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When it comes to using an equalizer to treat a sound there is no substitute for trial and error and using
your ears. That said some useful notes to use as a reference will help you take a more educated approach
to calibrate your AVR. Let the judge be your ears!
Tweak and listen!
Suggestions:
1. Make sure the Mic. is positioned above the seats back rest regardless of ear height and make sure when
youryou
body
is auto
in thecal
proximity
between
the Mic. and speakers being calibrated.
run
that nothing
including
2. Prior to running any auto cal make sure your subwoofer or subwoofers are set at the 0 phase setting,
frequency
levelset
and
gain or
is set
at least +75 db before calibration. You can use the internal test
crossover
tothe
bypass
the to
maximum
tone generator in the set up menu and an SPL meter to do this before you run the calibration software.
This is important because if your sub gain is set too low MCACC may not be able to compensate for the
correct SPL level.
3. If when you begin MCACC you hear distortion during the calibration you most likely have a grounding
needs
to be
corrected before
proceed
issue
somewhere
in youryou
system.
Thiswith the calibration. The SC series receivers are very sensitive to
grounding issues.
4. Do not adjust calibrated subwoofer distances to the actual mechanical distance. MCACC set's the distance
frequency
interacts
with your
based information
on the way the
subwoofer
low room at the listening position so a distance of say 20 ft
when the actual distance is only 12 ft may be correct. Trust the MCACC setting with distance and SPL
level settings as it is very accurate.
5. You can re-set speaker size and crossover settings after MCACC calibration; this will not affect the rest of
rooms
ofparameters.
the actual speaker
theregardless
calibration
In mostsize a setting of small and 80 or 60 Hz will be the correct
setting if you have a capable subwoofer. AVR Settings:
2
Considerthat,whenusingtheSubEQfirst,youcreatesomethingthatwillbeseenbytheamplifier,asa(nearly)perfectsubwooferforyouroom
therefore,theMCACCwillhavenearlynothingtodoonthesubwooferchannel,exceptcorrectitslevel.
MCACCWorkFlow:
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1)SetReceivertoMCACCpreset1(M1).NowRunAutoMCACCwithMicinyoulisteningposition
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2)GointoManualSPSetupandchangetheSPsettingsifnecessary(crossoverto80Hzformeandspeakerstosmall)
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3)NowrerunAutoMCACCbutselectcustom,andthenselectKeepSPsettings.YouwillalsobegiventheoptionstohaveMCACCcalibrate
forsymmetry,allCHadjustandfrontalign.Youmaysaveeachcalibrationtoseparatepresetsorrunjustoneofthem,orruntwoofthem.Youwill
seetheseoptionsafteryouselectKeepSpsettings.
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4)NowyouhaveanAutoMCACCcalibration(s)savedtoM1(ortomultiplepresetsifyouchosemorethanoneEQcalibrationtypeinprevious
step:Symmetry,FrontAlign,andAllCHAdjust)(....note:youmustselectwhichpresetyouwantAutoMCACCtosavecalibrationdatatobefore
youentertheaudiosetupmenu.)NowgointoDataManagementDataCopyandcopyM1'sdatatoasmanyotherfreepresetsasyoulike.
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5)NowgointoManualMCACCEQProfessionalReverbMeasurementandgetareadingonthefrequencyresponsecharacteristicsofyour
room.BesuretoselectEQOFF(standingwavesnotcontrolledforviaMCACCfilters)intheReverbMeasurementmenubecauseyoudon'twantthe
standingwaveadjustments(EQon)tobefactoredintotheroomreverbmeasurements.Alsomakesureyouhaven'tmovedtheMic.
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6)Aftertesttonesaredone,gointoManualMCACCEQProfessionalReverbView,andyoucananalyzethefrequencyresponseof
individualchannelsatvariousfrequencies.Baseduponthatdata,youwouldselecttheappropriatecapturedelaytimeforMCACCtocapturedata
duringfortheupcomingEQcalibration.
ChangethattimeframeunderManualMCACCEQProfessionalAdvancedEQSetuptowhateveryoudecideistheappropriate
capturedelaytime....(Pioneerrecommends3050ms,buttheyencourageyoutoanalyzethedataunderreverbviewfirstandrefertothe
advancedMCACCsoftwaremanualforanalysispurposes).Note:Iused3050msformyroom..
