compatible sound card enquiry

[baritone]

Hello everyone
I am just about to embark on performing room eqalisation.The sound card I have in my computer is a hercules fortissimo III, is this ok.
Just one other query (at this time), I have downloaded the sound meter corrections, how to I get these into the program.After downloading them I did try to open them,but my computer would not let me.

I must say I admire your perseverance and patience in answering questions on the EQ/BFD thread.

Regards:Alan

[brucek]

The sound card I have in my computer is a hercules fortissimo III, is this ok

I looked up your card and I see no problems with it working with REW. You'll have to be sure to turn off all the effects, monitoring, surround modes, etc and use it in simple stereo mode with REW.

I have downloaded the sound meter corrections, how to I get these into the program

I highly recommend reading through the REW Help files before continuing. The loading of the Meter calibration file is explained in the section labelled Mic/Meter settings.
In short, the calibration file is actually a text (.txt) file that can be read and editted with Notepad by changing its extension from .cal to .txt temporarily. It is loaded into REW by pointing to its location in your computer in the Mic/Meter tab of the Settings screen.

brucek

[baritone]

Hello brucek

Thank you:Alan

[baritone]

Hello brucek

Just another point what do you mean by " turn off monitoring" on the sound card.

Regards: Alan

[brucek]

Just another point what do you mean by " turn off monitoring" on the sound card

It's a feature to allow the user to monitor the sound when a recording is being made (such as recording a CD). There are a variety of names that it's called, so you have to look for it. In the end, what it does is route the information that REW is trying to send out the line out, back internally to the line-in - and that's bad news for REW.

brucek

[baritone]

Hello brucek

Do you mean some kind of sound level meter device, do all cards have one, not sure if mine has.

Regards: Alan

[baritone]

I`ve found an equaliser with sound meters,will this be it

Regards: Alan

[brucek]

No, I mean monitoring mode. I couldn't find too much in the manual of your card, but it's easy for you to simply load REW and play with it and find out.

Just be sure to turn all the junk off except simple 2.0 stereo with no small, no equalizer, no mic, no everything.

You only want line-in and the output line to work in wave.

I see in this review that they do mention monitoring on the Other tab.

Anyway, you can play around and find out.

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brucek

[baritone]

Hello brucek

As you say play around and find out

thanks for all your help

Regards:Alan