Parametric Equalizer Tool USER MANUAL
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1. 10 06 08 17 23 17 Welcome to CONES PE1 Parametric Equalizer 0 3 3 Aug 27 2008 C 2006 Real Sound Lab Ltd wiwWww realsaundlab com 10 06 08 17 23 17 Loading Initial Setup 1 From 1 defpreseti xps 10 06 08 17 23 17 Preset generated by CONEO PET version 0 3 3 Picture 2 5 1 Parametric Equalizer Tool main frame Standalone 2 6 RUNNING PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER TOOL FROM APEQ COMMUNICATION TOOL Consult APEQ Communication Tool User Manual for information on how to start Parametric Equalizer Tool from it After initialization Parametric Equalizer Tool will request initial settings from host application and will open main frame picture 2 6 1 a Parametric Equalizer COMEGO C1 Type Gain 1 Off BandPass 0 0 a 2ofF Band Pass v 0 0 BandPass 00 4 Off Band Pass v 0 0 SOF BandPass 0 0 6 OFF Band Pass v 0 0 7 Off BandPass 0 0 L2. 5 2 APPLICATION INSTALLATION AND STAR MT wisssccssscsesdsricsvsicussencdsnsasecssneasucdsnedensisvantnedsasastecsrechacdeisdsncisnsdanedsieisseseteeatns 6 Ze Arr GAO WER SIONS X 6 Z2 HARDWARE REQUIREMIEIN ES cissestnisnpassdyskviui nt uen EK i IHR Ex EE PUE xU KEEN IUE tl un dI BEQUEM A A MR I EE FU AMA UN 6 Z 3 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT uri RP E MSS QUE II 6 ZA HARDWARE SETUPSOFEWARE INSFALLA TION UE EPA uA d dE Op 6 2 5 RUNNING PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER TOOL AS STAND ALONE APPLICATION 6 2 6 RUNNING PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER TOOL APPLICATION START FROM APEQ COMMUNICATION TOOL 7 27 APPLICATION VERSION INFORIVIAOUION EO Fb 8 3 PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER 5 ORUM MEER AE DEN 9 5G IVA SP c F M 9 2 2 EQUALIZER NAVIGATION Fi Ipsae ipio nnn 9 3a BAND PASS PIETER 9 ALV E ER PUETE C E E A E AOE EE 10 ree ea LFE AICTE C 11 BO LOWY PAS TIE MIEN cm M 11 Sod RIMIS
3. BOF BandPass 0 0 4 L a Band Pass v 0 0 Band Pass m 0 0 11 OFF Band Pass v 0 0 D 12 Off Band Pass 0 0 p e 1500 2000 6000 12000 24000 43000 CONEQ PEL v0 3 3 soumcd coo WIAA Fealsoundlab carn Preset Channel Lina Curve EG Curves CONEQ C1 wins realsaundlab cam 10 06 08 17 32 56 Started by COMEQ C1 10 06 08 17 32 56 Welcome to CONES PE1 Parametric Equalizer v0 3 3 Aug 27 2008 C 2006 Real Sound Lab Ltd 10 06 08 17 32 56 Retrieving Initial Setup Data Preset From COME C1 Picture 2 6 1 Parametric Equalizer Tool main frame started from APEQ Communication Tool 2 7 APPLICATION VERSION INFORMATION Application version may be found next to Real Sound Lab s logo in the main frame as well as in log message window bottom of the main frame 3 PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER Parametric Equalizer allows user to synthesize correction curve using a few sets of parameters Each
4. llRand pace sl 0 0 46 10 0 r7 c1 E oa acc 1 0 Picture 3 5 1 Hi Shelf filter By using mouse enter or modify Gain and Frequency values in the respective fields see chapter Equalizer navigation and control for control description If you enter value manually move cursor focus to another place clicking to another control or using TAB key to apply value Quality value is ignored for this filter type 3 6 LOW PASS FILTER Low Pass filter effectively rejects high frequency region of resulting AFR LI cor EU PET Parametric Equalizer 1500 z000 6000 12000 24000 458000 on off Type Gain Freq E mem MEME V 55 8 0 2 OFF Band Fass 0 0 23 10 0 EA o n amp nn 45 inn a S s mm i nnn m he Picture 3 6 1 Low Pass filter By using mouse enter or modify Frequency value see chapter Equalizer navigation and control for control description If you enter value manually move cursor focus to another place clicking to another control or using TAB key to apply value Gain and Quality values are ignored for this filter type 3 7 HI PASS FILTER Hi Pass filter effectively rejects l
5. Tab key will move keyboard focus to next Equalizer control while key combination Shift Tab will return it Use these key combinations to navigate over all equalizer controls Using mouse or moving keyboard focus into and using arrow keys select required filter type from drop down menu Enter Gain Frequency and Quality values not all are needed for each filter type see individual filter types chapters below in appropriate fields Each value change will be immediately displayed on Equalizer screen if this filter is On Filter parameters may be also modified by placing mouse cursor inside the appropriate field pressing left mouse button and moving mouse up down for Gain and Quality or left right for Frequency while keeping left mouse button down Equalizer screen will update in real time on mouse move Value change limits for all filter types are Gain 20 20 dB Frequency 5 48000 Hz Quality 0 1 100 NOTE Use combination of few filters with the same Frequency and Quality parameters to reach eain over 20 dB Use Flat button in Preset field of the main application frame to completely reset all filters 3 3 BAND PASS FILTER Band Pass filter amplifies or rejects defined band This filter is used as a default choice at application start LI cor EU PET Parametric Equalizer 1500 z000 E000 12000 gt A C1010 45000 on off Type Gain Freq E 1On BandPass 8 103 40 20ff Band
