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Pittvandewitt / Wavelet

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https://pittvandewitt.github.io/Wavelet/
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Add toggle to ignore AutoEQ above 8 kHz #229

Closed kwisatzsawyer closed 1 year ago

kwisatzsawyer commented 1 year ago

The microphones used to measure headphones and in-ear monitors are only accurate up to 8 kHz (for the "Chinese 711 Clones") or 10 kHz (for GRAS manufactured rigs). The AutoEQ software doesn't account for this and ends up cutting way more of the upper treble (8 kHz and higher) than is needed. Is it possible to add a toggle that uses AutoEQ presents only for frequencies where its source measurements are accurate (20 Hz to 8 kHz) / ignore EQ settings affecting frequencies higher than 8 kHz?

This article explains why measurements at 8 kHz are unreliable (and why AutoEQ's use of them is problematic): https://crinacle.com/2020/04/08/graphs-101-how-to-read-headphone-measurements/#elementor-toc__heading-anchor-6

Pittvandewitt commented 1 year ago

AutoEq actually does take this into account: https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq#technical-challenges If you insist on ignoring values above 8khz I suggest to create your own compensation data by following the instructions on this page: https://pittvandewitt.github.io/Wavelet/Import The parameter you're looking for is --treble-gain-k