Sound Improvement: How To Implement A Sound Improvement System by Using Behringer DEQ2496 Ultracurve Pro

Sound Improvement
How to implement a sound improvement system

by using Behringer DEQ2496 Ultracurve Pro
Jürgen Schilling GoodSound

mobile: +49 160 9591 8704 Some words have been translated
j.schilling@goodsound.de into Indonesian language
Sound Improvement
Content
 Line Up of Equipment
 Positioning the Measuring Microphone
 DEQ2496 Measurement System
 DEQ2496 Set Up
 DEQ2496 Measurement
 Frequency Response
 FBQ2496 Feedback Destroyer
 FBQ2496 Feedback Destroyer
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Line Up of Equipment
Measurement Microphone
PA
pick-up pattern: ball
Equalizer
Measurement System:
RTA = Real Time Analyzer
Shows the frequency response pink noise
of the PA in this environment

Positioning the Microphone
Pulpit
1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
For column speakers:

in the height of the beam For standard speakers:
1,60 m above ground
DEQ2496 Measurement System
Surface
Select next page Data wheels for changing Buttons for

of menu these values selecting a menu
Buttons for changing these

values
 The DEQ2496 is a powerful, very cost effective tool for a lot of

different tasks. We will use it only for measurement of frequency
responses from speaker systems.
 GKJTU will get 1 system

 The churches need to lend it, when necessary

DEQ2496 Set Up for Measurement
I/O Button
Connect
Page 1 pink noise
By pressing the to XLR out
I/O button you
will navigate
through the Set to -40
pages
Page 2
Don‘t care
Page 3 Connect RTA

to RTA / MIC
Use phantom
power

Bypass Button
Bypass all modules to get a proper pink noise signal at the output

RTA Button
Page 1
Don‘t care
Do not use!
2,5 dB to be adjusted
Page 2
frequency
Rate : AVRG at cursor
set : Range 15 dB
cursor
Result: 2,5 dB
between dotted lines

DEQ2496 - Measuring the Frequency Response
Set Up of Mixing Console
 Setting of the mixing console: all equalizer OFF, Low Cut not used
 Adjust your mixing console to hear the pink noise

(same volume compared to normal usage)
Adjust this value to see the frequency response on the display
Page 2
frequency
AVRG
at cursor
15 dB
cursor

DEQ2496 - Measuring the Frequency Response
Adjust Your Equalizer
 Adjust your equalizer to get a proper response

 Use the filter in your equalizer
 The measurement uses statistic functions: therefore wait long enough
to see the results
 Use for the filters attenuation only, especially for f > 800 Hz
2,5 dB
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frequency
AVRG
at cursor
10 Octaves
15 dB
The response may have

higher level for lower Use the cursor to get the
frequencies (< 3dB) frequency for the filter of
the equalizer

Frequency Response
To be Considered
Cut hills or peaks 2,5 dB

cut it
AVRG
15 dB
Do not care about

narrow valleys AVRG
don’t care
15 dB

Frequency Response
Good Results - Low Ohm vs. 100V
Frequency response of a 2,5 dB

good full range speaker
(low ohm techn., 8 Ohm). AVRG
Sufficient for normal
worship during church 15 dB
service and of course
really good for speech
Bass range is not really
necessary for worship
and of course not
necessary for speech
Frequency response of a
100V-system.
Good for speech. AVRG
However low-mids are
missing for worship. 15 dB

Frequency Response
Good Results – Bass & Subwoofer
2,5 dB
If you use bass or
subwoofer speakers
AVRG
then you MAY give the
bass a small boost
(max. 3dB) by tuning the 15 dB
volume of the bass

speaker. Be careful not
to do more than is really
AVRG
helpful for good sound.
In this case listening is
15 dB
better than measuring.

FBQ1000 Feedback Destroyer
Introduction
 The FBQ1000 is a feedback destroyer which can be used as

equalizer
 12 full parametric filters per channel
(full parametric: frequency, gain and width can be set)
 Filter-width is measured in 1/60 octaves, up to 2 octaves
Remember: The range 20 Hz … 20kHz is 10 octaves
 You may
 set Parametric filters manually (equalizer mode)
 use automatic filters during the service (will be lost when turning power off)
(use those filters in automatic mode which are not required for sound
improvement)
 set automatically single shot filters before the service
(will be lost when turning power off)

Buttons
Selecting Presets Select Channel

If no parameter is selected you can select a Pressing both buttons toggels between
preset with the Jog Wheel. Select Filter stereo and mono mode
Changing the preset will clear all settings if
they are not stored BANDWIDTH
Jog Select the bandwith 1/60 … 2 octaves
Indicator for the shown value Hz, kHz, 1/60, dB wheel Display shows 1/60…120/60
Edit
LED Meter Numeric Display selected IN/OUT
shows the output level for selected function parameters IN: active – OUT: bypass
1 LED per Filter Filter mode STORE your settings

