The challenge with any version of an SPQ card is that unlike systems such as Sonarworks, Dirac-Live/miniDSP, JBL Intonato, Trinnov, or Genelec’s GLM the process is not automatic. That said with 16 channels and even with 16 filters per channel, you won’t run out of filters, which means you can configure up to a 9.1.6 system, with 16 filters on every channel and be OK. In this article, we are going to be using an Avid MTRX Studio, but the workflow and process are identical for its bigger brothers, the DAD AX32 and Avid MTRX, the only difference is that you have more filters to play with and can have a longer delay for time alignment. Maximum of 16 filters on any individual channel. Maximum of 16 filters on any individual channel.Īvid MTRX Studio EQ And Time Alignment Capabilities:Ģ56 filters assignable across all channels - typically 8 filters per channel.
The SPQ DSP Speaker Processor card is a hardware option card for the DAD AX32 and its sister product, the Avid MTRX and a slightly less powerful version comes built-in, as standard, with the Avid MTRX Studio.ĪX32 And MTRX EQ And Time Alignment Capabilities:ġ28 Channels Channels Channels Sample rates up to 384kHz, making the SPQ DSP Speaker Processor card suitable for DSD and high res workflows.ġ024 filters assignable across all channels - typically 8 filters per channel. What Can The SPQ DSP Speaker Processor Card Do?
This article shows how this can be achieved using the free Room EQ Wizard software, a low-cost USB measurement mic, and most importantly, how to transfer the measurements to the SPQ card. Ever since DAD released the SPQ card for their AX32 and then with the version for the Avid MTRX and now with the smaller version built into the MTRX Studio, users need to be able to analyse their speakers and room, and somehow transfer the results onto the SPQ card using the DADman software.