Getting Started with Manual Calibration and REW

Manual sound calibration with just a microphone and REW is not easy to get started with. Since audio calibration requires some basic knowledge of REW and calibration concepts, this guide takes you through them in an easy-to-understand fashion, including:

• Basics of calibrating so you can transfer your knowledge to any other software package in the future
• The basics of Equalisation and EQ types: e.g. graphic, parametric, IIR, FIR, etc including detailed explanation of Parametric Equalisers (PEQ)
• Explanation of room interactions and receiver setup including how to set up your receiver to be ready to calibrate
• How to use the REW manual to install and configure REW
• How to read the main chart types in REW
• How to measure both subwoofers and main speakers and how to design PEQ filters for your receiver or external EQ box:
o Examples for subwoofer and main speaker calibrations
o Did you know that you can destroy imaging by using high Q PEQ filters above a certain frequency even though you get a flat response on the charts?
• 43 pages of detailed explanations