Sonarworks sells a frequency correcting software. Because of this they need quite linear, calibrated microphones. There is a 21 days test version for download.
Anyway, this is no software that is of much use for you,because it is for studio settings. Has nothing to do and no use for speaker building. If this mike was no good, their software would suffer, so I trust them more than some low cost, private calibration for maybe 50€.
The price for the mike is very low, I don't think there is anything better for less or even twice the money. You get calibration of different angles, this is quite handy for room and in car measurements.
PS don't forget an XLR cable, 5 meter will come handy.
Anyway, this is no software that is of much use for you,because it is for studio settings. Has nothing to do and no use for speaker building. If this mike was no good, their software would suffer, so I trust them more than some low cost, private calibration for maybe 50€.
The price for the mike is very low, I don't think there is anything better for less or even twice the money. You get calibration of different angles, this is quite handy for room and in car measurements.
PS don't forget an XLR cable, 5 meter will come handy.
The SoundID package does, the microphone alone not. It comes with individual cal files, to be downloaded from Sonarworks. SW actually does a good job in the support department.
With a budget around €100, this is perfectly fine for a first measurement microphone. The other options came by already but this one and this one. Frank Jordan seems not to be very well known in DIY territory, but in Europe certainly fills a gap. Thomas Ahlersmeyer must have the record for calibrating mikes for DIY folks in Europe, maybe worldwide.
With a bit of a higher budget, the iSemcon EMX7150 or the Beyerdynamic MM1 could fit the bill. If you want to go further up, pick any useful pro microphone, NTI, Earthworks and others come to mind.
You can use Wine.It is not a choice not to use VituixCAD, it is a convenience to avoid using Win and stay in Ubuntu. 🙂
And don’t forget a suitable microphone stand, with the tiniest clip you can find. Because you’re measuring in a direct field, anything that can cause reflections in the vicinity of the mike will have impact on your measurements.
the cable as suggested by - @Turbowatch2 - I have it, it should be 4mt it is the one of the mic. AT
do you also need the support? 😵
do you have a pic of the mic support. to understand what I should look for. graziee
do you also need the support? 😵
do you have a pic of the mic support. to understand what I should look for. graziee
@jeffrowland
But I made a test of four microphones here (note there are other interresting contributions)
The SonarWorks XREF20 is a good calibrated microphone for SPL measurements.
If you look the REW website Equipement :
The simplest configuration for most acoustic measurement purposes is a calibrated USB microphone (miniDSP's UMIK-1 is recommended) and your computer's headphone or HDMI output. An analog measurement microphone (Dayton Audio's EMM-6, for example) will need a suitable interface with a mic preamp and phantom power, such as Steinberg's UR22C or the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.
you have to acquire a good sound card : Steinberg's UR22C or the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 etc.
Just see if you have linux driver for the soundcard the focusrite/steinberg seem compatible,
Note the miniDSP's UMIK-1 is compatible Linux, you have all in one.
You don't need to spend a lot to have a good measurement system.
But I made a test of four microphones here (note there are other interresting contributions)
The SonarWorks XREF20 is a good calibrated microphone for SPL measurements.
If you look the REW website Equipement :
The simplest configuration for most acoustic measurement purposes is a calibrated USB microphone (miniDSP's UMIK-1 is recommended) and your computer's headphone or HDMI output. An analog measurement microphone (Dayton Audio's EMM-6, for example) will need a suitable interface with a mic preamp and phantom power, such as Steinberg's UR22C or the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.
you have to acquire a good sound card : Steinberg's UR22C or the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 etc.
Just see if you have linux driver for the soundcard the focusrite/steinberg seem compatible,
Note the miniDSP's UMIK-1 is compatible Linux, you have all in one.
You don't need to spend a lot to have a good measurement system.
On the right the one I used more than a decade ago. The light stand is still handy for room acoustics (goes up high if needed). The left one is a DIY XLR female wrought into a snug fitting tube that has the diameter of almost all measurement mikes.
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The Behringer UMC202 and aforementioned ESI will do just fine. Actually the combo ESI - Soundref is cheaper than an Umik-1. And hey, if Linux can’t handle USB audio interfaces, it’s time to switch OS.
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I got the Scarlett 2i2, it's coming in these days and on Ubuntu last ver. it installs perfectly.
REW is already configured on it and I'll also put XSim on it
I got the Scarlett 2i2, it's coming in these days and on Ubuntu last ver. it installs perfectly.
REW is already configured on it and I'll also put XSim on it
I believe you've got that backwards. Linux tends to do a much better job at handling USB audio devices than the Windoze.
Could well be. I, as a macOS user, always cross my fingers when plugging in any interface in a Windows system.
You are in the right track, you have a good sound card, you have to choose a calibrated microphone and you need to practice 😉
No secret here !
Have fun 🙂
No secret here !
Have fun 🙂
When you get feed up with passive components and all the money wasted with them, the next stage is active with DSP crossover.
Some may say it is the best idea to skip the passive stuff and do it active from the start.
There are some in this forum that started with passive and never wanted active, but during that process realized that active is better for them and never want to go back...
Some may say it is the best idea to skip the passive stuff and do it active from the start.
There are some in this forum that started with passive and never wanted active, but during that process realized that active is better for them and never want to go back...
and he was missing too... the DSP!
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it seemed strange to me... and in fact I looked too quickly - XSim is not for Linux. 😛
I move to a plan B:
¹ install Wine
² it's time to get a Mac and dedicate it to measurements.
I know that the non-windowers make it a religion not to use anything from Bill. Like "I will never drive a Japanese car" or hysterical non flesh eating middle aged women.
Anyway, a nice, used Dell latitude laptop with Win 10-64 will save you time and sorrow if you use it for anything around speaker design. For the next 10 years at least.
Anyway, a nice, used Dell latitude laptop with Win 10-64 will save you time and sorrow if you use it for anything around speaker design. For the next 10 years at least.