When to run Auto Wizard?
siebenr
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Hi, newbie sound "engineer" here. Ok, I'm the bassist in the group who also trys to mix the group. Anyway, I just purchased a DRPX and have only used it once thus far. It did a great job in making the room sound great!
My question is: When is the best time in the soundcheck sequence to run the Auto Wizard? I have read the manuals and quick-start guides and searched the forums for this topic... but to no avail. In my thinking, I would need to run each mixer channel's setup first to establish the input gain, etc. and then bring the master fader down and start the Auto Wizard process. I can't see any other way to get the AFS to capture the actual gain settings on the mixer and seek out any frequencies that are feeding back. But... after running the Wizard, won't that change the sound of the room? (BTW, the first time I used the DRPX, I ran the Wizard first then tried to setup each channel).
Does that make sense?
My question is: When is the best time in the soundcheck sequence to run the Auto Wizard? I have read the manuals and quick-start guides and searched the forums for this topic... but to no avail. In my thinking, I would need to run each mixer channel's setup first to establish the input gain, etc. and then bring the master fader down and start the Auto Wizard process. I can't see any other way to get the AFS to capture the actual gain settings on the mixer and seek out any frequencies that are feeding back. But... after running the Wizard, won't that change the sound of the room? (BTW, the first time I used the DRPX, I ran the Wizard first then tried to setup each channel).
Does that make sense?
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Not really...
At the top of the page when you first come to this site it says:
READ ME FIRST BEFORE POSTING
and
START HERE:
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=959
The Start Here thread takes you through a complete system setup, gain structure, auto Eq and the why and what of the process...
The FAQ section just below that breaks down the different disciplines of the digital loudspeaker control system...complete with subjects like acronyms and the lingo of sound, auto Eq, equipment issues, all things dbx ... not necessarily driverack related, but sound related subjects.
How can you do ANYTHING with the mixer if the sound system is not tuned properly? You could be simply polishing turds... equalizing speaker frequency inadequacy's...when you should have a neutral palate to work with so that you are actually working with the sound on each channel, rather than trying to fix sound system problems at the channel level...
The FBX will also be greatly affected be the flatness of the system. Say you have a big peak @ 2K5 in the system...that will cause 2k5 feedback in the system. If however the system reproduces ALL frequencies equally, then you have the BEST chance to get a system that does not feed back even without the FBX on...
So check out the reading... flatten the system... follow the threads and get the most out of the driverack ... and the system...
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