6. parametric set is used to calculate its resulting AFR Amplitude Frequency Responce and all of AFRs are combined together Parametric Equalizer Tool supports 12 parameter sets and 5 types of correction curves which may be used in any combinations Band Pass Low Shelf Hi Shelf Low Pass and Hi Pass After combined AFR is calculated it may be used either to generate Target Curve file used for example by CONEQ Workshop software or to directly apply AFR to APEQ 2pro Correction Filter files using APEQ Communication Tool thus correcting resulting AFR 3 1 EQUALIZER DISPLAY Equalizer display top of the application frame shows resulting curve of all 12 equalizer filter combinations immediately after any active filter parameter change Channel combined AFRs are shown with different colors Channel 1 with cyan Channel 2 M color If both channel AFRs are equal channels are linked for example combined AFR is shown in Equalizer display scale is logarithmic and constrained with frequency range of 5 48000 Hz and amplification range of 12 12 dB 3 2 EQUALIZER NAVIGATION AND CONTROL To enable any of 12 parameter sets filters for current channel click its On Off button Button will lighten with channel color see chapter 3 1 displaying that the filter is On and active To disable filter click this button again After clicking button it becomes a keyboard input focus and may be switched On Off using Space key
7. 5 RUNNING PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER TOOL AS STAND ALONE APPLICATION To start application standalone run application executable or use Windows Start menu At first start application will automatically create all necessary folders and files Buttons in EQ Curves field of the main window are not active in standalone mode PE1 Parametric Equalizer Ho am O CH wo e 1500 2000 6000 12000 24000 43000 On OFF Type Gain 1 off Band Pass J 0 Band Pass 0 0 D 10 0 mus BandPass 00 reor SOUND Lab CONEOG PEL v0 3 3 4 OFF BandPass oe is 10 0 wWiWWw realsaundlab cam 5 OFF Band Pass v 0 0 187 10 0 recet Sof BandPass w 0 0 375 10 0 SEED 7 off Band P il 0 0 750 10 0 5 off Band Pass v 0 0 1500 10 0 i Channel aor lBandPass 0 0 3000 10 0 1B Off Band Pass w oo ooo 10 0 11 Off Band Pass 0 0 12000 100 Curve EQ Curves 12 Band Pass oo 24000 10 0
8. M 12 5s EQUALIZER CHANNEL c 13 diicldplee 14 PRESE ert 14 Ad LOAD PRESE 14 5 RESULTING CURVE EN a EE 16 SL SAVE EQUALIZER 408 16 5 2 APPLY EQUALIZER CURVE TO CONEQ CORRECTION FILTER FILES eeeeeeeeen mmm 16 6 EXITING APPLICATION jisscesscevscavadavsccdacasscnesesnancotenssssosesossusecnesaeenwawasy 18 7 APPLICATION ME piu 0 Sn nSnSAGSntXX9 19 Parametric EqualizerTool version 1 0 User Manual revision 1 Real Sound Lab SIA Akad mijas Laukums 1 Riga LV1050 Latvia Telephone 371 6788 9828 www realsoundlab com 2007 2009 Real Sound Lab SIA 4 1 INTRODUCTION Real Sound Lab Parametric Equalizer Tool allows you to synthesize Target Curves Equalization Curves from parameters set Maximum 12 parameter sets together may be combined to synthesize final curve Parametric Equalizer Tool may be used either standalone or together with APEQ Communication Tool Target curves created in the latter case may be applied directly to CONEQ Correction Filter fi
9. NT OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS OR ACCUSED INFRINGING DEVICES AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL REAL SOUND LAB BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL SPECIAL DIRECT INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGE TO SOFTWARE OR RECORDED AUDIO OR VISUAL MATERIAL COST OF DEFENSE OR LOSS OF USE REVENUE OR PROFIT EVEN IF REAL SOUND LAB OR ITS AGENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED ORALLY OR IN WRITING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES TRADEMARKS CONEQ IS REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF REAL SOUND LAB SIA ALL OTHER TRADEMARKS REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS NOTICE EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO INSURE THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL WAS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF PRINTING HOWEVER DUE TO ONGOING TECHNICAL ADVANCES CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS MAY HAVE OCCURRED THAT ARE NOT COVERED IN THIS MANUAL Parametric EqualizerTool version 1 0 User Manual revision 1 Real Sound Lab SIA Akad mijas Laukums 1 Riga LV1050 Latvia Telephone 371 6788 9828 www realsoundlab com 2007 2009 Real Sound Lab SIA 3 a rear sound Lab Real Sound Lab SIA t 371 6788 9828 e infoerealsoundlab com TABLE OF CONTENTS me c 2 TABLE OF ple R 4 LAINTRODUCTION M nwn 5 Tp ABOU THIS IWIAINU AL
