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Dirac Live Room Correction
Dirac Live Room Correction measures a speaker system at multiple listening positions and generates playback correction filters. It runs through compatible audio devices or a separate computer-audio processor, with licensing distinctions for correction bandwidth, channels and additional bass or speaker-cooperation features.
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Dirac Live Room Correction is software for calibrating home hi-fi systems, home theaters and studios. The workflow uses an external measurement microphone and a computer or mobile calibration application to capture the behavior of the speakers in their room. It then generates filters for playback, making it a correction system rather than merely a graphing and measurement utility. [1] [2]
The documented features include impulse-response correction, phase alignment, measurements from multiple positions and customizable target curves. Hardware licenses can cover either the full audible range or a limited band up to 500 Hz. The separate PC and Mac processor always offers full-range correction, with stereo and multichannel options. These distinctions are important because the software name alone does not specify which processing a particular purchase includes. [1] [2]
After calibration, compatible receivers, streamers and other supported devices can run uploaded filters without a computer remaining in the playback chain. For other systems, the desktop processor applies correction to computer audio as a standalone application or DAW plug-in. Bass Control and Active Room Treatment are additional products with dependencies, not automatically included core features. The compatibility checker and license options are the practical entry points before choosing calibration hardware. [1] [2]
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