robains
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I'm currently working on a project where I want to do 5.1 surround sound. My home studio is certainly not "ideal" by any stretch of the imagination ... we're looking into a larger home where I can build a dedicated space for audio/video studio. But for now, I'm working within my confines which consists of this setup:
A bit of a crowded mess ... but I'm using a 6 channel field recorder to augment my video work. I have 5 studio monitors and a sub running thru a MOTU 828 (2024). The sub is currently piggybacked off the main L/R outs (with HPF and LFP80 set on sub and monitors LFP80). This is where I need some input/help ... MOTU recommends routing the sub out from channel 6 rather than piggyback from main outs L/R ... so channel layout is Ch1 - Front L, Ch2 - Front R, Ch3 - Rear L, Ch4 - Rear R, Ch5 - Center, Ch6 Sub. For content creation of 5.1 I assume this is the correct way per MOTU??
My other question ... in the past for setting the audio/monitors levels I simply used a dB meter with mic on a tripod in my chair pointing up and then generated pink noise via PC and output the noise to each monitor (L,R,LR,RR,C,S) and took readings and adjust levels as needed. However, is there a better way ... I was looking at Audio Analyzer AudioControl DM-RTA to see if this was a better tool to make adjustments and would love to get some input.
I don't pretend to be an expert, just things I've put together over the years.
Cheers, Rob.
A bit of a crowded mess ... but I'm using a 6 channel field recorder to augment my video work. I have 5 studio monitors and a sub running thru a MOTU 828 (2024). The sub is currently piggybacked off the main L/R outs (with HPF and LFP80 set on sub and monitors LFP80). This is where I need some input/help ... MOTU recommends routing the sub out from channel 6 rather than piggyback from main outs L/R ... so channel layout is Ch1 - Front L, Ch2 - Front R, Ch3 - Rear L, Ch4 - Rear R, Ch5 - Center, Ch6 Sub. For content creation of 5.1 I assume this is the correct way per MOTU??
My other question ... in the past for setting the audio/monitors levels I simply used a dB meter with mic on a tripod in my chair pointing up and then generated pink noise via PC and output the noise to each monitor (L,R,LR,RR,C,S) and took readings and adjust levels as needed. However, is there a better way ... I was looking at Audio Analyzer AudioControl DM-RTA to see if this was a better tool to make adjustments and would love to get some input.
I don't pretend to be an expert, just things I've put together over the years.
Cheers, Rob.