Most listeners who run RoomPerfect come away satisfied with the result. But “satisfied” and “exactly to my taste” are not always the same thing, and Lyngdorf Audio and Steinway Lyngdorf processors are built with that distinction in mind. Rather than treating RoomPerfect’s correction as the final word, the RoomPerfect voicing tools let a listener fine-tune the result afterwards — without undoing the room correction underneath it.
Gain adjustment: the simple first step
The most basic adjustment available after running RoomPerfect is per-channel gain. If the Atmos height channels feel a touch too reticent after correction, or a particular channel needs to sit slightly higher or lower in the overall balance, gain can be adjusted channel by channel. This is a coarse, practical tool rather than a tonal one — it changes level, not tonal balance — but it is often the first thing worth trying if the overall mix simply feels unbalanced after RoomPerfect has run.
RoomPerfect voicing: shaping tone without overruling the correction
The more significant tool is what Roland Hoffmann calls voicing, available on the TDAI and MP-series processors. Voicing is a set of presets, or a fully custom EQ curve, that a listener can select or design themselves to add more high frequency air, more low-end weight, more presence, or any other tonal shift they personally prefer. Crucially, voicing is applied on top of the RoomPerfect result rather than replacing or fighting it — it does not override or undo the underlying room correction, it layers a personal tonal preference over a room response that has already been measured and corrected.
That distinction is the whole point of the system. RoomPerfect’s job — covered in more detail in our Tech Talk on how RoomPerfect maps a room in 3D — is to remove what the room itself is doing to the sound — reflections, resonances, standing waves — problems that have nothing to do with taste and everything to do with physics. Voicing’s job is different: it exists for genuine differences in personal preference, which no measurement system should try to resolve on a listener’s behalf. Keeping the two separate means a listener can freely experiment with tonal preference, save a preset they like, and change their mind later, all without ever having to re-run or second-guess the room correction itself.
Why this two-layer approach matters
Some correction systems only offer an all-or-nothing choice: accept the calculated curve, or turn the whole thing off. Separating room correction from tonal voicing avoids that trade-off entirely. A listener never has to sacrifice the acoustic accuracy RoomPerfect has already established just because they would prefer a touch more bass warmth, or a slightly brighter top end, for a particular kind of music. The two adjustments — RoomPerfect’s correction and a listener’s own voicing choice — are designed to work together rather than as competing options. For a look at why RoomPerfect’s own correction deliberately avoids fixing problems that were never really there, see our Tech Talk on why RoomPerfect maps the entire room.
Frequently asked questions
Does adjusting the voicing undo RoomPerfect’s correction?
No. RoomPerfect voicing is applied on top of the correction, not instead of it. The underlying room correction stays in place; voicing adds a separate, optional tonal adjustment layered over it.
What is the difference between gain adjustment and voicing?
Gain adjustment changes the output level of individual channels — useful for rebalancing, for example, Atmos height channels relative to the rest of the system. RoomPerfect voicing is a tonal EQ adjustment across the frequency range, using presets or a custom curve, aimed at overall sound character rather than channel balance.
Can voicing settings be saved and changed later?
Yes. Voicing presets can be selected, customised and saved, and can be revisited or changed at any time without needing to re-run the RoomPerfect measurement process itself.
Is voicing available on all Lyngdorf and Steinway Lyngdorf processors?
Voicing is available on the TDAI and MP-series processors. Exact preset options can vary by model, but the underlying principle — a tonal layer on top of the RoomPerfect correction — is consistent across the range.
