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Madien3388

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  1. Many thanks Kal, I really appreciate your help. My main concern is that nothing happens when I double click on the DLStudio icon. Nevertheless, the plugin appears in Audirvana and I manage to have sound and correction is awesome; this works great. So despite step 1 and 4 didn't work as detailed in the installation instructions, it seems to work !
  2. I managed to manually install the VST and AU plugins, no issue. But as I said previously, I am not sure I have installed the Dirac plugin version as nothing happens when I double click on the plugin version icon; and the step 4 doesn't work.
  3. Thanks a lot Yuichi. But I forgot to tell that I am under Mac OS Mavericks. I'm not sure the plugin version was correctly installed on my computer. I still have the old "normal" version icons. Nothing happens when I double click on the plugin version icon. Madien
  4. Dear all I need some help to install the plugin correctly. I'm not sure to understand the instructions well. "Step 1 : Install all software " = Does it mean to install the "normal" version ? Or is it a new software installation with the "Dirac live studio" icon from the plugin repertory ? (When I double click on the "Dirac live studio" icon in the plugin directory, nothing happens. A terminal window appears and close.) What does "Step 3 :Add the Dirac Live Studio plugin at the very end of your Main Out or Monitor Channel. " mean ? = select "Dirac" as an output within Audirvana ? "Step 4 : Open Dirac Live Calibration Tool. On the first page, you will find that you can use the Plugin as an output device from within the DAW". I still have the same outputs in the first page (sound cards : build-in output, HDMI,...). Is that normal ? Are the Step 4 installation instructions necessary ? I have already made the measurements with the "normal" Dirac version, shall I start again with new measurements with the plugin version ? Thanks as I am quite lost. Madien
  5. Many thanks Bob. I indeed emailed Flavio who helped me. I have just ordered the mic for the measurement. Just a few more days to wait Madien
  6. Dear all Do you have any news from the release of the future Dirac Live VST plugin ? I didn't see any reference to it on their website. I tried the stereo version a few months and was facing some crackling sounds; I would really like to install Dirac live on my system. So I can't wait to use this plugin ! Thanks in advance Madien
  7. Hello I will quote Dirac people : "the usual approach to equalization with minimum-phase parametric correction is to flatten the peaks but leave the dips untouched." By filling the dips, you could add too much gain which could force your amp to deliver too much power, causing saturation, signal clipping and distortion. In the worst case, you could sature your amp which could result in damaging your tweeters (continuous current). More expert people are welcome to add some precisions. By the way, I have managed to significantly improve voices imaging by changing time delay in the filter. The result is really good, with voices set in a centered position. If it can help. Madien
  8. Hello dear diracddicts, I have been trying Dirac Live for almost 10 days now (trial version). I am quite impressed with the results, especially regarding bass resonances; but I have an average result regarding voices. With correction ON, voices are less centered, as coming from both speakers. I have lost this "bubble" effect in the center. In addition, voices have less intensity, less dynamic. Should I try another way to make the measurements ? or do I have to modify the target curve (more gain between 300-600Hz for example) ? Bonus question : how do you make sure that you don't fill the dips ? In my case, when I have a click on the "optimize" button, the resulting curve follows the target curve and all dips seem to be filled. Did I miss something ? Thanks for your help ! Madien
  9. I couldn't agree more ;-) 2 questions please : how do you make sure that you don't fill the dips ? In my case, when I have a click on the "optimize" button, the resulting curve follows the target curve and all dips seem to be filled. Did I miss something ? Other concern : with correction ON, voices are less centered, as coming from both speakers. I lost this "bubble" effect. Other modification, voices have less intensity, less dynamic. Should I try another way to make the measurements ? Thanks for your help ! Madien
  10. I am using A+ 2.0 in standalone mode. Difficult to compare these 2 solutions as they can't be compared. Depending on your listening environment, a system with and without digital correction can sound drastically different. This is my case with significant bass resonances in the listening area. A+ sounds definitively better than iTunes. As listening environment is way more important than tweaking cables, player performances, I would say iTunes + Dirac will sound better than A+ alone (except if your listening room is quite perfect, which is difficult with a normal wife decorating taste ;-) ) Madien
  11. Hello, If I can help : I'm facing the same issue with Dirac live trial version on a Mac Mini (Mavericks 10.9) with either Audirvana 1.5 or 2.0 = significant noises when changing sample rates. I almost fear to damage my speakers (especially the tweeters) as the "crackling" sounds were so huge. When Dirac is launched (but filters OFF), sound is weird, distorted on all other applications (youtube on safari for example). But I have no issue with iTunes : sound is normal and Dirac correction is operational. I finally managed to have Dirac worked with Audirvana without any "crackling" sounds by forcing all sample rates to 44,1kHz. It is a shame as I lost all HD tracks that I have recently bought to give them a try. As all tracks are played at 44,1kHz, I have absolutely no noise any more. As Dirac live correction is quite great on my system (important resonances in my living room), I am considering buying Dirac hoping they will quickly fix this issue. The only negative point is that voices are less centered with a lower gain when correction is applied. Any advice on how I could improve this ? = enlarge measurement area ? modified target curve around 300-500Hz ? Last point : when I have a click on "Optimize" in the Dirac calibration software, the corrected curve (green one) is absolutely flat. All dips are filled. I have seen screenshots where dips were untouched. How can I be sure that dips are not corrected ? Many thanks in advance if you have some pieces of advice on this. Regards Madien
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