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C Co on ntte en ntts s IIn nttr ro od du uc cttiio on n .......................................................................................................................... 3 3 6 6.. U Us siin ng g E ER RG GO O iin n s se ev ve er ra all D DA AW W E En nv viir ro on nm me en ntts s ................................ 2 26 6 1. 1.1 The idea behind ERGO .................................... 3 6.1 Scenario 1 ..................................................... 26 1.2 ERGO – A Complete Sy
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1 1.. IIn nttr ro od du uc cttiio on n Thank you for purchasing the ERGO Room Correction System. ERGO doesn’t color the sound or produce an artificially sterile E E R R We appreciate your trust in us. ERGO ( nhanced oom environment. So after using ERGO, you will hear the difference. G G O O eometry ptimization) is an exciting product that enhances You will be able to “trust” the sound of your room, concentrate the performance on any loudspeaker/monitor system by on your music, mix faster and ac
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1 1.. IIn nttr ro od du uc cttiio on n 1 1..3 3 H Ho ow w d do oe es s E ER RG GO O w wo or rk k? ? 1 1..4 4..1 1 F Fiir re eW Wiir re e A Au ud diio o IIn np pu utt ERGO takes a stereo audio stream from the analog or digital In this mode, ERGO looks like an ASIO audio device under (SPDIF or FireWire) domain and processes it though a 96 kHz Windows, or as a CoreAudio device on a Mac. To ensure your room correction algorithm. All incoming analog audio is monitor or mastering mixes will be
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1 1.. IIn nttr ro od du uc cttiio on n 1 1..5 5 S Sy ys stte em m R Re eq qu uiir re em me en ntts s In addition, it is obvious that even if the greatest of care is taken over tweaking the system with cables, interconnects, power A computer is required for performing room measurement and stabilizers, etc., none of that will never compensate for 10 to 20 analysis. Minimum required computer specifications are: dB peaks and dips in the frequency response. It’s clear that the room is the weakest
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1 1.. IIn nttr ro od du uc cttiio on n “The ideal response is flat and without reflections” is a statement Speaker designers obviously have an idea of how a loudspeaker you’ll hear if you ask people what the perfect sound would be should sound. ERGO strives to preserve the speaker’s identity, no for them. However, for various reasons, it is not ERGO’s goal to matter what kind of room you’re in or how the speaker is placed. do this. Instead, ERGO is focused on making the room sound You bought yo
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2 2.. E ER RG GO O P Pa an ne ells s a an nd d C Co on nn ne ec cttiio on ns s 2 2..1 1 B Ba ac ck k P Pa an ne ell a an nd d C Co on nn ne ec cttiio on ns s While ERGO can use a 6-pin FireWire port’s power for itself, many times this will be a bit “noisy.” If you find this to be true in In the Back panel (Figure 2), ERGO includes: your case and you think ERGO is not providing the best sonic quality that it can, go back to using the external power supply. • On/Off Switch Keep in mind, t
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2 2.. E ER RG GO O P Pa an ne ells s a an nd d C Co on nn ne ec cttiio on ns s S Stta attu us s L LE ED Ds s • You have a complex or well-established FireWire configuration on your computer and don’t want to C Clliip p interfere with it. • You are using an analog console and mix “outside of the box.” This LED illuminates when the incoming audio signal is 3dB from full-scale input, indicating a likely clip condition. This is used C Ca alliib br ra atte e b bu utttto on n during the c
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2 2.. E ER RG GO O P Pa an ne ells s a an nd d C Co on nn ne ec cttiio on ns s F Fo oc cu us s/ /G Gllo ob ba all H He ea ad dp ph ho on ne e c co on nttr ro oll ERGO has two modes of operation; Focus and Global. On the right-hand side of ERGO, is a rotary knob that controls the headphone volume. Why the right-hand side you may ask? In Focus mode all of ERGO's processing power is correcting the Because 90% of the world is right-handed, and because most focus (sweet spot or mixing) positi
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3 3.. S Se ettttiin ng g u up p E ER RG GO O a an nd d y yo ou ur r M Miix xiin ng g E En nv viir ro on nm me en ntt It’s time to get ready to set up your mixing environment. This Typically, back wall reflections are annoying because they consists of 3 easy steps: arrive from the same direction as the direct sound from the loudspeaker. Side wall reflections are easier for the brain to cope 1) Set up your monitors - you may have already put them exactly with simply because they arrive
