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Old 21st April 2009   #111
slapswan
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Originally Posted by ConPsycon View Post
Calibrated?? It is strange.. It needs a SPECIFIC specially calibrated Mic, but it doesn’t matter what Mic PreAmp you use, what cables you use, and any other part of the audio chain.. Well it just doesn’t seem right to me.
First, I understand your interest to measure and correct the frequency response in your room. The reason I asked my question is because the mic that you used is not a reference mic used for measurements. From the frequency response chart that I saw for that Mic in omni mode, there is a subtle boost at about 3k cycles and then a relatively large boost starting at 8k cycles and peaking at about 4db at about 12k cycles. That type of boost is normal for mics that are intended to flatter the material being recorded, but not for reference mic's intended for measurements. Since the software wasn't intended to be used with that type of Mic, it will not be able to correctly interpret the measured results at the areas of the frequency that your mic is not producing a flat response.

But hey, if you are happy with your result... to each his own...
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