EKIO User Manual
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1. This is the number of the strip inside the list A textbox where you can enter the name of the strip Activating the mute button will mute the corresponding strip Solos and unsolos the channel strip This button allows editing the equalizer of the strip When clicked the EQ tab is opened and the corresponding strip is selected see EQ strip selection Applies a delay to the signal between 0 and 150 ms Amplifies or attenuates the audio signal with a gain of between 70 and 12 dB Updates during playback to show the highest peak level reached Displays a channel strip s playback monitoring level The meter displays the level of the audio signal after the gain is applied just before it is sent on ASIO output 11 This meter displays dBFS dB full scale values Be sure to keep the signal below O dBFS or it will clip Output path Sets the channel strip s output path If no audio channel is available go to the SETTINGS tab and choose an audio driver see ASIO Settings You can force the software to display more channels by changing the property ASIO INPUT OUTPUT LISTS LENGTH into the PREFERENCES window see Preferences ROUTING TAB This tab allows connecting the input strips to the output strips Inputs Outputs Routing EQ Settings OUTPUTS Woofer Tweeter Woofer Tweeter left left night nght ls The table shows all of the possible connections between the input strips and the output strips The2. TABLE OF CONTENTS ii O OEE Coonan eUn Je ae mrt Maree nena J SOUW ale linsta la Merida nia 3 A ice ieetelcncese eects dpa seein ieaan etni eamiauntenanetacea nies A 3 Overview OPrtnie EK IO Mtra deus rd iia 5 DVN sees ad nio 6 Cone Sel cOn ri 7 A A A a o E edo a 8 MOUE UMNO sea RP RO 9 OOE ted as 10 ROUNE To ri ici T2 A iks AN NA 13 SA ten taae meta t taints a a Ga ita sige aanmeene nae acum ennitat attest tas 14 Genera lSe HUIS amenas iaa nia 14 Parametros dida tas 14 OUDE cer Ono 17 imbortmeurement o WING OWE saraaa cia td 18 GPI PODER q RT ates 21 SERE Ee EEA E iO 2l Frequency RESPONSE GDN Carera ana a e a ae eee eda 22 TASS RE DOE GIN rita ia ini 22 Group Dela Grail ii E a ii 23 anster FUNCIO Cal cio ll Graal a a A ideal eae ceten 23 PE IETS AE aE ated mara tanta tee EE beet EA naan E E 23 Playpack DUTTON A A A en 24 A e e OEA AAEE E E AN A aati E A amnane 24 license mana COMO I nia AS al r s 26 Adona RE SOUC a E E OE 2 INTRODUCTION EKIO is a Loudspeaker Management Application It lets you customize the sound of your loudspeaker system so that it sounds and performs optimally The app allows you to easily create a crossover for your full range speakers and subs EKIO can import speaker measurements allowing you to achieve the finest settings and get the best audio performance EKIO is a Windows application that works with an ASIOt audio interface If your device has no native ASIO drivers you can still use EKIO by u
3. e UP moves the selected filter one place up e DOWN moves the selected filter one place down e COPY copies the selected filter into a buffer e PASTE copies the values of the buffered filter into a new filter PEQ filters They can be disabled by checking their button Bypass The color of a PEQ filter is displayed on its left To change it double click on it Available filters are High pass and Low pass The LOW PASS FILTER passes frequencies below the cutoff frequency and drastically attenuates above the cutoff This is opposite to the HIGH PASS FILTER which allows high frequencies and blocks lower than the cutoff Their parameters are TYPE e BW stands for Butterworth When two Butterworth filters are summed a 3dB increase in level will be created at the crossover frequency e LR stands for Linkwitz Riley When two Linkwitz Riley filters are summed there is no increase in level around the crossover frequency which makes these types of filters very popular e BESSEL filters provide the best transient response but their transition from the pass band to the stop band is slower than for other filters SLOPE this parameter adjusts the slope rate of the filter beyond the cutoff frequency Lower settings yield a more gradual slope FREQ cutoff frequency Bell The BELL FILTER allows you to selectively emphasize or attenuate a limited band of the audio Spectrum Its parameters are FREQ adjusts the center fr
