Take your time and read thru the VituixCAD material. https://kimmosaunisto.net/Software/VituixCAD/VituixCAD_help_20.html
May look a little intimidating at first, but you can always ask for help and consult here: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/vituixcad.307910/
May look a little intimidating at first, but you can always ask for help and consult here: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/vituixcad.307910/
1: Download software that will make good impedance plots (i.e. ARTA) & learn how to use it (or simply use manufacturer's data sheets)
2: Look at Rod elliott's article on crossover design & make yourself a spreadsheet using the formulae there
(you still need to undertand stuff like Baffle step & how to choose well behaved drivers etc)
2: Look at Rod elliott's article on crossover design & make yourself a spreadsheet using the formulae there
(you still need to undertand stuff like Baffle step & how to choose well behaved drivers etc)
I don't think there is anything at all in the Vituixcad manual explaining how to design a crossover. It is about how to use the program to simulate a crossover, assuming you have the knowledge of how to design one.
Start here (very quick basics) ---> https://www.aperionaudio.com/blogs/aperion-audio-blog/crossover-design-and-theory
Then go here (use Google Translate and read all 12 of the articles) --> https://www.audioreview.it/tecnica/articoli/la-teoria-la-pratica-delle-reti-crossover.html
Start here (very quick basics) ---> https://www.aperionaudio.com/blogs/aperion-audio-blog/crossover-design-and-theory
Then go here (use Google Translate and read all 12 of the articles) --> https://www.audioreview.it/tecnica/articoli/la-teoria-la-pratica-delle-reti-crossover.html
...or read the bible...
https://techtalk.parts-express.com/forum/tech-talk-forum/38661-the-speaker-building-bible
https://techtalk.parts-express.com/forum/tech-talk-forum/38661-the-speaker-building-bible
A wealth of great guides in here from Scott Hinson:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...ZG-C_GzQkX9KCzPeoc-EFqvOb7_C2uvxPqpjqPY#gid=0
Filter on column "Area" = "Crossovers" for targeted papers on the subject. They aren't in a cookbook order but usually reference eachother.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...ZG-C_GzQkX9KCzPeoc-EFqvOb7_C2uvxPqpjqPY#gid=0
Filter on column "Area" = "Crossovers" for targeted papers on the subject. They aren't in a cookbook order but usually reference eachother.
Too many dead links. 😡 The ‘bible’ needs updating. I guess a lot has changed since 2012.
Get REW and Xsim. Both free.
Get a calibrated measurement mic. $30 to $100.
Get DATS device or similar to measure impedance vs frequency. REW can also do it but not as easily. $100
Read certain threads that discuss the process and ask questions. The “manual” is contained in this Forum - spend time looking around and ask questions.
There is a lot of info here on how to do it.
https://www.speakerdesign.net/
1. Select drivers based on specs freq curves and your needs.
2. Build box with drivers and connect tweeter and woofer independently.
3. Make baseline raw measurements: woofer only, tweeter only, woofer and tweeter in parallel. All without physically touching speaker or mic.
4. Adjust acoustic offset in sim software to predict the woofer and tweeter case exactly from raw woofer and tweeter alone. Once you do this, you know that anything you do with XO components and filters will be accurate.
I personally think that advising a beginner to use Vituix is not the best way to start. It’s full featured, detailed, technical, and very complex. I think Xsim is much easier to start with.
Get a calibrated measurement mic. $30 to $100.
Get DATS device or similar to measure impedance vs frequency. REW can also do it but not as easily. $100
Read certain threads that discuss the process and ask questions. The “manual” is contained in this Forum - spend time looking around and ask questions.
There is a lot of info here on how to do it.
https://www.speakerdesign.net/
1. Select drivers based on specs freq curves and your needs.
2. Build box with drivers and connect tweeter and woofer independently.
3. Make baseline raw measurements: woofer only, tweeter only, woofer and tweeter in parallel. All without physically touching speaker or mic.
4. Adjust acoustic offset in sim software to predict the woofer and tweeter case exactly from raw woofer and tweeter alone. Once you do this, you know that anything you do with XO components and filters will be accurate.
I personally think that advising a beginner to use Vituix is not the best way to start. It’s full featured, detailed, technical, and very complex. I think Xsim is much easier to start with.
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