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Behringer DEQ2496 HELP

After reading the raves about this product, I finally bought one along with the matching microphone tonite. Put in my system, eager to try room correction. The first 2 attmepts produced some curves that I wasn't crazy about, but seemed plausioble. Now, all it does is push all the bands above 125 all the way to maximum boost, and all the bands below 125 to maximum cut. When displaying the RTA of the pink noise, there is nop more htan a 15 dB range between the highest and lowest levels on the curve (as if that were small!)Also, one of the primary reasons I bought it was for equalizing low frequency room problems, yet it suggests htat anyuthing below 100Hz not be included in the auto EQ.
Does anyone know why it is coming up with such odd equalization curves, even though it is reading the data, which doesn't look so bad? Also, how bad is the product at low frequencies?
honest1
streetdaddy
349 posts
 
Ok guys,
I finally got mine y'day and am trying to get it up and running. I hit auto eq and i see the process going on page 3. The pink noise is playing, but i do not see a db reading on the Behringer. I read where Eldartford set it at 85 db on the Behringer. Where is this measurement?
Also, my levels are hitting the top of the meter on the left hand side. Is this a problem?
When i hit auto eq, i see the circles moving. But some of them are still at +10 to +15 after a couple of minutes in "fast" mode. Is this a problem? Will it eventually get to flat? What setting do i leave it on when i am finished setting the auto eq?
Thanks.
Kale
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
Streetdaddy...I realize that the white noise SPL is not displayed on the autoeq screen. The 85 dB (approx) that I suggest is based on measurement using my Radio Shack meter. I don't think that the exact level is critical, but to minimize the effect of ambient noise it should be loud. But not too loud, and if the bar level indicators on the left of the screen are hitting the top this may be the case.

Are you sure that uou have selected the mic input to be equalized?

Keep fooling around and you will get it figured out.
ecruz
402 posts
 
Streetdaddy said-
"When i hit auto eq, i see the circles moving. But some of them are still at +10 to +15 after a couple of minutes in "fast" mode. Is this a problem? Will it eventually get to flat?"

The "circles" go where they need to, to make the sound flat at the mic. They don't move back to flat on the display.

Not the most elegant explanation, but I think you can see what I mean.
streetdaddy
349 posts
 
What are you setting the max, level and range on page one of the rta page?
streetdaddy
349 posts
 
also, are you in the auto eq mode or the rta mode? Do i need to hit the room correction or does this happen automatically when i hit auto eq?
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