hello everyone.
I've recently finished my first couple of speaker designs. I'm happy with the results but I would really like to progress on to taking frequency response measurements. to test old speaker as well as new drivers for crossover design. basically just wondering what software and microphones people would recommend. happy to spend a bit of money as its Christmas time!
I've recently finished my first couple of speaker designs. I'm happy with the results but I would really like to progress on to taking frequency response measurements. to test old speaker as well as new drivers for crossover design. basically just wondering what software and microphones people would recommend. happy to spend a bit of money as its Christmas time!
I've been building and playing with speakers for quite a while now and finally feel the need to actually measure stuff. I have a new computer. My only microphone is the cheap one from Dayton that I've been plugging into my Android phone .
I think I need something better so I too am after recommendations and advice, but at the budget end of the money spectrum please.
I think I need something better so I too am after recommendations and advice, but at the budget end of the money spectrum please.
Thanx ScottG
I have actually been looking at that very unit locally, also the 2 channel variant; but I'm still looking for a beginners tutorial I can get my head around.
I have actually been looking at that very unit locally, also the 2 channel variant; but I'm still looking for a beginners tutorial I can get my head around.
Behringer UMC204HD or Focusrite 2i2
Calibrated omni 48v microphone: Monacor ECM-40 or Behringer ECM-8000
REW software
Calibrated omni 48v microphone: Monacor ECM-40 or Behringer ECM-8000
REW software
Why the 204?
Less expensive, and
-it has unbalanced outputs with 2 unbalanced inputs (and the inputs are 10k - which coincides with the voltage probe listed on the STEPS manual page 4 fig. 1.3).
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/software-tools/76977-arta-78.html#post5741625
http://www.artalabs.hr/download/STEPS-user-manual.pdf
If you want better measured performance look to the Motu M4: but it will cost you more.
Less expensive, and
-it has unbalanced outputs with 2 unbalanced inputs (and the inputs are 10k - which coincides with the voltage probe listed on the STEPS manual page 4 fig. 1.3).
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/software-tools/76977-arta-78.html#post5741625
http://www.artalabs.hr/download/STEPS-user-manual.pdf
If you want better measured performance look to the Motu M4: but it will cost you more.
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Or buy an RME ADI 2 pro and an autoranger and have a measuring instrument that is essentially as good as an AP. Once you start measuring, you will wish to measure everything. Perhaps. If not, the Behringer or Focusrite will do for speaker measurements.
You need accurate phase for crossover work, for this you need to measure two channels simultaneously