Software options for Tuning - Page 16

durwood · 11-21-2006, 06:24 PM

Hahaha A little OT but since you are here...CarAudioGuru

I know you like Audison that is apparent. I only ever compared them to the JL line because it was all that was comparable at Tweeter at the time. Sounded much warmer and natrual, you could tell what JL was missing. Have you ever compared them to Trutechnology? I was looking at purchasing those a year or two ago and I talked to the designer at CES, good man. I want to replace my amps probably by next year sometime.

turbocad6 · 11-21-2006, 06:31 PM

hey, I have a pair of hertz 8"s in the doors of another car of mine... awsome drivers... no one I know has ever even heard of hertz...

CarAudioGuru · 11-21-2006, 06:32 PM

John Fairchild was the designer. Old friend of mine. Kind of looks like the scientist from "Back to the Future" movie series right? Unforuately he passed away 6 months ago

Great guy!! Trust me, look into the LRx 5.1K It isn't out yet, but it ROCKS! 160 x2 front, 50 X 2 rear 1,000 @ 2 ohms sub!

We'll be shipping here in about 30 days

Biased ME? YEAH!! Remember what I always say as I always tell the truth. NOT becasue I am such a great guy, BUT becasue I can't remember all the lies!!! I teach in my semiars that the truth will ALWAYS win out, becasue as human beings we can sense people lying. You can FEEL it when people tell you straight up what is going on. Anyway...I NEVER talk on these forums becasue I will get slammed with too many e-mails and questions. I gots work to do!!!!

Have fun! take everything with a "grain of salt" (even my stuff!!)

RedGTiVR6 · 11-21-2006, 06:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CarAudioGuru

Really great information. Doubtfull very many people will stick a computer into their car audio system (or visaversa) But interesting research. VERY interesting actually. Good job REDGTIV6

By the way Audison amplifiers are VERY accurate in their crossover modules in all the series (SRx, LRx, and VRx) Really!! just an FYI

Great work, keep it up.
CarAudioGuru

Thanks for the kudos. We're working hard on this project.

I will beg to differ on opponion though about few people using PCs for Audio.

I now have two world titles under my belt using a CarPC as a source unit, so far, I'm the only one to do so. However, at USACi finals this past weekend, there were no fewer than 4 cars with PCs in them in the SQ lanes alone. One being an Expert car that took second place. It was used to tune the amplifiers in the car.

I know of at least 2 other vehicles that will have PCs in their cars for competition next year. I know that Scott Buwalda has been running a PC in his car since around '98. After speaking with him this weekend, I very highly doubt that PCs are a far cry for audio nuts.

I told him about this group of folks and what we were trying to do, he was highly interested, talked with my husband and myself for about 30 minutes and gave me his business card. Wanted me to get with him about it. Also threw out the statement that he believed that CarPCs would turn the 12v industry on it's head.

Considering the things that are being worked on by the folks here at MP3Car.com and StreetDeck, I highly doubt CarPCs are just a fad. On the contrary, Volkswagen North America is working on a project right now for OEM use, it was at SEMA this year, as well as at the Microsoft conference. I'll see if I can find the press release even.

There were a lot of folks that thought that high end audio in a car would never make it. Just this weekend, I had a chance to have a couple of Chris Owen's home audio guru friends sit in my car, only to be completely amazed at the subtle nuances that they were able to hear in my car that even their super high end home systems are not able to produce. Now, I'm not saying that my car is the end all be all, I'm just saying that the high end car audio market is gaining speed again (which is a good thing for all of us), and with that, you will start to see that the CarPC market is going to take off.

Afterall, that is my job now, as sales director....

CarAudioGuru · 11-21-2006, 06:39 PM

Tell Chris and Scott "Hi" from Larry Frederick (ex PG guy) Haven't seen them in at least 8 years. Good guys. Maybe I'll get the USACi finals this year. isn't it soon? Or has it past? Been crazy busy with CES.

RedGTiVR6 · 11-21-2006, 06:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by durwood

So CARAudioGuru...who do you work for today? Audison perhaps? My A/D/S has some mileage on it. hint hint

From another thread:

Quote:

Hi, Larry Frederick here - I am the USA distributor for Elettromedia and responsible for all technical issues concerning Audison, Hertz and Connection products.

