[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Welcome to the Foroum, TeeJay! Not to worry, we’ve had quite a few people come through here usng REW for their studios. :T

I used the software to graph a response last night, but see that the majority of the targeted use of REW and BFD is the sub.

The program is designed to automatically recommend parametric filters for equalizing subwoofers in the residential environment, but that’s just one of its features, as you’ve probably figured out.

I have smaller Event TR5 (5-1/4" woofer) monitors, and it does not appear bass is the issue. Rather, some of my mid-highs are being lost

Doesn’t look that way to me, but it’d be easier to tell if you re-posted your graph to our default standard with a vertical scale of 45-105 dB. It helps us compare “apples to apples” if everyone’s graphs are the same.

My main question is if the REW/BFD combo is applicable to adjusting all the frequencies across the spectrum 20-20, and if anyone has used it to this level. In my case, I may need more than 12 freqs. to adjust per channel.

As mentioned, REW will only auto-EQ for the low frequencies. Above the bass frequencies, you’ll have to analyze the graph and determine for yourself what equalizing is needed, if any. If you don’t know how to do that, we can help.

Typically, the BFD is not recommended for the main channels, as it is a cheap equalizer. It’s fine for subwoofers, where less-than-stellar performance won’t be heard, but if you have to EQ the mains you’ll want a better quality equalizer.

If there are already threads on this, please excuse my redundancy. I've done some searching but have not yet found something similar.

Threads on full-range equalizing are a bit scarce here (not sure what I’d enter in the search engine to find them!). Here’s one from a while back that might shed some light.

Regards,
Wayne

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Yup. If you want a 1/3-octave EQ, I expect it'd be hard to beat the C-131 for anything remotely close to their original purchase price.

Regards,
Wayne

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Fifty-one inches - wow, that's a pretty expansive work station you have there!

Probably best to position the mic at about ear level, not tweeter level. Presumably, the speakers have a wide-enough dispersion pattern that it won't matter, but you never know.

Considering your original complaint, that the mid-highs are being lost, that would be about at the 6 kHz range, where you're showing a 6-dB dip in response that's nearly 2/3-octave wide, which is fairly significant, audibly speaking.

So, looking at the graph, I'd agree with your original observation.

Regards,
Wayne