Sure thing man!

Did you tune your mids and high or this only works on the lows?

Thanks man, much appreciated ;)

Same. I agree

Yeah specially feeding that tard of steve meade

@@probmxjona tard? Nah, that's not the right term, more like self centered arrogant fool that thinks only he has things. He's full of himself.

@@iiSup3rior yes very much full of him self he thinks he is the shit and he is not.

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback!

Lol, now that’s funny 😆

Lol that's funny as hell lol

Lmao

I gain mine to never go past 14. Usually never go past 13.

Much appreciated man. Thanks for the support

Agreed!

Heck yeah! Glad this video Helped! You going to love it. Really cool to actually see the sine wave so there is no guesswork involved

An oscope is trash for audio... you can set gain but that's it... just get a dd1 and be done...

Lol.... a DD1 gives you a little red indicator dot. An oscope gives you full visual of a sine wave for a fraction of the cost. If people want spend 4 times as much for a red led bulb and no visual if the sine wave. Have at it

@@andrewmcallister4151 then you know nothing about car audio lol a dd1 sets gains at a way lower level then youd ever see on a oscope ... your the type of guy who wants to just be lazy and set it and forget it and not get optimal performance from your system .. lol

@@johndoe-mn4mh #RedLEDsMatter just kidding, Oscopes are even cheaper now, I found a full blown multimeter, signal generator, oscilloscope for $85 - I play with electronics and arduinos and all this other stuff, so I'm sure I'll use it every day.

Thanks man. Appreciate it :)

Thanks for the feedback man. Much appreciated.

I've seen this also on five-star audio I thinks the channel

Playing it safe would be using the 0db track because that actually is a louder volume than -5db 👍

@@PuresDen unless im misunderstanding your comment you may have missed the point od mine originally. The reason -5db is safer is exactly because it's not as loud. 0db is loud and due to the many different people that master or remaster music you never truly know what levels they're mastered at or how they've staged their gains and plug-ins . Due to those very reasons thats why the -5db overlap is safer. You'll lose some output sure, but unless you have a reliable source for your tracks it's safer to set lower. Setting at 0db definitely increases the chances of have a Rouge track in the mix that causes massive clipping. I pulled this directly from a mastering site for some context as I'm in no way a music recording guru. "Here is a rule of thumb, don't peak on your individual sounds say louder than -18 to -12 db, and your master don't go anywhere near past -6 db. There are no hard and fast rules for this but learn about how analog operates and is gain staged. 24 bit audio has a resolution of 144 db 16 bit audio has a resolution of 96 db. so you can STILL HAVE YOUR AUDIO ALMOST -50 db down from zero and still use the full bandwidth of 16 bit audio resolution."

@@josephstaton6438 false , all mixed and mastered tracks made by actual artists and labels dont go above 0db , if a song you are playing does it was made by johnny in his back yard - Jay

Thanks for the input!

Awesome! Most shops turn Gain up high to make it sound like you got more bang for your Buck. Unfortunately, lots of people including shops treat gain like a volume knob. The rule is, if you want to get louder. Get more subs and amps with proper electrical upgrades.

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!

So is there any instructions than what he showed that needs to be done for the device to work properly. I noticed it had a ground tab on top and when I initially turned it on the screen looked crazy with hundreds of line going up and down the screen. You seem knowledgeable so I'd love your input on what to do step by step to tuning the system once I take it out of the box. If you wouldn't mind, I'd love for you to contact me @ 786-676-1563. Maybe this weekend when I go back to my amps to tune you can help me on video if possible

I can answer any questions you have man. Make sure to check out this video first tho. I explain settings in depth: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLGBpMaCmteXZH0.html

Cool man. Sweet! They are handy to have around :)

I’ll keep that in mind! Thanks for watching

Yea 4 channel do one cant find shit on it I'm on team high voltage out of Knox tn

Nice!

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!

