Also, how does this auto-calibration work? Does it need a silent environment? Does the kind of room affect it? Or it's just a preset for every kind of Mac?
I was in a library with muted Macair and when I clicked "Calibration", the calbrating sound's on! I quickly muted my mac during the calibration (Also I mis-pressed to open iTunes... It was a song of Jason Mraz).
So I reinstall Boom2 and re-calibrate normally, but the result was same.
Boom 2 is not an external high-end speaker hardware unit which can calibrate according to the location.. It's a software and calibrates according to the Mac it detects. Hope this helps.
...So in other words the "calibration" is a more or less, useless piece of audio Blasting out of your speakers meant to confuse those into believing that there's something actually going on to actively change things based on the sound coming out of your machine. Nice...
@AvocadoDreams: We don't need to explain every technical aspect we do. We know what we are developing and engineering which is good for the best audio experience and that's all. Hope you enjoy Boom 2.
Update: On second reading, it looks like the answer was rushed and we apologize for it. What we actually want to convey is that the calibration is dependent upon the type of Mac and the sound that is being played is an accompaniment to the installation of (Mac respective) files.
Update: Please check the detailed response by @royaniket below to understand the calibration process that's being followed.
@GlobalDelight That's not at all a satisfactory answer. And like, I don't even care if "calibration" isn't an active process. I'd be totally fine with the explanation "Yes, we have created EQ profiles for every Mac on which Boom is capable of running." But if it is indeed an active process, dependent on the environment the Mac is in, then there absolutely needs to be an option to recalibrate it.
Hello @_jakesm: Thank you for voicing your thoughts here. We have already responded to all the queries/opinion you have mentioned. Please stay tuned and keep boomin!
I too would like to re-calibrate mine as I had a similar situation as the in the library.
While I understand that this is not currently an option, some explanation of if calibration even matters would be appreciated. (Or is it even really calibration to begin with?) No one is trying to access your trade secrets; we'd just like a better idea of what happens during this set up process and if it's something we should be concerned with at all or not.
Thank you for understanding the request for information about this feature. Telling your customers that they don't need to explain what you're doing to their computer is, I'm certain, simply a difference in the way English is written around the globe. I'm certain you didn't mean to offend.
I, too, would like the ability to recalibrate my Boom 2 installation. I am also interested in the proper answer to the question posed by @AvacadoDreams. I don't care what the answer is, but now that the question is in my mind, I'm quite curious to know.
The rude response you gave to that question has completely put me off of Global Delight as a company and will likely prevent me (and many others, I'm sure, who won't take the tie to let you know) from considering any of your other products. It may well be enough to make me stop using Boom 2 altogether, as I'm not exactly "Globally Delighted" with it, or the public image you choose to project as a company, on your own forums.
Ditto to what @ParmaWebDev said - I came to this forum for answers, not snide responses. Granted @AvocadoDreams statement was not necessary, but the question still stands: What is the purpose of the calibration? And as a developer, I have a hard time believing you don't store that calibration data somewhere that is easily removed?
Hey , this is Aniket. I am part of the design and research team at Global Delight and I am gonna jump in here to bring some clarity to the calibration process and your questions.
The calibration serves 2 very important purposes ; Letting the application become aware of the internal speaker configuration and demonstrating what the application is doing in the background with the EQ in realtime, so you are kept well informed and immediately shown the difference Boom 2 will make to your sound output. These EQ values and Boost Volumes can then be changed as you wish, however we recommend the presets be used by default at a moderate boost volume. The calibration is intelligent but we have envisioned a much improved process that can be there and we are working towards it.
High End calibration processes involve a microphone listening to audio feedback coming from the speakers which have been made to play a particular frequency, this coupled with the room environment, noise level, size of the room, distance from the speaker gives a good idea of the general characteristics. However this is highly unsuitable for laptops and tiny computer speakers, the primary purpose of them being portable. These processes are best for big surround sound home theaters believed to be kept stationary and usually never need to be re-calibrated again.
