"In The Box" Room Tuning
Someone else may have already posted this trick somewhere, but if they haven't... I have a cool little setup that allows me to tune my system quickly. It does not take the place of Smaart, but it works great if you on a time crunch. I call it, "In The Box Room Tuning". Add in a little "Aja" and you are good to go!
The Setup:
Select a mono input channel and name it "REF MIC"
Set the channel Input Gain to 0.0
Do not assign it to anything
Click "INPUT DIRECT" at the top right of screen in Config section
Insert Waves PAZ Frequency (or some time of plug-in analyzer) on the "REF MIC" channel
Go to PATCHBAY and assign "REF MIC" to INPUTS / FOH / Com
Plug your reference mic into Com on the FOH Rack, set the gain knob to the 12:00 position and double check the phantom power switch
Select another mono input channel and name it "PINK"
Set the channel Input Gain to 0.0
Assign "PINK" to L-R (or whatever output(s) you are tuning)
Go to PATCHBAY and assign "PINK" to INPUTS / FOH / OSC
Go to OPTIONS / MISC and verify that the oscillator is set to Pink Noise
Tuning:
***Note - You will need an onboard graphic EQ assigned to the channel you are tuning***
Un-mute L-R (or whatever output(s) you are tuning)
Dial the oscillator level down to -60.0 (lowest point)
Un-mute "PINK" channel
Un-mute "REF MIC" channel
Click on OUTPUTS tab and select the channel you are tuning (VERY IMPORTANT STEP!!! THE GEQ CONTROL ON THE CONSOLE WILL NOT WORK UNLESS YOU CLICK THE OUTPUTS TAB BEFORE CLICKING THE PLUG-INS TAB)
Click the PLUG-INS tab
Select the Waves PAZ Frequency plug-in that is inserted on the "REF MIC" channel
Turn the oscillator on and turn it up slowly until you reach your desired level for your gig
Press the GEQ button (either one, they are between faders 8 and 9) on the console so that the faders are now your graphic EQ bank
The Waves PAZ Frequency plug-in should still be on the screen and you should be able to see all EQ adjustments effecting the plug-in
Tune to taste, and remember to always trust your ears!!! (google: Dr. Charles Paul Boner for info on ideal-room or preferred-listening curves)
Enjoy!
Howie Smith
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