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7)ChangetotheappropriateMCACCpresetbeforeyourunthenewadvancedEQcalibrationwiththenewcapturetime.Youchoosewhich
preset,butIwouldrecommendapresetthatisacarboncopyofanautoMCACCcalibrationsothatyoucandoanABcomparisonbetweenautoEQ
andadvancedEQ.GounderManualMCACCEQProfessionalAdvancedEQSetuptostarttheadvancedEQcalibration,andMCACCshould
makeamoreaccuratecalibrationsinceitwillnowcapturesonicinformationsoonerafterthespeakersoutputsound,andgetareadonwhatthe
frequencyresponseisofthespeakersthemselves,andnotthespeakersandallthereverbwhichaccumulatesastimepasses.(Defaultcapturetimeis
80160msandthuscollectsmorereverbandlesstruespeakerreading)
Nowyoushouldhaveanaccuratecalibration.Also,nowyoucaneasilycomparetheAutoMCACCEQeffectsthatarestoredinapresetwiththe
advancedEQeffectsinotherpresetswhilelisteningtocontentwithasimplebuttonpressontheremote.Youcouldalsojuicethebaseafewdbina
preset,andalsocomparerunningthebaseabithottoaflatcalibrationthatyouhaveinotherpresets.YoucouldrepeatthestepsaboveforFront
Alight,Symmetry,etc
AdvancedMCACCManual(SeeyourAVRBook)
IfIamwrongaboutsomething(whichispossible),letmeknow.Ididthissothatfolkslookingtogetthemostoutoftheirequipmentcouldbetterdo
that.ThewholeAutoMCACCthingcanbeabitconfusing,somaybeyoucanbenefitfrommyresearchandtinkering.
Note:AutoMCACCselectdelaycapturetimebaseduponyouroom,andIhavenoideahowitdoesthisorhowtoknowwhatitchoseasadelay
time.ThatiswhyIrecommendusingadvancedEQ.
ChartofRecommendedEqualizationFrequencies
FREQUENCY:
USES:
50Hz
1.Increasetoaddmorefullnesstolowestfrequencyinstrumentslike
foot,floortom,andthebass.
2.Reducetodecreasethe"boom"ofthebassandwillincrease
overtonesandtherecognitionofbasslineinthemix.Thisismost
oftenusedonloudbasslineslikerock.
100Hz
1.Increasetoaddaharderbasssoundtolowestfrequency
instruments.
2.Increasetoaddfullnesstoguitars,snare.
3.Increasetoaddwarmthtopianoandhorns.
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4.Reducetoremoveboomonguitars&increaseclarity.
200Hz
1.Increasetoaddfullnesstovocals.
2.Increasetoaddfullnesstosnareandguitar(hardersound).
3.Reducetodecreasemuddinessofvocalsormidrangeinstruments.
4.Reducetodecreasegongsoundofcymbals.
400Hz
1.Increasetoaddclaritytobasslinesespeciallywhenspeakersareat
lowvolume.
2.Reducetodecrease"cardboard"soundoflowerdrums(footand
toms).
3.Reducetodecreaseambianceoncymbals.
800Hz
1.Increaseforclarityand"punch"ofbass.
2.Reducetoremove"cheap"soundofguitars.
1.5KHz
1.Increasefor"clarity"and"pluck"ofbass.
2.Reducetoremovedullnessofguitars.
3KHz
1.Increaseformore"pluck"ofbass.
2.Increaseformoreattackofelectric/acousticguitar.
3.Increaseformoreattackonlowpianoparts.
4.Increaseformoreclarity/hardnessonvoice.
5.Reducetoincreasebreathy,softsoundonbackgroundvocals.
6.Reducetodisguiseoutoftunevocals/guitars.
5KHz
1.Increaseforvocalpresence.
2.Increaselowfrequencydrumattack(foot/toms).
3.Increaseformore"fingersound"onbass.
4.Increaseattackofpiano,acousticguitarandbrightnessonguitars
(especiallyrockguitars).
5.Reducetomakebackgroundpartsmoredistant.
6.Reducetosoften"thin"guitar.
7KHz
1.Increasetoaddattackonlowfrequencydrums(moremetallic
sound).
2.Increasetoaddattacktopercussioninstruments.
3.Increaseondullsinger.
4.Increaseformore"fingersound"onacousticbass.
5.Reducetodecrease"s"soundonsingers.
6.Increasetoaddsharpnesstosynthesizers,rockguitars,acoustic
guitarandpiano.
10KHz
1.Increasetobrightenvocals.
2.Increasefor"lightbrightness"inacousticguitarandpiano.
3.Increaseforhardnessoncymbals.
4.Reducetodecrease"s"soundonsingers.
15KHz
1.Increasetobrightenvocals(breathsound).
2.Increasetobrightencymbals,stringinstrumentsandflutes.
3.Increasetomakesampledsynthesizersoundmorereal.
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Sowhatisbass?Whatistreble?Oh,andwhataboutmidrange?Let'sbreakthemdownrighthere.