2 channels, 12 Filter each Select:
LED lits constantly: Gain ≠ 0 (mode PA,AU,SI) OF off GAIN
LED flashing: Filter is searching (mode AU,SI) PA Parametric EQ Sets the gain of the selected filter
LED is off mode OF or Gain ≠ 0 (mode PA) AU automatic
SI single shot
Changing the
FREQUENCY
Select one of the 31 standardized ISO filters
filter mode sets
the gain to 0 FINE (1/60 OCT)
Frequency Fine tuning in 1/60 octave steps
Frequencies
 Standard ISO Frequencies
 Examlpe for setting frequencies

Starting
 Ensure no parameter is selected
 Select Preset 4 (all filters in mode PA, Parametric EQ) :

 Turn the Jog Wheel until 4 is shown
 Store this to Preset 1 :

 Press STORE (STORE and the numeric display is flashing)
 Turn the Jog Wheel to select 1
 Press STORE again (display/STORE are not flashing, settings are stored to preset 1)
 Now you are in Preset 1
 Ensure only one channel is active – select a channel

Setting the Filters
 Press FILTER SELECT to select a filter with the Jog Wheel
 Select Frequency and Bandwidth

 Press the FREQUENCY button, select frequencies in steps of 1/3 octave
 Press the FINE (1/60 OCT) button for fine-tuning the frequency (in steps of 1/60 oct.)
 Press the BANDWIDTH button, select 1/60 … 120/60 (= 1/60 … 2 octave),
 Press the GAIN button for adjusting the gain

 Normally use attenuation only
 If you want to use gain, then only with bandwidth 120/60.
 STORE your settings

 Press the STORE button twice to store settings in current preset

Use Gain for 10 Octaves
 Because these filters have a max. bandwidth of 2 octaves you

need more than 1 filter if you want to use constant gain over the
whole frequency range
 Use these settings for a gain of about 8 dB

FREQUENCY 50 200 800 3.2 12.5
FINE 0 0 0 0 0
BANDWIDTH 120 120 120 120 120
GAIN +7 +6 +6 +6 +8
 Adapt the gain just by using lower values for gain

Copy Your Settings for Backup
 The FBQ1000 has 10 Presets, which can be used to store your

settings to a second preset.
 If someone “plays” with some buttons you can easily get back your settings
 Ensure no parameter is selected
 Assume your settings are stored to Preset 1 :

 Turn the Jog Wheel to select preset 1
 Press STORE (STORE and the numeric display is flashing)
 Turn the Jog Wheel to select preset 10
 Press STORE again
numeric display/STORE are not flashing, settings are now stored also in preset 10

Do not expect too much… (1)
 FBQ1000 used as equalizer

 The filters of equalizer are used to adapt the speakers to the environment.
In the FBQ1000 the width of the filters can be set from 1/60 to 2 octaves and the
12 mid-frequencies can be set also.
This is more powerful than a standard 31-band graphic equalizer.
 The function “feedback destroyer”

 A feedback destroyer analyses the signal continuously. If there is a strong frequency
within the signal (1 frequency is much stronger than any other frequency), then the
automatic function sets a very narrow filter with strong attenuation and cuts out this
frequency.
 If some frequency areas are louder than the rest because of bad equalizer
setting, then the feedback destroying function can not work properly.
 If there are 2 very loud frequencies at the same time, then the feedback destroyer
does nothing. This is because he can not decide which frequency to cut.
 Possible improvement with a feedback destroyer

 If anything was done well and the feedback destroyer was used to search for critical
frequencies and cut them out, then you may have maximum 3-6db "gain".
This means you may be able to rise the output by max. 3-6dB.
 Anytime you change positions of microphones, then the critical frequencies may
change. You would need to search again for critical frequencies.
 Pre-condition for this is a proper setting of the equalizer.
 Resume
 A feedback destroyer is not plug & play.
If you use it, then the feedback is not gone, it is only a little bit more far away …
Do not expect, “with a feedback destroyer there is no feedback anymore”.
 The large step to tear feedback down is a proper setting of the equalizer.

Introduction
 The FBQ2496 is a feedback destroyer which can be used as

equalizer
 20 full parametric filters per channel
(full parametric: frequency, gain and width can be set)
 Filter-width is measured in octaves
Remember: The range 20 Hz … 20kHz is 10 octaves
 You may
 set Parametric filters manually (equalizer mode)
 use automatic filters during the service (will be lost by turning power off)
 set automatically single shot filters before the service
(will be kept when turning power off)
 The number of parametric filters has to be set before usage

Set Up
 Press the PEQ button for a few seconds.

