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Audio Analyzers: Pink Noise vs Sine Sweep

By Nathan Lively

Why do some audio analyzers default to pink noise and others to a sine sweep? They are different acquisition methods, but they'll both get you there. Real-time 2 channel inputMeasure in real time with any source materialCommon among live sound engineers Non-real-time 1 channel inputMeasure off line with a pre-determined sourceMeasure THDGet very high SNRCharacterize decay (T60, C10)Common among acousticians, manufacturers, mobile electronics technicians You don't want to feed … [Read more...]

How Jamie Anderson Saves Time in System Tuning with Smaart® Check Points

By Nathan Lively

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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 Jamie Anderson from Rational Acoustics about how he is able to work faster with Smaart using strategic check points in his sound system tuning process to avoid time consuming errors. Anderson also explains why Smaart is not a silver bullet, the history and future of auto EQ, and why Germans don't laugh at his jokes. I ask: How did … [Read more...]

Smaart is just a tool. You are the analyzer.

By Nathan Lively

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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 speak with Product Manager and Smaart Instructor at Rational Acoustics, Chris Tsanjoures. We talk about sound system tuning time saving techniques, microphone placement for main+sub alignment, and the biggest mistake new Smart users are making. I ask: Why should I care about the physics of audio and sound system optimization? I've got a good ear and I … [Read more...]

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