RoomTune is a feature, within iD Control, that allows you to calibrate your room to help alleviate any acoustical issues you may have. This article will guide you through the calibration process.
For the following steps, you’ll need to have the ‘iD Control’ app installed and open. With this open, navigate to the the ‘Monitor’ tab:
Before creating a new monitor profile, please ensure to check whether ‘Main’ or ‘Alt’ is selected, as this is relevant depending on which pair of speakers that you would like to calibrate. If this is your first time running RoomTune, you can set to ‘Main’ and simply click ‘Add New Profile’:
Once selected, you will be greeted with a short tutorial about RoomTune, please click ‘Next’, read each page carefully and then click ‘Finish Tutorial’.
You will then be asked which type of measurement you would like to use. If you would like to calibrate your speakers manually, simply click ‘Manual’ - to continue with a RoomTune measurement, select ‘RoomTune’ and click ‘Next’.
You will then be asked to input your unit’s serial number. This is printed on the underside of the device itself. Please ensure to type the serial number exactly as it shown on the device, otherwise you may see the following error screen:
If this error appears, click ‘Retry’ and double check that you have entered the serial number correctly. If the error continues, please contact our support team.
Once the serial number has been accepted, you will now need to enter the serial number for your RM1 measurement microphone. This is printed on the microphone itself, and it is important to enter this correctly, as each microphone has its own response curve.
Once accepted, you will then be greeted with a short tutorial on how best to setup your space before proceeding with the calibration process, please read these carefully, and click ‘Next’ until you are asked to connect your RM1 microphone to your iD4+.
Make sure to check which microphone input you have connected the RM1 to, as you’ll need to select this input within iD Control here. Once selected, you can then enable 48v (phantom power) before moving on.
Now click ‘Next’ and iD Control will check your settings to ensure everything is connected correctly. If you get an error message, please check your settings again, and try again. When everything is configured correctly, you will see a successful test screen - click ‘Next’.
On the next screen, you will be asked to test each of your speakers to ensure both are receiving audio, and your cables are connected correctly. Click both speaker icons, raise your monitor level to a comfortable level, then click ‘Next’.
You will then be asked to enter the distance between your speakers - try to be as accurate as possible, and ensure to measure from tweeter to tweeter. If you’re unsure which driver on your speaker is the ‘tweeter’, please consult the owner’s manual. Note: these can sometimes be mentioned as ‘HF’.
Once entered, click ‘Next’ and you’ll be asked to position the RM1 microphone in your licensing position - with the microphone pointing forwards.
RoomTune will then adjust the input/output levels before the calibration begins. Please do not touch the controls on the iD2+ whilst this process is running. To ensure an accurate level, please try to limit any noise.
You will then be shown another short tutorial, that will help explain the upcoming calibration process, and how to get the best results.
If you would like to pause at any point during the calibration process, click the pause button, as shown below:
Once all 26 points have been measured, click next and you will be shown your results. Click ‘Export’ to store this calibration profile to your iD4+. You will also be prompted to name your new profile.
Once exported, click ‘finish’ and your profile will now appear in the monitor tab within iD Control.
You can toggle this calibration on/off using the ‘Mon Correction’ slider, on the monitoring tab shown above, or in the monitor section of the mixer tab - shown below:
The same calibration process can be used to calibrate your alternate monitors - simply click ‘ALT’ on the monitor tab, then create a new profile.