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What do I need to know about my speakers?

By Nathan Lively

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Do you know everything you should about your speakers?

How to flatten the phase for easier main+sub alignment

By Nathan Lively

Quickly estimate the delay finder setting for less wraparound in the low end of your phase graph in Smaart.

How to set the limiter threshold on a DBX PA2 so you don’t blow up your speakers

By Nathan Lively

A student blew up his speakers because he had the limiter on his DBX PA2 set incorrectly. Find out how we fixed it. Download the calculators Fill out the Poweramps calculator. Use the dB Relationships calculator to convert dBV to dBFS.

How to practice reading phase traces when you don’t have a PA

By Nathan Lively

The hardest thing about learning to read the phase graph on an audio analyzer like Smaart is finding a PA to practice with. In the world of my dreams I would have a giant warehouse with every speaker model on earth and endless time to practice tuning different configurations. In the field, we have the […]

Smaart: Tracking peak frequency without the mouse cursor

By Nathan Lively

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You’ve probably run into this problem in Smaart: you are using the RTA graph to find peaks in the response, but as soon as you move your mouse out of the window, the cursor readout disappears! This makes sense, though, right? You want the cursor to show information about whatever graph is in focus. But […]

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