Audio & Home Theater Consulting

Real Engineering = Real Results

Deer Creek Audio offers one-on-one Digital Signal Processing (DSP) consulting services to help maximize your audio experience. Our support team provides technical expertise on a range of products and services, including:

• Home theater subwoofer setup and tuning with miniDSP
• Dirac Live® setup for miniDSP SHD and Flex series
• Room EQ Wizard (REW) measurement and room correction
• Multi-way active crossover setup

Our focus is on optimizing your system for maximum performance.  We tailor our consulting sessions to meet your needs, based on your system requirements and experience level.  We use TeamViewer for live, interactive system optimization. Consulting rates are $135 an hour (one hour minimum).

Prerequisites

• Download the free TeamViewer software.  There is no need to create an account.  For detailed instructions, see Accessing TeamViewer for Consulting
• Download the free Room EQ Wizard (REW) software

The following is a list of typical activities that can be completed during a consulting session.  It’s not necessary for you to complete all the steps prior to your session, but it is helpful to do as many as you can.  During your session we can start at the beginning or anywhere in the list, depending on your specific situation.

• Be sure that you have all the proper cables to reach the miniDSP unit as well as the microphone measurement area and your laptop or PC, which should be located in the listening area.  See our Cable Selection Guide
• Make sure you have properly loaded all the necessary software, including the USB driver for PCs, the miniDSP unit plug-in and Dirac Live (if applicable). You'll need to have an account set up at both miniDSP and Dirac. 
• Make sure you can use the miniDSP unit as a basic preamplifier and that you are getting good system performance.
• Set up your subwoofer to main speaker crossovers or other crossovers as dictated by your system design.
• Complete a measurement and listening evaluation of the basic setup before running Dirac.
• Run a Dirac calibration and perform a complete Dirac project, concluding with loading the completed Dirac project file into the miniDSP unit.
• Finish up with final overlay parametric equalizer adjustments for tuning to preference.