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3 3.. S Se ettttiin ng g u up p E ER RG GO O a an nd d y yo ou ur r M Miix xiin ng g E En nv viir ro on nm me en ntt T Tw wo o- -C Ch ha an nn ne ell S Se ett U Up p By shortening the path to the ear, the close-field monitor offers a tremendous amount of flexibility, allowing the sound to become less susceptible to differing room conditions. The • Near-Field Configuration – In a control room situation, the ability to adjust the high characteristics is equally important to monitors
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Right 3 3.. S Se ettttiin ng g u up p E ER RG GO O a an nd d y yo ou ur r M Miix xiin ng g E En nv viir ro on nm me en ntt A Ad dd diin ng g a a S Su ub bw wo oo offe er r 1) Plug ERGO into your computer by connecting it to the Begin by determining the best location for your subwoofer. If FireWire port. ERGO ships with a 6-pin FireWire cable that possible, the optimum set up would reflect that shown in Figure supplies both power and data. If you are using a laptop that has 3.2; how
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3 3.. S Se ettttiin ng g u up p E ER RG GO O a an nd d y yo ou ur r M Miix xiin ng g E En nv viir ro on nm me en ntt S Se ettttiin ng g U Up p a a 2 2..1 1 S Sy ys stte em m w wiitth h T Tw wo o F Fu ullll R Ra an ng ge e M Mo on niitto or rs s S Se ettttiin ng g U Up p a a S Sy ys stte em m w wiitth h T Tw wo o 2 2 ..1 1 C Co on nffiig gu ur ra attiio on ns s (Figure 3.5) (Figure 3.4) Figure 3.4 Figure 3.5 S Se ettttiin ng g U Up p a a 2 2..2 2 S Sy ys stte em m
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3 3.. S Se ettttiin ng g u up p E ER RG GO O a an nd d y yo ou ur r M Miix xiin ng g E En nv viir ro on nm me en ntt U Us siin ng g A An na allo og g ( (L L & & R R) ) a an nd d D Diig giitta all ( (S SP PD DIIF F) ) IIn np pu utts s in the frequency domain, something which is almost insensitive Here are a few tips to keep in mind when dealing with Analog to normal broadband background noise. and Digital Inputs with ERGO. When using ERGO as a soundcard connected via FireWire
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3 3.. S Se ettttiin ng g u up p E ER RG GO O a an nd d y yo ou ur r M Miix xiin ng g E En nv viir ro on nm me en ntt M Ma ac c RoomPerfect™ can derive information about: • Room acoustic properties and modes (peaks and dips in 1. Insert the KRK ERGO Installation CD and double click the the room) ERGO software installer. • Power response throughout the room • Loudspeaker directivity 2. After the installation process is finished, the ERGO • High frequency roll-off Calibration Wizard wil
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4 4.. E ER RG GO O C Co on nttr ro oll P Pa an ne ell D De es sc cr riip pttiio on n E ER RG GO O IIn nffo o This section describes ERGO’s Control Panel including configurable parameters and system information. (Figure 4) This is a read-only display that indicates the current system firmware revision, DSP firmware revision, and your FireWire ID. S SP PD DIIF F S Stta attu us s This display lights to indicate ERGO’s sample rate. A Au ud diio o S Se ettttiin ng gs s Use the associ
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5 5.. E ER RG GO O C Ca alliib br ra attiio on n S So offttw wa ar re e ( (E ER RG GO O C Ca all) ) 5 5..1 1 S Se ett U Up p ERGO Cal is your friend. Get to know, and love it. A Ar re e y yo ou u p pllu ug gg ge ed d iin n? ? Double click ERGO Cal icon (located as shortcut in your desktop or within the Applications folder). Once you initialize After you’ve plugged in your speakers and calibration mic, click E En ntte er r ERGO Cal, the following screen appears (Figure 5). . (Figur
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5 5.. E ER RG GO O C Ca alliib br ra attiio on n S So offttw wa ar re e ( (E ER RG GO O C Ca all) ) 5 5..2 2 C Ca alliib br ra attiio on n Don’t be scared. Overwriting measurements helps ERGO clear its thoughts and prepares it to take new measurements. S Sp pe ea ak ke er r M Mo od de e Selecting CANCEL sends you to the initial window. If there is This window will inform you of which, if any, buttons are selected something you want to reconfigure at this point, then select E En ntte er
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5 5.. E ER RG GO O C Ca alliib br ra attiio on n S So offttw wa ar re e ( (E ER RG GO O C Ca all) ) 5 5..2 2..1 1 E En na ab blliin ng g C Ca alliib br ra attiio on n 5 5..2 2..2 2 A Ad djju us sttiin ng g E ER RG GO O’’s s V Vo ollu um me e If the Calibrate button is Off, check ERGO’s Back panel and The next step is to adjust ERGO’s volume to a proper level, so it press it (Figure 5.8). The Calibrate LED located on the Front is adequate for the calibration process. panel will lit (g
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5 5.. E ER RG GO O C Ca alliib br ra attiio on n S So offttw wa ar re e ( (E ER RG GO O C Ca all) ) • The length of each measurement depends on a combination of the measurement volume, and the background noise in your local environment. Typical measuring times for the low and high frequency measuring signals are 25 and 5 seconds, respectively. • If ERGO is unhappy with the measurement, an error message is displayed. Make any required corrections to your Figure 5.11 set up and follow t