10. Pass 00 23 10 0 us IEEE non B dn 10 1 mji A i m Picture 3 3 1 Band Pass filter By using mouse enter or modify Gain Frequency and Quality values in the respective fields see chapter Equalizer navigation and control for control description If you enter value manually move cursor focus to another place clicking to another control or using TAB key to apply value 3 4 LOW SHELF FILTER Low Shelf filter amplifies or rejects low frequency region of resulting AFR ees cot EU PET Parametric Equalizer 15 0 5 WL BIN 12 arn 24 on 438000 on off Type Gain Freq E Low Shef 8 103 4 0 z OFF Band Pass 0 0 29 10 0 7 D l edrnm i r fi dn 1 j m i k Picture 3 4 1 Low Shelf filter By using mouse enter or modify Gain and Frequency values in the respective fields see chapter Equalizer navigation and control for control description If you enter value manually move cursor focus to another place clicking to another control or using TAB key to apply value Quality value is ignored for this filter type 3 5 HI SHELF FILTER Hi Shelf filter amplifies or rejects high frequency region of resulting AFR a CONEO PET Parametric Equalizer 1800 S000 6000 12000 4000 458000 on off Type Gain Freq E BET 58 55 3 0 eee 2 OFT Band Pass 0 0 23 10 0
11. les prior to their sending to APEQ 2pro device PRESETS functionality allows user to store set parameters for later recall 1 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL All example pictures shown in this manual are made for Parametric Equalizer Tool running under Microsoft Windows XP SP3 with default theme installed Application and its dialog window appearance may vary depending on operating system installed and its settings 2 APPLICATION INSTALLATION AND START 2 1 APPLICATION VERSIONS See file PE1_history txt in application folder 2 2 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Hardware requirements are at the same level as hardware requirements for operating system used 2 3 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Supported operating systems are Microsoft Windows 2000 XP and Vista 2 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Parametric Equalizer Tool is installed by the CONEQ Workshop package installation When installing CONEQ Workshop select Parametric Equalizer Tool default see picture 2 4 1 Real Sound Lab CONEQ Workshop 2 3 0 Setup e 0 Check the components vou want to install and uncheck Ehe components vau don t want Ea install Click Mexk to continue Select components to install CONEQ Workshop 2 3 0 Management Tool Parametric Equalizer Tool Create start menu shortcuts Create desktop shortcut Space required 31 7MB Cancel lt Back Picture 2 4 1 Selecting Parametric Equalizer Tool in the process of CONEQ Workshop installation 2
12. ly curve and immediately close Parametric Equalizer Tool application Click Cancel to cancel curve apply and close Parametric Equalizer Tool NOTE Buttons in EQ Curves field are active only if Parametric Equalizer Tool application was started by the APEQ Communication Tool After applying high resolution curve will be calculated and sent to the hosting application APEQ Communication Tool Latter tool applies Target Curve to the currently selected Filter files for the both channels and uploads corrected files to APEQ device automatically WARNING If communication between APEQ Communication Tool and APEQ 2pro device is lost Equalizer curve application process will exit with error 6 EXITING APPLICATION To exit Parametric Equalizer Tool simply close the application window Current settings are saved and later used at next application start Parametric Equalizer Tool started from APEQ Communication Tool will close automatically if later application is closed or if user clicks buttons OK Cancel in EQ Curves field of Parametric Equalizer Tool main frame 7 UNINSTALLING APPLICATION Application can be removed by the CONEQ Workshop uninstaller tool