Anybody can tell me please brand and model? Wanna order it right away 🥂 thanks

More expensive now, but this is the one: www.amazon.com/STARTO-Handheld-Oscilloscope-BNC-Clip-Assembled/dp/B07QL3SS7S/ref=asc_df_B07QL3SS7S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459704590302&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=792658384330101374&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033504&hvtargid=pla-945043665765&psc=1

Awesome man! much appreciated! Unfortunately I don't have any affiliate links set up yet...but sure do appreciate the support of my channel! Glad i could help! I feel the same way about the SMD devices lol

I have a separate video on this.... but yes. That is what should be done. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7hnhKhhx9fepIU.html

Wow, that’s awesome! Every volt counts!

Yes sir

Lol, that’s crazy. I think KZfaq Keeps tabs on us all lol

@@NextLevelCarAudio hey I noticed during your video you had a 20vac scale set...are you sure it clipped and you didnt just reached the top of scale? Maybe setting the scale to next setting above 20vac will show you it wasnt actually clipping? Would appreciate a reply if you try and you do find a different result....thanks

I’ve pretty much played with every setting to toy around. With the peak of the sine wave completely off the screen and also with it at the bottom. Same result. That is the clipping point of the sine wave. Not screen cut off

@@NextLevelCarAudio alright thanks! Great vids!

Thanks!

Awesome. It will definitely add value to your setup!

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback

Heck yeah!

Thanks! Make sure to check out this video I made as well running it up against my expensive bench top scope. Performed 100% accurate. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLGBpMaCmteXZH0.html

Got my o scope in from Amazon and the unit does not show running at the top like yours I used the exact same setting too.. the Interface is different from yours.

Does it say waiting prior to signal going in

Yes it does

Sounds like it is not getting triggered then by the input signal. If turning up the Gain does not trigger the o-scope, then it must be faulty. Sucks

I’ll try to put that in my next lineup, thanks for the recommendation

Use the Oscilloscope on the RCA outs from the head unit. Usually a good idea to test the full signal chain if you have multiple devices in the path. For example external EQ or a DSP.

@@SpudicusMaximus only if he uses the rca. It's not good otherwise

I’ll see if I can squeeze that in the lineup somewhere

Use a 1 khz track.

He ever made it? I'm curious as well. I tried doing the same procedure with a higher sound wave but the wave on my Scope shows weird, so I'm unable to calibrate it.

I'm also using a 4-Channel Amp, MRV-F300 to be specific.

I’ll make this my next video. I’ll also go over settings and contrast it to my bench top oscope. Then show how to tune a 4 channel with it. I can have it out by mid next week

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!

Yes! Just connect the positive/negative leads to any set of your speaker output wires on the back of your head unit. For example your front left speaker output. Turn the volume down on the head unit. Then play a 1000hz sine wave. Then start adjusting your volume up until you see the signal start to clip. That’s it. Whatever volume that is, that is the max you should go!

@@NextLevelCarAudio awesome bro, thx!

When testing HU does it matter what eq, bass boost,etc.. is set at?

Set it for how you plan on keeping it when you listen to your music. Then dial in your gain. If not you will clip once you adjust your head unit. Some people swear on setting it while“flat”. But that is not optimal. Gain is always the LAST thing you want to dial in and adjust when setting up your system

@@NextLevelCarAudio wow didn’t know this. I too have watched so many other set it at flat when dialing in voltage/ setting gain. Thank you for this info bro. Learn something new everyday from you!

Awesome

Lol, that’s awesome!

@@NextLevelCarAudio yah now my gain was set properly for the voltage drop as well. Just because you get a clean signal don't mean it will play clean if your voltage ends up at 10volts clean single so my gain is a bit lower on my strapped half ohms amps.

All you need to do is remove the subwoofer from the enclosure to access the speaker wires that are connected to it. Tap into the wires from there and your good to go. Same procedure as normal from there

Did you figure it out? I have kicker 8" hideaway as well and was wondering the same.

