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<blockquote data-quote="IgnoreMe" data-source="post: 3079129" data-attributes="member: 551352"><p>"Step 2: Choosing the test tones you’ll use</p><p></p><p>Tones can be found here: <a href="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=164136" target="_blank">http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164136</a></p><p></p><p>I’ve provided 4 different sets of tones and I’ll give a brief description of why one would use that particular set of tones.</p><p></p><p>0 dB:</p><p></p><p>Pros – No chance of clipping, very small chance of damaging equipment</p><p></p><p>Cons – Most music won’t reach 0 dB unless you’re running full range speakers, so you probably won’t get full performance</p><p></p><p>-3 dB:</p><p></p><p>Pros – Small chance of clipping with music in subs, small chance of damaging equipment, better performance than 0 dB</p><p></p><p>Cons – Small amount of clipping on peaks with some music (speakers)</p><p></p><p>-6 dB:</p><p></p><p>Pros – Better performance than -3 dB and 0 dB</p><p></p><p>Cons – User must be able to detect stress in equipment to prevent damage, moderate amount of clipping with some music (speakers), small amount of clipping with some music (subs)</p><p></p><p>-10 dB:</p><p></p><p>Not recommended for amateurs</p><p></p><p>As implied in the above descriptions, the choice of music you listen to may influence the tones you use as well. With pretty much all genres, I found that the mids had peaks above -1 dB, so I wouldn’t recommend that newbies use anything higher than -3 dB for setting the speaker amplifier. However, bass (20 Hz - 80 Hz), is a completely different story. I’ve analyzed a few dozen different songs from a variety of genres with Adobe Audition and here are some briefs descriptions.</p><p></p><p>Rap/Hip-Hop/Pop – Most of the songs in these genres had peaks in the -9 dB to -3 dB range. I recommend using 0 dB or -3 dB tones if you primarily listen to these genres.</p><p></p><p>Rock/Metal/Jazz/Classical – Most of the songs in this genre had peaks in the -12 to -6 dB range. I recommend using 0 dB, -3 dB, or -6 dB tones if you primarily listen to these genres.</p><p></p><p>After choosing the tones, download them and burn them to a CD."</p><p></p><p>ive been using -6db test tones for forever with rap and reggae as my main music of choice. ive seen a few rap songs that never went above -8db and in that general range. you will be fine. jmacs tutorial was more so designed for safety than performance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IgnoreMe, post: 3079129, member: 551352"] "Step 2: Choosing the test tones you’ll use Tones can be found here: [URL="http:////forum/showthread.php?t=164136"]http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164136[/URL] I’ve provided 4 different sets of tones and I’ll give a brief description of why one would use that particular set of tones. 0 dB: Pros – No chance of clipping, very small chance of damaging equipment Cons – Most music won’t reach 0 dB unless you’re running full range speakers, so you probably won’t get full performance -3 dB: Pros – Small chance of clipping with music in subs, small chance of damaging equipment, better performance than 0 dB Cons – Small amount of clipping on peaks with some music (speakers) -6 dB: Pros – Better performance than -3 dB and 0 dB Cons – User must be able to detect stress in equipment to prevent damage, moderate amount of clipping with some music (speakers), small amount of clipping with some music (subs) -10 dB: Not recommended for amateurs As implied in the above descriptions, the choice of music you listen to may influence the tones you use as well. With pretty much all genres, I found that the mids had peaks above -1 dB, so I wouldn’t recommend that newbies use anything higher than -3 dB for setting the speaker amplifier. However, bass (20 Hz - 80 Hz), is a completely different story. I’ve analyzed a few dozen different songs from a variety of genres with Adobe Audition and here are some briefs descriptions. Rap/Hip-Hop/Pop – Most of the songs in these genres had peaks in the -9 dB to -3 dB range. I recommend using 0 dB or -3 dB tones if you primarily listen to these genres. Rock/Metal/Jazz/Classical – Most of the songs in this genre had peaks in the -12 to -6 dB range. I recommend using 0 dB, -3 dB, or -6 dB tones if you primarily listen to these genres. After choosing the tones, download them and burn them to a CD." ive been using -6db test tones for forever with rap and reggae as my main music of choice. ive seen a few rap songs that never went above -8db and in that general range. you will be fine. jmacs tutorial was more so designed for safety than performance. [/QUOTE]
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