ThiswillhelpyouwithmanualEQ
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Thechartaboveshowstheapproximatefrequencyrangesofvariousmusicalinstrumentsandthehumanvoice.Theblackboxesrepresenttheir
fundamentalfrequenciesandtheyellowboxesrepresenttheirharmonicfrequencies.It'smucheasiertounderstandandenhancetheinstrumentsyou
wanttohearwhenyouknowwhatfrequenciestheycover.
Bass
(Approximately20hz140hz)
Thereislittlemusicalmaterialwithfundamentalfrequenciesbelow60hz.Whatisnormallyperceivedaslowbassmaterialisactuallyinthe
60hz140hzrange.Onlyafewinstrumentsactuallyreachthisrangesuchastheorgan,contrabassoonandstringbass.
The60hz90hzrangeiswherewenoticethegreatestperceptiblechangesin"bassresponse."Tryatesttoneandseejusthowwellyouhear20hzor
even32hz,comparedwiththesamevolumeof60hzor90hz.
MidBass
(Approximately140hz400hz)
Midbasshaslotsofinstrumentsincludedinitsfrequencyrange.Cello(myinstrument),Bassoon,FrenchHorn(FreedomHornthisyear)andyes
MaleVoiceareallhere.Thisiswheremost'bass'controlsreallymuckupyourmusic.Overemphasizingthemidbassrangegivesthemusica
muddy,or"boomy"quality.Ifthemidbassregionisunderemphasized,themusicsoundshollowandthin.
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Speakerdesignersoftenboostoutputinthisrangetoaffectthequalityor"presence"ofthemusic.Toomuchenergy,ontheotherhand,sounds
overbearinglyharshandstrident.Agoodbalancebetweenthisfrequencyrangeandthemidrangefrequenciesgivesthemostpleasingsound.
Midrange
(Approximately400hz2.6khz)
Sinceourearsaremostsensitivetomidrangefrequencies,midrangehasthegreatesteffectontheoverallsoundofyourstereosystem.Actuallythere
iscontroversyamongengineersandaudiophilesastowhattheproperbalanceshouldbeinthisrange.Somesettingsarebestsuitedtoparticular
typesofmusic.
The"proper"settingsaretheonesmostpleasingtoyouthelistener.Iwon'tlistinstrumentsherebecausevirtuallyallinstrumentshavefundamentals
foundhereinthemidrangewiththeexceptionofContraBassoons,BassTubaandaveryfewothers.
Theregionfromabout5.2khzuptoabout12khzisnormallyperceivedtobethehighfrequencyrange.(Thedreadedtreblecontrol.)Onlythepipe
organactuallycontributesanyfundamentalfrequenciesinthisspectrum(aswellasafewotherssuchastheflute),butthisiswheretheharmonics
reallyenhanceyourmusicalenjoyment.It'sthisrangethataffectsthebrillianceofmusic.Overemphasizingthesefrequenciesgivesanunpleasant,
UpperMidrange
harshandevenpiercingqualitytoyourmusic.
(Approximately2.6khz5.2khz)
Exceptforthepipeorganandpiano,notmanyinstrumentshavefundamentalfrequenciesthishigh.Well,Iguesstheviolindoestouchintothe
range.But,it'sreallyamazingjusthowlittlefundamentalfrequencymaterialactuallystartsabovewhatweconsidermidrange.
HighEnd
Thefinalregion,thesuperhighfrequencies,fromabout12khz20khz,actuallycontainsverylittlemusicalmaterialdespitealltheeditorialcoverage
(Approximately5.2khz20khzTwoRegions)
itreceives.However,manyverysoft2ndand3rdorderharmonicsdoreachintothisarea.
Plus,mostadultscanhearonlysubtledifferenceswhenadjustmentsaremadeinthe14khz20khzrange.It'simportanttorememberthatadults,
(mainlymen)simplycan'thearmuchabove1516,000hzaftertheageof50.So,thisareaprimarilyaddsalittlemoredimensiontoyoursound.
Supplements
:
REWRoomEQWizard
(EQCal.Soft),
BFDParametricEqualizer
(EQHW),SoundLevelMeter(SPL),
AntiMode8033
(SubEQ),
AdvanceMCACC
SerialConnector
,
AccucalHD
BassGuide
Tools
1. RadioShackSPLMeter.
2. 1/12OctaveSineWaveTestToneCD.
http://www.realtraps.com/testcd.htm
|
http://alanmaherdesigns.com/DIY.aspx
3. TapeMeasure.
4. FrequencyResponseGraphingSoftware(optional).
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REWManualgraphingspreadsheet
5. ATripodForMountingYourRSMeter.
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