Lol.... probably, he will be fine tho. Lmfao, us guys that don’t have unlimited funds for audio gear need to do what we need to do to make it work

@@NextLevelCarAudio 100% ... car audio #basshead/your channel is my church 🤪🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Thanks bro!

@@NextLevelCarAudio I myself would rather spend my hard earned cash to pay for my stereo and not over priced tuning equipment

Yes sir

Lol...

Awesome!

Lol... probably. Let me know how it works for ya!

IIRC you connect the oscope leads to the RCA cables to check the headunit, and play the test tone while turning up the volume knob

@@zykonot I did that and the oscope will not work right anymore. I just bought another one and it did the exact same thing

You bet. Check out this video to get more details on tuning it and comparing it to my bench top scope kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLGBpMaCmteXZH0.html

@@NextLevelCarAudio Will do.Thanks again.

Awesome man. It’s a Great tool to have! And thank you for the feedback!

Awesome man. Good to hear

Nice! Check out my newer video comparing it to my bench top scope! 100% accurate!

Smd makes a device, but pricey.

You can use 50hz or 40hz, I usually set mine at 50hz. Basically you don’t want anything over 50hz to go to the subwoofer and everything under 50hz to go to the subwoofer. Hence the lower the hertz’s the more bass.

Thanks for the support

Hell yeah man! That’s how it’s done! Great example!

@@NextLevelCarAudio... thanks to you buddy. Your videos were perfectly awesome. Thank you so much

Great tip! Thank you! And glad you liked the video

@@NextLevelCarAudio could you please make this as another short video. We the “poor bass heads” would love to see it in action.

Ill see what I can do lol

Thanks

I’ll see what I can do after the holidays man.

Nice. Let me know if you need any help

@@NextLevelCarAudio so I did this today, got it set perfectly. But I actually have a stock head unit and I'm using a pretty cheap loc. It can be adjusted though also, do I need to do the same thing to my loc first then my amp? Because it doesn't seem like I'm getting the power I should be with the rest of my system.

With an inline loc it’s a little more tricky. You want to match the preamp voltage coming out of the head unit with the gain seeing on the loc first, that way you have the proper input sensitivity coming into your amp. then adjust the gain on your amp.

@@NextLevelCarAudio okay thank you! I actually ordered an Audiocontrol LC2I pro and it'll be here tomorrow. I'm hoping that'll make it a bit easier and give me a better sound (which I'm sure it will compared to my current $10-20 loc) will that be the same way to set up for my amp gains or no?

That’s a great unit! And yes. Same! 😎

Hell yeah!

@@demoncamberx4054 instructions state to leave all settings flat.

RCA’s don’t hardly ever send a clipped signal. You need to check it the way I explained if you are running any speakers off your head unit directly. If you are running EVERYTHING amplified and not using high level inputs then yes, you can check low level. But most people are not running 100% externally amplified.

Awesome man. Appreciate the support ;)

It does not for me because I am using my head units SLA (source level adjustment) feature. It levels all incoming sources

Your welcome! Check out my newer video where I compare it to my bench oscope! Performs flawless! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLGBpMaCmteXZH0.html

Thanks for the feedback and support! If you have any questions on your journey, come back and comment. I’m very attentive here and try to answer everything that comes through. Thanks 😎

@@NextLevelCarAudio thanx man!

Yep!

Heck yeah. lol :)

Thanks man ;)

Thanks! Much appreciated

Lol, that’s hilarious haha. Appreciate the feedback man.

Thanks a bunch

Awesome

Thanks for the support Scott. Glad to hear these videos and my advice are helping people on here!

@@NextLevelCarAudio you 1000% helped me out. I put a video on what I did on my channel, just if ur curious to see what you helped me do lol.

Done!

You bet! Check this one where I run it up against my bench scope! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLGBpMaCmteXZH0.html

Thanks for the comment! There are many reasons why people say to do things different ways. The reason why I like getting everything dialed in before you set your gain is that you are tuning your amp in a state of how you are actually going to be listening to it. I always have been taught the very last thing you should touch on your amp is the gain. Then call it a day