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mrfye17
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Rew eq Filters - Bandwidth? Jun 8, 2021 3:24:10 GMT

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Post by mrfye17 on Jun 8, 2021 3:24:10 GMT

Hi People,

I have a Home Studio Setup with treatment etc and am focusing/listening on different Speaker Positions to find the best one.

I have taken a bunch of measurements and wanted to use the EQ correction within REW (will use Sonarworks on final spkr placement).

I'll be generating the eq correction in REW using the "Generic" setting and inputting the filters in FabFilters ProQ3.

Can someone please tell me what Bandwidth the Generic filters in REW are (db per Octave)?

I couldn't find any info but is probably staring me in the face.

Thank you,

mrfye17

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Rew eq Filters - Bandwidth? Jun 9, 2021 13:18:19 GMT

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Post by rock on Jun 9, 2021 13:18:19 GMT

Hi mrf,

I noticed your question has not been answered yet. I have never used the EQs for room correction (I have only used REW for measurement) if you go into the EQ window, it looks like you and set all the parameters including slope. www.roomeqwizard.com/help/help_en-GB/html/eqwindow.html

Here's another link I found for the generic filters community.roonlabs.com/t/a-guide-to-advanced-room-correction-with-rew-and-rephase-using-convolution-filters/90990

In general, much of the discussion on this forum is about room treatment. We generally don't consider (I don't say never consider) room EQ because from what I understand, it only corrects for one (or limited) listening positions and has little to no effect on modal ringing. My suggestion is to continue to search the internet for other sources.

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Rew eq Filters - Bandwidth? Jun 10, 2021 5:58:38 GMT

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Post by Hexspa on Jun 10, 2021 5:58:38 GMT

I think the general idea is to maximize placement, absorption, and (optionally) diffusion before EQ'ing. What rock is saying is true: EQ is relatively limited. But, so long as you measure to see its effect in several locations and don't use too much, I feel like it's ok to use some.

The main caveat seems to be: don't try to boost nulls. Flatten a bass boost, shelf some highs, broad bell in midrange a dB or two. That kind of thing seems ok. After all, these are precisely the kinds of hardware options many active speakers offer built-in.

Last Edit: Jun 10, 2021 5:59:23 GMT by Hexspa

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