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NEW UPDATED Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
Having seen this question asked nearly weekly, I have decided to post a few reference sites that can be used to calibrate your room for post.
First purchase a Radio Shack SPL meter # 33-4050(Analog). Then follow these links: NEW UPDATED 12/12/2020 Dolby Pink Noise . Click on "The Dub Stage Dropbox" Link below https://www.dropbox.com/s/u0wwhnbro0...Noise.wav?dl=0 This Dolby Link is UPDATED as of 12/12/2020 https://developer.dolby.com/globalas...ers-manual.pdf Read the whole manual but go to Chapter 5 and read the whole chapter especially section 5.3 to learn how to take a correct measurement. Then go to: THIS IS JUST REVISED for 2013!!!! Advanced Television Systems Comitee Inc. ATSC Recomended Practice Techniques For Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudnesss for Digital Television Here is the Link: http://atsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2...tice+A+85+2013 NEW 11-21-17 : Here is a link to the just released ATSC 3.0 Audio Information. Read up! Here comes Immersive Audio to you at home: https://www.atsc.org/wp-content/uplo...o-Part-1-4.pdf and here: https://www.atsc.org ================================================== ==================== This is New 3-16-13 HERE IS A NEW "ROOM CALIBRATION CHEAT SHEET LINK" from Danijel Milosevic https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...iNw/edit?pli=1 Use the Dolby Pink Noise above. And this on Dolby Room requirements link: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/post-...uirements.html and this new link: http://www.aes.org/technical/documents/AESTD1001.pdf and the latest Link for Music Mixing in 5.1: THIS IS A REVISED LINK http://www2.grammy.com/PDFs/Recordin...rs/5_1_Rec.pdf And this about Subwoofer Calibration: http://www.film-tech.com/warehouse/m...TN99051701.pdf Here is an interesting articles on "The X Curve" http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...es-6-2002.html https://www.gearslutz.com/board/post...uirements.html NEW AS OF APRIL 5, 2015 Another very interesting article from Meyer Sound on "Calibrating Cinema Sound Systems" https://studylib.net/doc/18607557/ca...-sound-systems Between these links you should be ready to go. Adding this to the original post.It is a link for finding your room modes. Here it is: http://www.realtraps.com/modecalc.htm Keep these links to hand to your fellow Mixers. REMEMBER.... MOST ROOMS ARE SMALL. MOST PEOPLE SHOULD START BETWEEN 77 and 82 SPL NOT 85!!! NOTE: As of July 17th, 2008 this sticky had OVER 61,0000 views before the reset of the views counter!!! Add those views to the number you now see. As of December 2020 this post has had over 294,800 views !!!! Take Care,
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Re: Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
Nice links!
Cheers georgia
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Re: Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
The bluesky was extremely helpful, as it included the band limited pink noise which it seems is misunderstood, or overlooked by many.
Any opinions on the bluesky monitors for a 5.1 system? They promote it rather heavily that Skywalker uses them quite extensively. |
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Re: Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
anders - i mixed on a blue sky 5.1 system for about 2 years, doing mostly dvd mixes and premixing for feature film. i enjoyed working on them 8-12 hours a day, and my mixes seem to have translated rather well. i highly recommend them. like any other system it will take some time to learn how to mix properly on them, but once you do i found them lovely.
-adam-
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Re: Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
Bump.
I thought I'd bump this up every 3 weeks so the questions don't get asked over and over.............................................. ..............................
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Re: Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
Hi Dr. Sound!
Now we are on the subject of this. . . Can you recommend a good CD or DVD with alignment tones (besides the Blue Sky files) Thanks in advance for your opinion. |
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Re: Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
hi Marti
How goes life in the Left coast? PS: try the MIX ref CD... ( just though I'd help..) cheers georgia
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Georgia,
Hey there!! Things are OK. Hope all is well with you!! Get yourself some new HD Accel systems instead of brand "X" now that the ilok issue has been dealt with. Dennis, As for tones, go to my link and click on this http://www.surroundassociates.com/books.html Bobby has a DVD for you. Take Care,
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I just installed a g5 HD2 w/accel for a client.. nice system.
cheers georgia
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Re: Room Calibration for Film and TV Post
Thanks Marti! You Rock!
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