We’ve found auto-setups do a consistently good job setting up distance and level, but don’t always choose the ideal settings for crossover/bass-management or EQ. ![]() Of course even if your receiver does have an auto-setup system, we recommend that after running the calibration routine that you follow up with a common sense double check of each setting, provided you already have a tape measure and SPL meter. There are SPL meter applications that you can download for a smartphone, and these will work, but they will likely be much less accurate than consumer-level SPL meter, like the Galaxy Audio CM-130, especially with subwoofers. If you have an older receiver, one without an automatic setup system you’ll need a tape measure for distance and an SPL, or Sound Pressure Level meter, for volume level. More advanced receivers may also apply automatic EQ, such as models utilizing the aforementioned Audyssey MultiEQ or Yamaha’s YPAO, to speakers and subwoofers in an attempt to make them sound as similar and accurate as possible.įor best results, the microphone from your A/V receiver should be placed on a tripod. By plugging it in and following the instructions in the user’s manual, the receiver will recommend a crossover setting, automatically compensate for distance, and adjust the level of individual speakers. If you have a modern A/V receiver, it probably came with a little microphone allows the system to automatically adjust all of these settings. However, some entry level and older equipment will require manual setup. These days, most people will utilize an auto-calibration of some sort, i.e. There are two ways to make these adjustments. We’ll also discuss the Equalization (aka EQ) features of modern Audio/Video Receivers. For this video, we’re going to explain the importance of setting Crossover, Distance, and Level for your speakers. If not, click the link to take a peek, or visit our YouTube channel to find it and other great videos. George has also been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by Boston’s esteemed Berklee College of Music.Ĭurrently, he is an Associate Professor of Sound Recording at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a Visiting Lecturer at the Berklee College Of Music in Boston and Valencia, Spain as well as the University of Memphis in Memphis, TN.Hopefully, you’ve already taken a look at our Speaker Positioning videothat guides you through the setup of where to physically put your home theater speakers. George serves as the Chief Technical Officer of META (the Music Engineering Technical Alliance), a strategic union of music producers and engineers dedicated to the highest standards of audio and delivery of music. He is also a member of the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress and an advisor to the Committee for Library Information Resources. In 2013, he was awarded a patent #8,510,361 in the US (as well as other countries) for a variable exponent averaging detector and dynamic range controller. Regularly published in professional journals and trade magazines world wide, George Massenburg received the Gold Medal from the Audio Engineering Society in 2008. In 1982, he founded George Massenburg Labs, an audio electronics company that has released an extensive range of innovative recording technologies, all based on his original designs. In addition to numerous Mix Magazine TEC Awards, in 1988 he also won the Academy of Country Music Record of the Year Award for his production on the album “Trio” featuring Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.įurther, George has designed, built and managed several recording studios as well as contributed to the acoustical and architectural design of many other studios, including George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound. George’s work has gained him world wide recognition and four Grammy Awards, including the Grammy for Technical Achievement in 1998, at the time making him one of only seventeen individuals to ever receive this honor. ![]() His work includes milestone albums by Earth, Wind & Fire, Linda Ronstadt, Natasha Bedingfield, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, the Dixie Chicks and many, many more. Over the past four decades, George Massenburg has been involved in over 400 records.
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