4. _ Invert Parametric EQ Export Export biquads Bigs Type BW al F Slope 12 dB oct HIGH PASS Freq 425 Hz B AN Type BW hi PEQ OO W Slope 12 dB oct List LOW PASS Freq 1985 Hz B PEQ rada uttons It is composed of the following elements Strip selection This drop down list displays all of the input and output strips Select the strip on which you want to edit the equalizer General settings This section has three settings GAIN Applies a gain to the audio signal Its value ranges from 100 to 15 dB The slider covers a range from 15 to 15 dB To go beyond enter the value manually into the text field DELAY Applies a delay to the audio signal Its value ranges between O and 150 ms The slider covers a range from O to 3 ms To go beyond enter the value manually into the text field INVERT Inverts the audio signal s polarity Parametric EQ In this area we create the parametric filters PEQ applied to the audio signal and we set their parameters The filters are listed one above the other 14 Buttons The buttons act on the filters Some require that a filter be selected To select a filter click on it anywhere so that it appears highlighted The buttons perform the following actions e ADD adds a new filter at the end of the list By default the selected type is the BELL filter You can edit it to choose another type e DELETE deletes the selected filter e CLEAR ALL removes all filters
5. driver Settings tab and select the input and output channels Inputs Outputs tab 8 Start the audio processing This is described in more detail later in this document MENU The menu items are Creates a new config Loads a config located on the disk Config files have the extension ekio Creates a new config which is a copy of the selected configuration To be differentiated the new config bears the name of the original configuration followed by Copy Closes the currently selected config Closes all configurations opened in the software Saves the currently selected config If it does not already have a file name the user is requested to enter one Saves the currently selected config with a new name Exits the application Opens the application preferences window see Preferences Opens the EKIO website in your default web browser Checks if a newer software version is available for download on the Lupisoft website your computer must be connected to the Internet To install a new version of the software follow these steps 1 if EKIO is running terminate the application 2 uninstall the software from your computer 3 install the new version The user license is kept during operation Nevertheless we recommend that you always keep a copy of your license in a safe place Opens the license management window see License management Opens the About window It displays the software version and the
6. license agreement that you must accept when you install the software CONFIG SELECTION Several configurations can be loaded simultaneously into the software But only one can be edited at once This drop down menu lets you choose the configuration that you want to edit It is possible to switch from one to another when desired INPUTS OUTPUTS TAB This tab is divided into two parts The upper part allows manipulating input strips The lower part allows manipulating output strips An input strip receives an audio signal from the sound card while an output strip sends an audio signal to the sound card Each strip can apply effects to the audio signal gain delay polarity inversion mute solo and EQ All settings are accessible directly on the strip except for the equalizer settings which are set in the EQ tab see Eq Tab The input strips are connected to the output strips in the ROUTING tab see Routing Tab Control buttons To perform some actions a strip must be selected To select a strip click on it anywhere The following buttons are used to act on the strips Adds a new input strip or output strip at the end of the list x Deletes the selected input strip or output strip eo Copies the selected input strip or output strip into a buffer PASTE Copies the strip written into the buffer at the end of the input strip list or output strip list Moves the selected input strip or output
7. rows represent the inputs while the columns represent the outputs At each intersection between a row and a column is a button Click the button to turn it ON or OFF When the button is ON the corresponding input and output are connected the output receives the audio signal from the input When the button is OFF they are disconnected When several inputs are connected to the same output the output receives the sum of all connected input signals 12 EQ TAB Inputs Outputs Routing Settings EQ OUT 2 Midrange a General Eq Gain 14 Delay 0 C Invert a Parametric EQ Export biquads Type BW v Slope 12 dB oct Frequency response Freq 425 Hz B 2 s Type BW y 65 0 l Y Slope 12 dB oct 5 5 a5 Graphics Freq 1985 Hz B Transfer function Add Delete Clear An Up Down Copy Paste 10 OUTPUT SELECTION Output O 1 Woofer Selection O 2 Midrange O 3 High 20 30 100 200 In this tab you can edit the equalizer of the strips and see the effect of filtering on the graphics The screen is divided into three parts This is where we edit the equalizer settings Selects which outputs are displayed in the Graphics area This is where all of the graphics are displayed Eq This area allows editing the equalizer of the input and output strips 13 EQ Strip Selection OUT 2 Midrange a General General Gain 14 Settings Delay 0
