without any sound. OK, I know that this is the moment to 'check levels' and adjust my soundcard input level, but even at 100 I don't get to the recommended -24 to -12dB. I have to boost the output level to almost 100 also in order to get in that range. So:
1) I don't think it's normal that without 'sound in the room' or 'output from the RS meter' the REW SPL is around 71 or 72dBs.
2) I cannot get a normal input range when checking levels.
So, maybe the analog output from my RS SPL meter is broken?? Or I'm doing something really wrong!?
I have to say that the analog VUmeter from the RS meter seems to be working fine.
Thanks in advance for your help, and thank you again to John M. and all the great people in this forum.