Need help with RoomEQ Wizard

McLoki
McLoki Posts: 5,231
edited October 2006 in Electronics
Ok, I know this program cannot be this difficult. I have a bunch of data that I want to type in (at this frequency, the radio shack meter said I had this value) and have it recommend BFD settings for me.

I cannot find anywhere to type in the data. Every time I try, it says I need to calibrate my radio shack meter or something to that effect, so it can automatically read in my numbers....

Any ideas? Has anyone gotten this to work manually without hooking a meter and microphone up to your computer?

Thanks for any and all help you can give...

Michael

BTW - this is the room eq wizard that is made to work with the BFD, 1124. You can download it for free from hometheatershack.com
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2006
    Here is a link to some nice folk who may be able to help.http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/bfd-rew-forum/

    EDIT oops I did not see your last line before I posted,so it looks like you already know about the HTShack.
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited October 2006
    You have to type it into a txt file (use notebook, or something like that). It has to be typed in a certain format (comma delimited, maybe). Then you have to import it into Room EQ Wizard, I think that option is in the File menu.

    There should be a section in the software's help file that explains it.

    EDIT: Why don't you want to do the automatic route, with the meter hooked to the computer? It's MUCH faster and pretty cool. It's a lot easier to see if the BFD setting really panned out for you. A sweep takes about 5 seconds, rather than sitting there taking the measurements yourself...
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2006
    tryrrthg wrote:
    Why don't you want to do the automatic route, with the meter hooked to the computer? It's MUCH faster and pretty cool. It's a lot easier to see if the BFD setting really panned out for you. A sweep takes about 5 seconds, rather than sitting there taking the measurements yourself...


    Do you just get an RCA to 1/8" adapter and hook the meter to the microphone port on the computer? I thought you needed a separate mic that I don't have.....

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited October 2006
    McLoki wrote:
    Do you just get an RCA to 1/8" adapter and hook the meter to the microphone port on the computer? I thought you needed a separate mic that I don't have.....

    Michael
    No, you can't use the microphone input. You need a duplex sound card. If your soundcard does not have inputs and outputs you can buy a USB soundcard for less than $20 on ebay.

    Check out this link for some helpful info.

    http://home.comcast.net/~thomasw-2/SubwooferSetupandEQpage.html
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