 The Display will show the number of parametric filters
(p 0 = no parametric filters / p20 = all filters are parametric)
 Turn the wheel to set the number of parametric filters.
 Pressing the button completes the procedure.
 Press the left/right button for a few seconds

to switch off the stereo-mode
 Pressing this button briefly will toggle between left/right
 All other buttons need to be “off” (no LED lights up)

Setting the Filters
 Briefly press the PEQ button

 The selected filter is displayed i.e. 19 (left/right is indicated on the respective button)
 You may change the filter with the wheel
Selected single shot- or automatic filters can’t be changed but you can read them
 Briefly press the frequency button and adjust the frequency
 Briefly press the bandwidth button

 Values: 1 = 1/60 octave … 5 = 5/60 octave,
all values with a decimal dot shows the bandwidth in octaves, i.e. 1.5 octaves
(Remember: The range 20 Hz … 20kHz is 10 octaves)
 Briefly press the gain button for adjusting the gain

 Use attenuation only
 With Bandwidth 10 octaves, you can set the gain for the complete signal.
 FBQ2496 used as equalizer

 The filters of equalizer are used to adapt the speakers to the environment.
In the FBQ2496 the width of the filters can be set from 1/60 to 10 octaves and the 20
mid-frequencies can be set also.
This is more powerful than a standard 31-band graphic equalizer.
 The function “feedback destroyer”

 A feedback destroyer analyses the signal continuously. If there is a strong frequency
within the signal (1 frequency is much stronger than any other frequency), then the
automatic function sets a very narrow filter with strong attenuation and cuts out this
frequency.
 If some frequency areas are louder than the rest because of bad equalizer
setting, then the feedback destroying function can not work properly.
 If there are 2 very loud frequencies at the same time, then the feedback destroyer
does nothing. This is because he can not decide which frequency to cut.
 Possible improvement with a feedback destroyer

 If anything was done well and the feedback destroyer was used to search for critical
frequencies and cut them out, then you may have maximum 3-6db "gain". This
means you may be able to rise the output by max. 3-6dB.
 Anytime you change positions of microphones, then the critical frequencies may
change. You would need to search again for critical frequencies.
 Pre-condition for this is a proper setting of the equalizer.
 Resume
 A feedback destroyer is not plug & play.
If you use it, then the feedback is not gone, it is only a little bit more far away …
Do not expect, “with a feedback destroyer there is no feedback anymore”.
 The large step to tear feedback down is a proper setting of the equalizer.

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How to implement a sound improvement system

Jürgen Schilling GoodSound

 Positioning the Measuring Microphone

 DEQ2496 Measurement System

 FBQ2496 Feedback Destroyer

 FBQ2496 Feedback Destroyer

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© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 3

1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

For column speakers:

Select next page Data wheels for changing Buttons for

Buttons for changing these

 The DEQ2496 is a powerful, very cost effective tool for a lot of

 GKJTU will get 1 system

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 5

Page 3 Connect RTA

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 6

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 7

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 8

 Adjust your mixing console to hear the pink noise

Adjust this value to see the frequency response on the display

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 9

 Adjust your equalizer to get a proper response

The response may have

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 10

Cut hills or peaks 2,5 dB

Do not care about

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 11

Frequency response of a 2,5 dB

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 12

volume of the bass

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 13

 The FBQ1000 is a feedback destroyer which can be used as

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 14

Selecting Presets Select Channel

1 LED per Filter Filter mode STORE your settings

 Standard ISO Frequencies

 Examlpe for setting frequencies

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 16

 Ensure no parameter is selected

 Select Preset 4 (all filters in mode PA, Parametric EQ) :

 Store this to Preset 1 :

 Now you are in Preset 1

 Ensure only one channel is active – select a channel

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 17

 Press FILTER SELECT to select a filter with the Jog Wheel

 Select Frequency and Bandwidth

 Press the GAIN button for adjusting the gain

 STORE your settings

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 18

 Because these filters have a max. bandwidth of 2 octaves you

 Use these settings for a gain of about 8 dB

 Adapt the gain just by using lower values for gain

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 19

 The FBQ1000 has 10 Presets, which can be used to store your

 Ensure no parameter is selected

 Assume your settings are stored to Preset 1 :

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 20

 FBQ1000 used as equalizer

 The function “feedback destroyer”

 Possible improvement with a feedback destroyer

© Jürgen Schilling GoodSound GoodSound_12 Sound Improvement.pptx 2019-07-03 page 22