The calibration is meant for your Mac's internal speaker set and not really for the environment or the room you are in. We would love to come up with something like that and hopefully our engineers can pull this off !
I hope this explains what the calibration is meant for. I would be happy to know if the calibration process was a delight to experience and made you feel aware of what Boom 2 does in the background. We are anyhow stepping up calibration and are considering re-calibration as soon as we see a 'next-level' approach working out for Boom 2
TL:DR ; Calibration is important for making Boom 2 aware of internal sound sys config + showing you exactly what is being done in the background in realtime to achieve the enhanced sound.
Wow, interesting... thank you royaniket, and GlobalDelight I wasn't offended. what ever you guys are doing I think is very cool as there aren't very many options out there. BTW all I was looking for was a way to play the "calibration opener sound" ;-) ... it was cool!
Hi @johnjksn . Thank you so much! Its great to know that you enjoyed the music boom calibrates to. You can head over to youtube and search for 'Wicked Game - Ces Indie' for the vocal version of the music. Also, The instrumental by the same is out on iTunes!.
I, too, thought that Boom 2 was going through a real calibration process using the internal speaker for feedback, just like my mid-priced home theater receiver (the mic is placed at ear level in the prime listening position).
I was looking to find out where it could re-initiate the process.
I now understand that this was, essentially, smoke and mirrors meant to impress and elicit a "Wow!" from the new user. Well, It did impress me, and I have loved Boom 2 ever since. I am using a 2.1 powered speaker system from an old pc plugged in to my iMac which sounded pretty good before, but Boom 2 really made it all come alive. Bravo!
So, I'm ok that there is no real-time level and equalizer baseline setting,as I had assumed.
Regardless, I love Boom 2 and am happy for the great sound!!
The person behind the @GlobalDelight moniker sounds like a creative genius programmer and unused to interaction with the public. May I suggest he be locked in a room where he can maintain his, presumably, unkempt appearance and fish-belly white complexion and keep cranking out awesome improvements to Boom 2.
Former audio engineer here. Not being able to recalibrate doesn't make any sense. What if I have my audio setup in one room, and then I choose to move rooms? What if I move to a new house? What if I'm doing a live show? There shouldn't be only one chance to calibrate. Unless, which seems much more reasonable, that it is a simple onboarding process and isn't a proprietary "room-testing" algorithm.
"We don't need to explain every technical aspect we do."
Yeah well speaking as a software engineer, you do (or at least should) care about the way users experience your software. This is misleading. I myself have wasted time searching the the app, because I KNEW there had to be a way to fix the initial calibration, which I knew had to be incorrect because I had headphones in and mic disabled. Sure, not a whole lot of time was wasted, but as another software engineer, I'm sure even small increments of time have a different value to you than they would to most people.
You should give your users more credit. They are probably smarter than the average. This isn't Flappy Bird or a Twitter client, and it's pretty BS that I had to eventually google the issue just to find....this.
"We don't need to explain every technical aspect we do. We know what we are developing and engineering which is good for the best audio experience and that's all" - in other words just shut up you idiot you only need to pay us - don't worry your pretty little head about how it works. Patronising - surely not!
Kindly check @royaniket's comment; he has explained in detail about everything that goes behind the calibration. The re-calibration option would be there in the app when the team has achieved something next-level approach. There are some exciting updates lined-up though!
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Currently there's no option to "re-calibrate". We will think of providing an option down the line.. Stay tuned! And help us spread the word.
Cheers!
Also, how does this auto-calibration work? Does it need a silent environment? Does the kind of room affect it? Or it's just a preset for every kind of Mac?
So I reinstall Boom2 and re-calibrate normally, but the result was same.
Boom 2 is not an external high-end speaker hardware unit which can calibrate according to the location.. It's a software and calibrates according to the Mac it detects. Hope this helps.