13. ow frequency region of resulting AFR LORE PET Parametric Equalizer 1500 z000 6000 12000 24000 458000 on off Type Gain Freq E ir TOE 55 8 0 2 OFF Band Pass 0 0 z3 10 0 anf Rand 0 0 46 10 0 07g EE mc erst 1 0E Picture 3 7 1 Hi Pass filter By using mouse enter or modify Frequency value see chapter Equalizer navigation and control for control description If you enter value manually move cursor focus to another place clicking to another control or using TAB key to apply value Gain and Quality values are ignored for this filter type 3 8 EQUALIZER CHANNELS Equalizer supports 2 channels and has 2 channel control modes Linked and Unlinked Linked mode is used by default in this mode both channel parameters are changed simultaneously Unlinked mode allows to modify each channel s parameters separately Linked mode may be switched On Off by clicking button Linked Unlinked Channel may be selected by clicking button 1 Left 2 Right in Channel field of the main application NOTE At Unlinked gt Linked mode all changed parameters of currently selected channel will be copied to complementary channel thus both channel equalizer settings becoming equal Channel and Linked button labels are always shown as active channel and mode Channel button also will be colored by channel color the same as used by equalizer display see chapte
14. parameters are set up as needed resulting curve may be either saved to text format Target Curve file or applied to CONEQ Correction Filter files with the help of the APEQ Communication Tool 9 1 SAVE EQUALIZER CURVE To save resulting equalizer curve Target Curve for currently selected channel to the file click Save button in Curve field of the main application frame Save Target Curve dialogue window will open Save Target Curve Setup A Channel 1 As 1 conegpel 2 Recent Documents Documents hu Computer File name My Network as type tet files Picture 5 1 1 Save Target Curve dialogue Enter target curve file path or browse to it and click Save button High resolution curve will be calculated using current parameter sets and will be saved as text file Click Cancel button to cancel Target Curve saving Saved file has simple text format and can be imported by many industry standard software tools including Real Sound Lab s CONEQ Workshop software 5 2 APPLY EQUALIZER CURVE TO CONEQ CORRECTION FILTER FILES To Apply equalizer curves for all channels to the APEQ Communication Tool transferring Correction Filter files click Apply button in EQ Curves field of the main application frame Click OK button in the same field to app
15. r 3 1 4 PRESETS Full parameter set for all channels may be saved to a single file as preset and called back later 4 1 SAVE PRESET To save preset click Save button in Preset field of the main application frame Save preset dialogue window will open Save preset Save In 1 gt OQ 2 Ee conegpel defpresetl xps conegpel_detpreset2 xps Documents Desktop Documents hy Computer File name v hu Network Save as Picture 4 1 1 Save preset dialogue window Enter path for preset file or browse it and click Save button Click Cancel button to cancel saving 4 2 LOAD PRESET To load preset click Load button in Preset field of the main application frame Open preset dialogue window will open Open preset Look in O f em Documents ITE Desktop Documents hy Computer feme 00 0 080 0 0 0 0v m9 My Network Files of type ps files xp wv Cancel 4 2 1 Open preset dialogue window Enter preset file path or browse it Click Open button Click Cancel button to cancel preset loading WARNING Loaded preset parameters will overwrite current parameters Preset files created by some industry standard tools may be directly imported by Parametric Equalizer Tool software 9 RESULTING CURVE After all Equalizer
16. s reaL sound Lab Real Sound Lab SIA t 371 6788 9828 e info realsoundlab com Parametric Equalizer Tool USER MANUAL for software version 1 0 Parametric EqualizerTool version 1 0 User Manual revision 1 Real Sound Lab SIA Akad mijas Laukums 1 Riga LV1050 Latvia Telephone 371 6788 9828 www realsoundlab com 2007 2009 Real Sound Lab SIA 1 a rear sound Lab Real Sound Lab SIA t 371 6788 9828 e info realsoundlab com REVISION HISTORY Revision 1 2009 02 26 Initial revision Parametric EqualizerTool version 1 0 User Manual revision 1 Real Sound Lab SIA Akad mijas Laukums 1 Riga LV1050 Latvia Telephone 371 6788 9828 www realsoundlab com 2007 2009 Real Sound Lab SIA 2 a rear sound Lab Real Sound Lab SIA t 371 6788 9828 e infoerealsoundlab com DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY REAL SOUND LAB IS WARRANTED AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE THERE ARE NO OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OF NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COPYRIGHT AND PATENT RIGHTS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT REAL SOUND LAB LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT IN TORT UNDER ANY WARRANTY IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEME
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