true rta

I was just wondering if you guys could put a tutorial on how to tune car audio using True RTA cause i looked every where for a good tutorial on how to use True Rta and didn't find any i was wondering if you guys could post one plz like hook it up to HU and PEQ or GEQ to get a flat response i would greatly appreciate it if could add pic that would be really kewl just a novice trying to make it in t audio world

I would also be interested in this, good idea

The next time I plug it in, I'll take some screenshots and try to get those posted up. Otherwise, TrueRTA is just that, an RTA. Much like an AudioControl RTA, it does nothing by itself, except SHOW you where your system needs help, with either a parametric EQ or a graphic EQ, or possibly even simply adjusting the gains on a single amplifier.

Do you HAVE TrueRTA? I have it on my laptop, and it is a very fine software. If you DON'T have it, I highly recommend it. Level 4 would be MOST helpful, and for the money, well worth it.

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

I bought level 4 yesterday and was wondering how to use it to help tune car audio systems do i really need the mic to tune out distortion cus i really don't want to spend alot of money on mic and mic pre- amps oh and thx alot haemphyst i would greatly appreciate it if you did show us how to use it youare the best thx again

Ummm... yeah, you have to have the mic and pre-amp... That's what it's for. TrueRTA is not an EQ or a signal diagnostic tool, it is an environment measurement tool. You have to get the signal from the outside world (the cabin of your car) into it, and you have to do that with a microphone. And a high quality microphone will need a good pre-amp... Sorry to break that to you, but you'll need that.

If you have a laptop, with a mic input, then you might be able to find a decnt dynamic mic, but it'll NEVER do high level measurements. Dynamic mics are for up to (maybe) 100dB. You'll need a good electret mic for high level stuff, like 110dB or better.

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

OK so i need the mic and the pre amp i will go buy the one that is recommended by the help topic thx oh i was reading the help on measuring noise from audio equipment it says you do not need a mic to jack it in directly into the out but i need to know if i need to have the HU hooked up to it to test the noise thx for the info