You guys @ AV Nirvana really need to do a proper 'Beginners Guide'. One where you actually record measuring & using REW in a real HT setup & while going through the step by step process with 'pause & explain' kind of tutorial. THAT WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO MANY !!!!! Hope you guys consider doing one. Cheers !

We beginners need a step by step slow real video(not a masterclass with powerpoint) showing us how to get the best speaker/ studio monitor position using REW please.👍 I ve had this free software for too long😑

There is not waste in every single nano second. Grateful to have such material available for us. Confident and great knowledge of what you are telling. Congratulations

Thanks for stopping by and watching @Larry M, @TrollhammerX, and @Lance Hizon! Hope you guys swing by AV NIRVANA and introduce yourselves!

This is great, but not sure its a "beginner's guide". Source: am a beginner, didn't understand half of this.

The old fashion of the storyteller, why he never demonstrated and showed the way how to operate it, and how to solve the problems.

why is it recommended to test using the output of only one speaker? This method has been recommended elsewhere, so this is how I conducted my first rounds of tests. However, despite finding a more ideal monitoring/listening position--according to these measurements--I was hearing very inconsistent bass response in some music I was familiar with. It wasn't until I started testing with both speakers that I was able to see the huge and wide peak around 60 Hz that I was hearing. So just to clarify, my experience seems to suggest that using both speakers to play back the measurement sweep might produce more accurate results than just using a single speaker. Is this wrong?

Yes, i have always been wanting to get one of these, but we need a REW and Mini DSP beginners guide for DUMMIES. Like super total starting guide for us noobs. I dont think my Computer has an HDMI either.

Diaphragmatic rubber to create bass dampening and absorption works well.

Thank you for helping out beginners on how to use REW.

Interesting that he says take multiple recordings with small placement changes in the listening position but then says don't bother taking readings of the left and right speakers seperately or even both. Small variations in a room can cause fairly big differences in left and right speaker readings. In fact most of the well known studio acoustic engineers often insist on multiple speaker readings but not multi positional readings, unless you have say a listening couch or something similar. 🤔

Matt, when I finished my basement I applied double drywall on the ceiling and a rockwool (stone wool fire insulation that also works a sound insulation). When I played my system upstairs, I was shocked by the difference in sound. Does that qualify as room treatment that's 1 foot deep? It's behind the wall and it's preventing the basement from interacting with the upstairs room.

While this may look like a through explanation to people that already understand REW, it leaves more questions than answers when is all said and done. I found it interesting that nobody in his class stopped him to answer a question about the process or the hookups or even which tabs to select when doing this. This is so much more complicated when you’re not familiar with the lingo and even computers. I’ll bet at least someone in that room wanted to know for example where you stand when performing these tone sweeps. Are there any other cords/connections needed? I’m sure the guy giving the tutorial tried his best but I also don’t think he understood what beginner means. A beginner needs to really start from the beginning.

Pl suggest YAPO can use instead of Mike with laptop if yes Pl guide how to do it

it's a longshot but it'd be great if there was a link to the slidedeck so we can see it clearer while he's talking.

Please demonstrate how to connect and do the measurements.

Hi Sir, Wish someone/Master can help me 1. using REW to run "Measure" and mute the REW test signal, and then DUT play white noise. does it make sense for measuring? 2. based on item1, the measurement results are different with running RTA. the level from RTA is much lower than running "Measure" as item1. does it make sense?

But wouldent Waterfall give you the RT60? For studies that's an important aspect isn't it?

Hello I am new to REW and trying to join the AV Nirvana site but having issues. Is there someone I can talk to about that? Thank you, David

Fantastic stuff here. I desperately needed this info.

Thank you. Great info... Would love to see more case histories.

Great information. Thanks for sharing!

What about 5.1.4 Setups? Can I also play a sweep dedicated to one of the ceiling speakers (Auro layout)?

More analysis videos would be excellent, especially with use cases that can be solved by room treatments

Are CM6206 soundcard can be use for measurement ?

Hello, thanks for the video, I'm a complete beginner, can you tell me how To link the laptop to the avr via hdmi, please, i've got the DENON 4500H and not sure which slot to use, thanks, mike

Thanks a lot for the informative video. Is there a way to get the slide deck (a PDF copy or something)?

Using a integrated amp without HDMI so how do I connect a PC?

Great video!! Thanks for sharing.

Great video, thanks for all the useful information

You missed a huge opportunity to say don't go chasing waterfalls.

I have a neumann KM84i from the 1980s, it's extremely flat, also a neumann tlm193, do you think that would be appropritate for measuring my room? I come from a pro audio engineer background and am trying to improve my room acoustics.

This was a great birds eye view of REW. Do you have any sources for a more in-depth “advanced” look at the software and application of it? I’m an audio engineer (live sound), and I’m interested in learning more about room acoustics/treatment/analysis as a whole (I can’t do live sound forever). I use Smaart Di v2, but it doesn’t offer an IR mode and I don’t feel like coughing up almost another $600 to upgrade to v8 right now. Enter REW. I can’t believe this software is free. The feature set is pretty impressive. I just need a little guidance! Any help is appreciated!

Thanks for the information! It's a great tool indeed!

Appreciate the effort, but this is more of a The WHAT REW CAN DO vs The HOW. Plus 13 minutes to get past the MIC ppt.... :/

Thank you for doing this, next time you do it, just stay on the power point presentation as much as possible, unless you are showing something that the audience need to see, its easier to follow when you are talking about something on the power point presentation and we can see the power point instead of seeing you talk thanks again

The real reason NOT to measure a seating position next to the left or right hand side wall is that “ If you did, then you would be outside the boundaries of your front main speakers” which in reality is a silly place to be listening to music or watching a movie anyway. With auto eq systems that are any good, there should be no such thing as a crappy seat because seating against any wall to left and right should not even be there to begin with. ALWAYS, keep your measurements within the boundaries of your front mains and DON,T go any wider no matter how many measurements your calibration equipment can take. Sometimes less measurements can mean more in terms of results.

anyone know what that other software he used is called?

All that acoustic treatment and they can't oil the door hinge!

Sólo faltan subtítulos :( jaja Saludos!!

Not helpful for beginners..sorry,just not!

Sorry - this is neither a guide nor made for beginners.

this makes no sense

full of information but quite useless information for beginners