8. 0 txt 7 5 D 2 way speakers h tweeter_deg 7 5 txt 15 D 2 way speakers h tweeter_deg 15 txt 22 5 D 2 way speakers h tweeter_deg 22 5 txt Gain offset 0 Delay 0 a Vertical off axis measurements Select Angle Filename 0 D 2 way speakers v tweeter_deg 0 txt t3 D 2 way speakers v tweeter_deg 7 5 txt 15 D 2 way speakers v tweeter_deg 15 txt 22 5 DA2 way speakers v tweeter_deg 22 5 txt Gain offset 0 Delay 0 On axis measurement In this section you can import the frequency response measured on the axis of the speaker This measurement is used by the FREQUENCY RESPONSE graphic see Frequency Response Graphic and the GROUP DELAY graphic see Group Delay Graphic 18 a On axis measurement nae D 2 way speakers h tweeter_deg 0 txt Gain offset 0 Delay O A clicking on this button opens a selection window that lets you choose the file to import You can also manually enter its name into the field deletes the field Two settings are applied to the imported measure e GAIN OFFSET applies a gain to the measurement ranging from 150 dB to 150 dB e DELAY adds a delay to the measurement ranging from 150 ms to 150 ms Horizontal off axis measurements In this section you can import the frequency responses measured off axis on a horizontal plane Those measurements are used by the OFF AXIS RESPONSE graphic with ORIENTATION set to HORIZONTAL see Off Axis Response Graphic a Ho
9. 8 1466802 al 1 81744455983487 a2 0 855993483093545 biquad3 b0 0 00874658381255419 b1 0 0174931676251084 b2 0 00874658381255419 a1 1 64948121228681 a2 0 684467547537023 _ Hide Parameters _ Invert a1 a2 sign Copy to clipboard NUMBER OF BIQUADS indicates the number of biquads needed to implement all of the parametric filters 16 SAMPLING RATE displays the sample rate of the configuration defined in ASIO Settings Note that the published coefficients are valid at this sample rate ONLY Make sure that the device to which you transfer the coefficients operates at this sampling frequency This window lists the biquad coefficients For each PEQ filter a line between describes the filter and its parameters It is followed by one or more biquads Each biquad consists of five coefficients BO B1 B2 A1 and A2 Two settings are available e HIDE PARAMETERS masks the lines between This is useful when you want to export only the coefficients without the PEQ parameters e INVERT A1 A2 SIGN inverts the sign of coefficients A1 and A2 This is useful to transfer the coefficients to a MiniDSP for example The buttons let you perform the following actions e COPY TO CLIPBOARD copies the content of the window into the clipboard e SAVE AS saves the content of the window coefficients into a file e CLOSE closes the window Output Selection This allows you to select which outputs are displayed in
10. aphic and click with the right button MOVE AXIS to move an axis click on it with the left mouse button and then move the mouse along the axis while holding the button down Finally release the button DISPLAY CURSOR POSITION when the mouse is over a graphic press the SHIFT KEY to display the cursor position EQ Graphic This graphic displays the curves of the equalizer that is currently edited see EQ Strip selection It shows 21 e The curve of the resulting filter with orange color e the curves of all PEQ filters You can edit a PEQ filter directly on the graphic To do this click the handle located on its curve While holding down the mouse button drag it to the desired position Then release the button You can hold down the CONTROL key while you move the handle of a BELL filter a LOW SHELF or a HIGH SHELF filter This allows adjusting the value of the Q parameter Two options are available e SHOW INDIVIDUAL PHASES displays the phase curves of the PEQ filters e SHOW TOTAL PHASE displays the phase curve of the resulting filter Frequency Response Graphic This graphic displays the frequency responses of the selected outputs and the frequency response of their sum Frequency responses take into account the on axis measurements applied to outputs see On axis measurement SMOOTHING this drop down list lets you choose what smoothing is applied to the curves The available options are e SHOW TOTAL MAGNITUDE d