RedGTiVR6 · 11-21-2006, 06:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CarAudioGuru

Tell Chris and Scott "Hi" from Larry Frederick (ex PG guy) Haven't seen them in at least 8 years. Good guys. Maybe I'll get the USACi finals this year. isn't it soon? Or has it past? Been crazy busy with CES.

It was this past weekend.

I should be going to CES as well now, perhaps we will run into each other.

durwood · 11-21-2006, 06:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CarAudioGuru

John Fairchild was the designer. Old friend of mine. Kind of looks like the scientist from "Back to the Future" movie series right? Unforuately he passed away 6 months ago

Great guy!!

That is very unfortunate. Yes agreed very good guy. Spent about an hour with me describing his design theories and ideas. I am sorry to hear this.

Take care. I'll keep an eye out for the LRx but I want either an 8 channel or a 6 channel for my front stage. Don't worry I won't hound you.

durwood · 11-21-2006, 06:51 PM

Quote:

I know of at least 2 other vehicles that will have PCs in their cars for competition next year. I know that Scott Buwalda has been running a PC in his car since around '98. After speaking with him this weekend, I very highly doubt that PCs are a far cry for audio nuts. I told him about this group of folks and what we were trying to do, he was highly interested, talked with my husband and myself for about 30 minutes and gave me his business card. Wanted me to get with him about it. Also threw out the statement that he believed that CarPCs would turn the 12v industry on it's head.

Sat in a seminar with him. He knows what he is talking about too. I competed against a car he designed over and over again in SLAP (Rick Nicols Nissan Altima I think)...lost but then again I think I was pretty close considering the state of my equipment and the fact I was wet behind the ears.

Quote:

Hi, Larry Frederick here - I am the USA distributor for Elettromedia and responsible for all technical issues concerning Audison, Hertz and Connection products.

Ya I saw that. It's good that the industry stops in to "check in" on us.

Added: Damn I wish Blaupunkt would get me some CES passes and I would join you guys. CES is awesome.

Abmolech · 11-21-2006, 09:28 PM

On my continued search for loudness compensation

http://www.plugorama.com/customer/pr...&cat=0&page=14

I am not sure on this one.

Anybody tried this?

durwood · 11-22-2006, 09:13 AM

I can't try it because you have to own their product and register for it. Good find though. I bet there are more out there. Have you checked http://www.KVRaudio.com ? They have a ton of VST plugins over there.

durwood · 11-22-2006, 10:23 AM

Ok I have been trying over and over again to get Frequency allocator demo working. I had some break throughs last night but I still can't get it to work the way I need it to.

I was able to use ASIO4ALL drivers and the ASIO output plugin for winamp to get somethign setup in the console program, however, Winamp bypasses the console program and I don't any output from the console program itself. The only thing I did get to work was the follwoing method:

1) Winamp ASIO output plugin with ASIO4ALL selected as device
2) Winamp VST DSP plugin bridge
3) Loaded console into the vst plugin bridge
4) then loaded Freq allocator into console program.
5) Setup my routing but that is where there are problems...

The only problem is that the VST plugin bridge is 2 channel stereo in and 2 channel stereo out. So I cannot route the output signals properly. Anyone have any ideas?

I posted over in the thuneau forums and I got one response from another mp3car member who I have PMed. Hopefully he will join us for discussion. I saw him pop in another thread about crossover software on mp3car but he didn't respond much or go into detail how he was using Frequency Allocator.

RedGTiVR6 · 11-23-2006, 07:22 PM

awww! who is it!?

I've purchased all of my new hardware and am going to purchase the new software once I have everything set-up in the house.

Then I'll be able to pay with it all and see what I can come up with. With the help of all those in this thread, I'm sure we can figure something out.

Afterall, if no one persued the CarPC, we wouldn't ever be in this position!

durwood · 11-25-2006, 12:43 AM

Here is your thread see post #4

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...sover+software

What hardware did you order? DId you get that layla 3G piece or whatever it was, don't remember where I read it.

Abmolech · 11-25-2006, 01:02 AM

what hardware are you running for this?

I went for the RME hammerfall series for this.

HDSP 9652

And the audiocontrol matrix line driver.

The latest patch should have less CPU over-head.

I thought the core-duo might be a suitable option with either the mobile chip or a normal.

For complete silence has anybody considered solid state hard drives?
Yeah I know there is a performance hit, but with enough ram????

Found another possible volume compensation.

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/736.html

anybody tried this one?

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