Table Of Contents - miniDSP Dirac DDRC-22A User Manual

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ABLE OF ONTENTS
Important Information ......................................................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Disclaimer/Warning ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Warranty Terms ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Package Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 6
A Note on this Manual ..................................................................................................................................... 6
1 Product Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Typical system configurations ............................................................................................................... 7
1.2 How Dirac Live® works ......................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 The Dirac Series / Dirac Live® design process ...................................................................................... 10
2 Installation and Setup .................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1 Hardware connectivity ....................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.1 Digital audio connections (DDRC-22D) ........................................................................................ 11
2.1.2 Analog audio connections (DDRC-22A) ........................................................................................ 11
2.1.3 DC Power .................................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.4 USB ............................................................................................................................................. 12
2.2 Software installation and license activation ........................................................................................ 13
2.2.1 Framework installation ............................................................................................................... 13
2.2.2 Software installation ................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.3 License activation ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.4 License validation ....................................................................................................................... 14
3 Acoustic Measurement ................................................................................................................................ 15
3.1 Loudspeaker and microphone positioning .......................................................................................... 15
3.2 Connections for acoustic measurement .............................................................................................. 16
3.3 Configuring for measurement ............................................................................................................. 17
3.3.1 Sound System tab ....................................................................................................................... 18
3.3.2 Mic Config tab ............................................................................................................................ 18
3.3.3 Output & Levels tab .................................................................................................................... 19
3.4 Running the measurements ................................................................................................................ 20
3.4.1 Listening environment ................................................................................................................ 20
3.4.2 Executing measurements ............................................................................................................ 21
3.4.3 Viewing and redoing measurements ........................................................................................... 22
3.4.4 Completing the measurements ................................................................................................... 22
3.5 Saving and loading projects ................................................................................................................ 22
4 Filter Design ................................................................................................................................................ 23
4.1 Working with graphs .......................................................................................................................... 23
4.2 Designing your target curve ................................................................................................................ 25
4.2.1 The Auto Target .......................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.2 Editing the target curve .............................................................................................................. 26
4.2.3 Guidelines for target curve design .............................................................................................. 27
4.2.4 Saving and loading target curves ................................................................................................. 28
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