soundcard calibration graph

[stepyourgameup]

How does this look?

[brucek]

Can't really tell much from that graph.

If this is your soundcard calibration file, the vertical axis should be -3dB to +3dB and the horizontal axis should be 2Hz-~20KHz.

You've only shown a small portion.

brucek

[stepyourgameup]

I will try to post the whole graph tonight when I get home. Thanks Bruce.

[stepyourgameup]

ok, how does this look?

[brucek]

Not good. There's a problem.

It may be that you have a 'monitor' mode turned on in the soundcard. This results in the line-in being enabled in playback (checkable in the windows playback mixer).

Examine the soundcard application software and see if a monitor is enabled.

brucek

[stepyourgameup]

brucek wrote:

Not good. There's a problem.

It may be that you have a 'monitor' mode turned on in the soundcard. This results in the line-in being enabled in playback (checkable in the windows playback mixer).

Examine the soundcard application software and see if a monitor is enabled.

brucek

I thought so, but I can't seem to find where to turn that off! I am running windows XP with a C-Media sound card. Any suggestions?

edit: The advanced settings for sound recording is greyed out. I'm guessing that is where I need to go to change the loopback setting.

[brucek]

Take a look at the Windows Mixer in Playback (as shown below) and see if the line-in is muted.
It should be to shut the monitor off. Check this with REW running.

Simply double click the speaker icon in your desktop system tray.





brucek

[stepyourgameup]

I see. Thanks.

[stepyourgameup]

Ok, my output looks like what you showed. Here's my recorder settings. No change in my graph yet.

[brucek]

Looks good.

OK, can I see a screen shot of the REW Settings page......

BTW, you are using stereo plugs into line-in and line-out, and you've broken out the right channel and have a cable connected between line-out to line-in, with the left channel remaining open.

brucek