first soundcard calibration attempt....thoughts?

**mrsollars** · **09-11-08, 12:50 AM**

let me start by saying i have no idea what i'm doing.

this is my first attempt at calibrating the soundcard on my macbook running leopard.

i have no idea what i'm doing with REW and would love for another mac user running leopard to screen share with me to give me a step by step and teach me to do it on my own. i'm open to any and all suggestions.

thanks guys.
matt

**mrsollars** · **09-11-08, 06:23 PM**

i gave you guys a whole 18 hours or so...and nothing. what kind of forum is this.

i'm kidding....but i'm also dying to get my setup ''REW'D'' asap. and i'm on a mac...and that doesn't help i'm sure. i also don't know my from a hole in the ground when it comes to this stuff. (also, not a help)

thanks guys.
matt

**TheaterFan** · **09-11-08, 07:01 PM**

Try setting it to 1/3 octave filtering on the left side of the screen and see how it looks.

**brucek** · **09-11-08, 07:05 PM**

What version of Mac are you using?

brucek

**mrsollars** · **09-11-08, 07:10 PM**

i don't have it with me right now...i'm at work.
i'll be able to be home at 8pm central (2hours from right now)

i'm using a macbook. Newest Leopard OSX update....2ghz machine.

i also have a 24'' aluminum imac running the most updated leopard as well. (if that helps.)

let me know if any of this helps.

thanks.
matt

ps. i would love to have enough money to fly you out here brucek...and just watch you work....but i mentioned in another thread, i'm a teacher

**mrsollars** · **09-11-08, 07:11 PM**

another note....i'm always up for screen sharing and letting somebody show me step by step....another leopard user that is.

thanks
matt

**brucek** · **09-11-08, 07:42 PM**

Yeah, I know next to nothing about Macs, so I usually steer clear and let JohnM handle the Mac stuff. Hopefully he'll see your post.

The operating system should be fine, but I have read several posts from people with macbooks having trouble.

Here's a post where the person is using Leopard on a Macbook and shows the exact same graph problems that you are experiencing.

brucek

**mrsollars** · **09-11-08, 07:49 PM**

yeah i saw that. i would LOOOVE for johnm to jump in here....he does seem to know his stuff when it comes to macs . is he a user? does he have leopard? a screen share with him would be incredible.

thanks brucek.

matt

**brucek** · **09-11-08, 11:04 PM**

Quote:

he does seem to know his stuff when it comes to macs . is he a user?

He is the author of REW...........

brucek

**mrsollars** · **09-11-08, 11:12 PM**

i meant a mac user.

also...will you check my pb13-ultra thread. i bet you can answer it.

it's in the setup forum i believe.

matt

**JohnM** · **09-12-08, 02:11 PM**

Hello Matt,

REW currently only works on Intel Macs. I'm overseas on business but this post has good instructions for Mac setup: http://www.hometheatershack.com/foru...-progress.html

**mrsollars** · **09-13-08, 05:05 PM**

thanks for the link. quick question.

i have a screen for speaker level.....where i can change the output of all of them. i started with the volume pretty high......then set all to 'level' at 80db. then i went speaker to speaker and adjusted each bar so that they all produced the 80db level.
my question.....what should i be setting my sub to.....how much do i adjust in THAT menu....and where should my ''gain'' knob be? thanks.
matt

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