Update: On second reading, it looks like the answer was rushed and we apologize for it. What we actually want to convey is that the calibration is dependent upon the type of Mac and the sound that is being played is an accompaniment to the installation of (Mac respective) files.
Update: Please check the detailed response by @royaniket below to understand the calibration process that's being followed.
While I understand that this is not currently an option, some explanation of if calibration even matters would be appreciated. (Or is it even really calibration to begin with?) No one is trying to access your trade secrets; we'd just like a better idea of what happens during this set up process and if it's something we should be concerned with at all or not.
Thank you for understanding the request for information about this feature. Telling your customers that they don't need to explain what you're doing to their computer is, I'm certain, simply a difference in the way English is written around the globe. I'm certain you didn't mean to offend.
Thank you again.
The rude response you gave to that question has completely put me off of Global Delight as a company and will likely prevent me (and many others, I'm sure, who won't take the tie to let you know) from considering any of your other products. It may well be enough to make me stop using Boom 2 altogether, as I'm not exactly "Globally Delighted" with it, or the public image you choose to project as a company, on your own forums.
Just something for you to consider.
The calibration serves 2 very important purposes ; Letting the application become aware of the internal speaker configuration and demonstrating what the application is doing in the background with the EQ in realtime, so you are kept well informed and immediately shown the difference Boom 2 will make to your sound output. These EQ values and Boost Volumes can then be changed as you wish, however we recommend the presets be used by default at a moderate boost volume. The calibration is intelligent but we have envisioned a much improved process that can be there and we are working towards it.
High End calibration processes involve a microphone listening to audio feedback coming from the speakers which have been made to play a particular frequency, this coupled with the room environment, noise level, size of the room, distance from the speaker gives a good idea of the general characteristics. However this is highly unsuitable for laptops and tiny computer speakers, the primary purpose of them being portable. These processes are best for big surround sound home theaters believed to be kept stationary and usually never need to be re-calibrated again.
The calibration is meant for your Mac's internal speaker set and not really for the environment or the room you are in. We would love to come up with something like that and hopefully our engineers can pull this off !
I hope this explains what the calibration is meant for. I would be happy to know if the calibration process was a delight to experience and made you feel aware of what Boom 2 does in the background. We are anyhow stepping up calibration and are considering re-calibration as soon as we see a 'next-level' approach working out for Boom 2
TL:DR ; Calibration is important for making Boom 2 aware of internal sound sys config + showing you exactly what is being done in the background in realtime to achieve the enhanced sound.
You are welcome
I was looking to find out where it could re-initiate the process.
I now understand that this was, essentially, smoke and mirrors meant to impress and elicit a "Wow!" from the new user. Well, It did impress me, and I have loved Boom 2 ever since.
I am using a 2.1 powered speaker system from an old pc plugged in to my iMac which sounded pretty good before, but Boom 2 really made it all come alive. Bravo!
So, I'm ok that there is no real-time level and equalizer baseline setting,as I had assumed.
Regardless, I love Boom 2 and am happy for the great sound!!
The person behind the @GlobalDelight moniker sounds like a creative genius programmer and unused to interaction with the public. May I suggest he be locked in a room where he can maintain his, presumably, unkempt appearance and fish-belly white complexion and keep cranking out awesome improvements to Boom 2.
Yeah well speaking as a software engineer, you do (or at least should) care about the way users experience your software.
This is misleading. I myself have wasted time searching the the app, because I KNEW there had to be a way to fix the initial calibration, which I knew had to be incorrect because I had headphones in and mic disabled.
Sure, not a whole lot of time was wasted, but as another software engineer, I'm sure even small increments of time have a different value to you than they would to most people.
You should give your users more credit. They are probably smarter than the average. This isn't Flappy Bird or a Twitter client, and it's pretty BS that I had to eventually google the issue just to find....this.
Kindly check @royaniket's comment; he has explained in detail about everything that goes behind the calibration. The re-calibration option would be there in the app when the team has achieved something next-level approach. There are some exciting updates lined-up though!