11. ble on our website You will find how to e use EKIO with an ASIO audio interface e use EKIO with a sound card that does not support ASIO e output via HDMI e filter an external source e filter Windows sounds e etc 2 Universal ASIO Driver For WDM Audio OVERVIEW OF THE EKIO INTERFACE A CONFIG is a consistent set of software settings for a given application It can be created edited saved to file loaded closed etc This is the main window of EKIO E Menu File Options Selection Config lt New Config 1 gt wail Playback Inputs Outputs Routing EQ Settings 2 2 3 E It comprises the following four elements Menu The menu allows acting on the config as well as on the general parameters of the software Config selection This drop down button selects what config is being edited Several configs can be loaded into the software but only one is selected at a given time ee Si a dm y Config edition It is in this area that we edit the selected config Playback button When the config is ready this button is used to start the audio processing The software is typically used as follows Create a new config Select a sample rate Settings tab Create inputs and outputs Inputs Outputs tab Connect inputs to outputs Routing tab e 5 Edit config settings gain delay equalizer crossover Inputs Outputs tab and EQ tab 6 Visualize the results on the graphics EQ tab 7 Select an audio
12. equency of the band to be treated 15 Q adjusts the width of the band to be treated Lower Q settings provide wider filters affecting a wider range of frequencies when adjusted Higher Q settings provide narrower filters which affect fewer frequencies when adjusted PEAK sets the applied gain Low shelf and High shelf A LOW SHELF FILTER will cut or boost signals of frequencies below the transition frequency f Above fe the frequency response will not be altered and will pass normally A HIGH SHELF FILTER will cut or boost signals of frequencies above the transition frequency f Below fe the frequency response will not be altered and will pass normally Their parameters are FREQ transition frequency Q this parameter adjusts the slope rate of the filter at the transition frequency Lower settings yield a more gradual slope Higher settings produce a steeper slope PEAK amount of cut or boost to apply in dB Export biquads Parametric filters are implemented as biquads EKIO allows exporting their coefficients so you can load the filters on another device Information Number of biquads 3 Sampling rate 44100 Hz Biquad coefficients Bell f 302 Hz Q 0 7 Peak 1 5 dB biquad b0 0 994859633598806 b1 1 93338911087633 b2 0 940320581502873 a1 1 9333891 1087633 a2 0 935180215101679 Low pass Butterworth 24 dB oct 1433 Hz biquad2 b0 0 0096372308 1466802 b1 0 01927446 1629336 b2 0 009637230
13. hics The graphics area can hold up to five graphics To add one click on the button ADD GRAPHIC Common buttons The following buttons are common to all graphics Graphic Export Move Move type Options image up down Close GRAPHIC TYPE allows choosing the type of chart There are five types EQ FREQUENCY RESPONSE OFF AXIS FREQUENCY RESPONSE GROUP DELAY and TRANSFER FUNCTIONS OPTIONS displays the options of the graphic They differ depending on the graphic type The following option is common to all graphics SYNCHRONIZE FREQUENCY AXIS all graphics with this option enabled have their frequency axis synchronized When the frequency axis of a graphic is moved the modification is applied to all of the others When this option is disabled the axis can be moved independently of the others EXPORT IMAGE click on this button to open the EXPORT IMAGE window It allows exporting the graphic as an image either into a file or into the clipboard MOVE UP moves the graphic up MOVE DOWN moves the graphic down CLOSE closes the graphic Common actions The following actions can be applied to all graphics ZOOM IN to zoom in surround the area in which you are interested with the mouse Click inside the graphic to define the first corner of the zoom window Hold the button down and move the pointer to the location of the opposite corner Finally release the button ZOOM OUT to zoom out move the mouse pointer anywhere inside the gr
