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Merlijn’s Subwoofer Alignment Method Will Make You Feel like a Jedi Master

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Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk with the senior technical support and education specialist at Meyer Sound, Merlijn van Veen. We discuss subwoofer alignment, subwoofer spacing, and M-noise. I ask: If you ask a violin player to describe their violin, you're going to get an 8-hour lecture because he knows his instrument intimately. He knows everything … [Read more...]

3-Step Configuration Hack to Get up and Running Fast with Smaart® v8 Beta

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I know you want to use the new beta version of Smaart, but you haven't found time, yet. This 3-step hack will have you up and running in about 5 minutes. Steps In Smaart v8, Config > Manage Configurations > Current Config > Save As.In Finder, ⇧⌘G then ~/Documents/Smaart v8/Config and copy the config file you just saved.⇧⌘G then ~/Documents/Smaart v8/Beta Config and paste it.In Smaart v8 Beta, Config > Manage Configurations > Stored Configs > Recall. Now all of the … [Read more...]

9 Smaart® shortcuts that will make your life easier

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#1 Spectrum sound check mode One of the first steps in the Audio Analyzer Verification Checklist is to verify that Smaart is receiving all inputs. You can do this very quickly by pressing play on all inputs and then pressing the 0 (zero) key. #2 Align all visible traces Shift-click on any magnitude trace to align all visible traces at that frequency. #3 Clear All dB Offsets Now that you've made a mess by offsetting all your traces, Kondo your screen by clearing all offsets on … [Read more...]