14. isplays the magnitude of the total frequency response The total frequency response is equal to the sum of the frequency responses of the selected outputs e SHOW TOTAL PHASE displays the phase of the total frequency response e SHOW INDIVIDUAL MAGNITUDES displays the magnitudes of the frequency responses of the selected outputs e SHOW INDIVIDUAL PHASES displays the phases of the frequency responses of the selected outputs Off Axis Response Graphic This graphic displays the off axis response curves of the sum of the selected outputs The angles shown are those with which measurements have been associated see Horizontal Off axis measurements and Vertical off axis measurements The curve corresponding to a given angle is displayed if all outputs have a measurement associated with that angle For example outputs 1 and 2 are selected The graphic displays the off axis response curve of their sum Output 1 has measurements associated with angles O 10 20 30 and 40 degrees Output 2 has measurements associated with angles O 20 and 40 degrees The graphic displays the curves corresponding to angles 0 20 and 40 degrees because these are the only angles for which measurements are available on each output SMOOTHING this drop down list lets you choose what smoothing is applied to the curves ORIENTATION this button lets you choose between the following e HORIZONTAL the horizontal off axis measurements are used see Horizontal Off axis
15. measurements A2 e VERTICAL the vertical off axis measurements are used see Vertical off axis measurements There are no other OPTIONS available Group Delay Graphic This graphic shows the group delay of the selected outputs see Output Selection and the group delay of their sum The available OPTIONS are e SHOW TOTAL displays the group delay of the sum of the selected outputs e SHOW INDIVIDUALS displays the group delay of the selected outputs Transfer Function Graphic This graphic displays the transfer functions of the selected outputs The available OPTIONS are e SHOW PHASES displays the phases of the transfer functions SETTINGS TAB Inputs Qutputs Routing EQ settings General Settings PA ASIO Settings Driver Saffire y L Request buffer size 2048 Informations Name away speakers Author s Description Filename D 2 way speakers 2 way speaker ekio 23 General Settings Sampling Rate Selects the sample rate of the config ASIO Settings Driver This drop down list lets you choose the ASIO driver that you want to use for playback Request buffer size Here you specify the size of the audio buffers used during playback A small size provides a low latency but can cause crackles during playback A larger size increases latency but allows avoiding cuts To define a buffer size check the button and enter a value into the field Uncheck the button to let the driver choose its p
16. n Windows Startup This section allows configuring the behavior of EKIO at Windows startup START EKIO WHEN WINDOWS STARTS If checked EKIO will start automatically each time Windows starts MINIMIZE WINDOW Minimize the application when EKIO starts with Windows LOAD CONFIG This loads a config when EKIO starts with Windows Click on the button to choose the config or enter its name directly into the field PLAY CONFIG Plays the loaded config when EKIO starts with Windows WAIT N SECONDS BEFORE LOADING CONFIG Wait N seconds before playing the loaded config This is useful if you want EKIO to wait that some drivers or software are completely loaded before it starts its processing Misc CLOSE MINIMIZE TO SYSTEM TRAY When this option is checked EKIO no longer appears in the taskbar but in the system tray in the bottom right of the screen ASIO INPUT OUTPUT LIST LENGTH Zo This defines the size of the list of channels displayed in an input strip see Input Strip or in an output strip see Output Strip This is a minimum size If the selected ASIO driver has more channels than the size specified all channels are displayed LICENSE MANAGEMENT A user license can be purchased on the EKIO website In this window you can activate your license You can do it either online if your computer is connected to the Internet or offline A license can only be activated on a single computer at a time If you wish to transfer you
17. ngle in degrees The angle value can be an integer or decimal e g deg45 deg22 5 optionally preceded with a plus or a minus sign e g deg10 deg 30 deg 45 Examples of valid file names MidWoofer deg 0 txt Medium degtso Fartield txt Tweeter HO deg 22 3 UXU Vertical off axis measurements In this section you can import the frequency responses measured off axis on a vertical plane Those measurements are used by the OFF AXIS RESPONSE graphic with ORIENTATION set to VERTICAL see Off Axis Response Graphic Operation is identical to the previous section Measurement file format The measurement files are text files written with the following structure header lt frequency gt lt separator gt lt magnitude gt lt separator gt lt phase gt lt frequency gt lt separator gt lt magnitude gt lt separator gt lt phase gt lt frequency gt lt separator gt lt magnitude gt lt separator gt lt phase gt With header optional header lt frequency gt frequency in Hz lt separator gt may be composed of spaces tabs or a semicolon lt magnitude gt magnitude in dB lt phase gt phase in degrees The phase can be wrapped or unwrapped The decimal separator is a dot Example Woofer A measurement 0 50 4277416519 181 087643279 5 49 8484750329 188 610750555 10 47 6 52662956 202 691690774 15 47 1882385137 203 055846114 20 44 4384864254 210 713279311 25 44 0139520572 206 436586045 20 Grap
18. r license from one computer to another you have to disable it on the first one before you can activate it on the second one To open the window LICENSE MANAGEMENT click on the menu gt LICENSE MANAGEMENT The available actions are Activate online This allows you to activate your license online This is the easiest and fastest way in which to get your license activated When you purchase the software you receive a license via email Copy this license into the clipboard Ctrl C and then paste it into the textbox located after ENTER YOUR LICENSE Then click the button ACTIVATE You have to restart the software for the license to take effect Activate offline If your computer is not connected to the Internet you can use the offline activation Send us an email with your license and the MACHINE CODE displayed on the screen We will send you an ACTIVATION CODE that you will enter in the appropriate textbox before clicking on the ACTIVATE button Deactivate To deactivate the license click on the DEACTIVATE button The software returns to the free version The license can now be activated on another computer This method is useful when a user needs to migrate the software from one machine to another machine This action will fail if the computer is not connected to the Internet Buy Clicking on the VISIT US HERE link will direct you to the application s website 26 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Lupisoft Website http w
19. referred buffer size Information The fields NAME AUTHOR S and DESCRIPTION allow you to describe the configuration The FILENAME field displays the name of the file associated with the config PLAYBACK BUTTON Play stop the selected config When the config is ready click on this button to start the real time audio processing EKIO will receive audio signals from the sound card on its inputs apply the defined filters and send the result to its outputs If the playback doesn t start check that a driver is selected see ASIO Settings Note that the ASIO driver must be able to operate at the sampling frequency set in the Settings tab see Settings Tab If this is not the case EKIO will display an error message PREFERENCES Preferences allow you to define some of the basic operating parameters of EKIO This section explains each of these preferences You can access this window via the OPTIONS gt PREFERENCES menu Activate or deactivate the preferences Then close the window once you ve made your selections 24 Preferences are automatically saved whenever you click the OK button The settings made in the Preferences window are saved in a general preference file Preference settings apply to all configs On Windows Startup C Start EKIO when Windows starts Minimize window Load config Play config Wait 0 seconds before loading config Misc L Close minimize to system tray ASIO input output lists length 16 O
20. rizontal off axis measurements Select Angle Filename Add 0 D 2 way speakers h tweeter_deg 0 bd Delete Cl f a D 2 way speakers hltweeter_deg 7 5 txt 15 D 2 way speakers hltweeter_deg 13 txt 22 5 DAZ way speakers h tweeter_deg 22 5 txt Gain offset 0 Delay 0 Each line of the list corresponds to a measurement and contains the following fields e SELECT uncheck this button to hide the measurement on the graphics without deleting it e ANGLE enter the angle of the measurement into this field Every angle must have a different value e FILENAME displays the file name of the measurement The three buttons perform the following actions e ADD adds one or more measures Click this button to open a file selection window e DELETE deletes the selected measurement s To select a measurement click on the corresponding line e CLEAR deletes all measurements The following two settings are applied to all measurements in the list e GAIN OFFSET applies a gain to all measurements in the list from 150 dB to 150 dB e DELAY adds a delay to all measurements in the list from 150 ms to 150 ms 19 Note When a measure is added using the ADD button the software can read the angle of the measurement into the file name For this the file name must have the predefined form oe deg lt angle gt The file name must contain the keyword deg immediately followed by the measurement a
21. sing a generic ASIO driver Disclaimer Warning Lupisoft cannot be responsible for any damage that may result from the improper use of this product An incorrect EKIO configuration could damage your audio system Therefore we do recommend that you carefully read this manual and other technical notes to ensure that you fully understand how to use this software It is better to switch off all your devices when you change the configuration of your system Once all your settings are set and verified you can turn your devices on and start the audio processing SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To operate EKIO requires that the Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 Client Profile or Full be installed on your computer If this is not the case you can download it for free on the Microsoft website and install it Installing EKIO is simple Double click the installation file and follow the instructions EKIO requirements e Windows 10 8 7 e NET Framework 4 0 SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM There are many ways in which to integrate EKIO into your system 1 ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH For example EKIO can be used with an ASIO audio interface This solution provides the best performance especially in terms of latency But it can also work with a sound card that has no native ASIO driver In this case one uses generic drivers such as ASIO4ALL Detailed explanations of the different ways to integrate EKIO into your system are availa
22. strip one place to the left Moves the selected input strip or output strip one place to the right Input Strip The following is an overview of the main elements in the input strip Strip number Mame Input path Mute button Solo button Peak level meter Level meter Delay EQ button This is the number of the strip inside the list A textbox where you can enter the name of the strip Sets the channel strip s input path If no audio channel is available go to the SETTINGS tab and choose an audio driver see ASIO Settings You can force the software to display more channels by changing the property ASIO INPUT OUTPUT LISTS LENGTH into the PREFERENCES window see Preferences Activating the mute button will mute the corresponding strip Solos and unsolos the channel strip Amplifies or attenuates the audio signal with a gain between 70 and 12 dB Updates during playback to show the highest peak level reached Displays an input strip s monitoring level Applies a delay to the signal between O and 150 ms This button allows editing the equalizer of the strip When clicked the EQ tab is opened and the corresponding strip is selected see EQ strip selection Output Strip The following is an overview of the main elements in the output strip 10 Strip number Woofer left Name Mute button Solo button EQ button Delay Gain Peak level meter Level meter Output path
23. the graphics to assign them a color and to associate them with measurements OUTPUT SELECTION 1 Woofer E ni Select J ah Import a l amp Tweeter measurements Output Output Display number name output This window lists all of the available outputs Each line corresponds to an output All have the following elements This colored button displays the color of the output strip This is useful for graphics Click the button to modify the color Displays the output number Displays the output name I7 Checking this button selects the output to make it appear on the graphics Uncheck this button if you don t want the output to appear Click on this button to open the IMPORT MEASUREMENT window which lets you assign measurements to the output see Import Measurement Window Import measurements window In this window you can assign measurements to an output If an output is connected to a speaker you can import its frequency response measurement into the software This way EKIO can calculate what the frequency response of the speaker is when the filters are applied The window is divided into three parts on axis measurements horizontal off axis measurements and vertical off axis measurements a On axis measurement Filename D 2 way speakers h tweeter_deg 0 txt Gain offset 0 Delay 0 a Horizontal off axis measurements Select Angle Filename 0 D 2 way speakers h tweeter_deg
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