FuzzMeasure of SpectraFoo?

[NotVeryLoud]

I want to do some room analysis of my home studio. I own a MAC OS9 copy of SpectraFoo (which I've never used) which I can upgrade to OSX SpectraFoo Standard for $150. Or, there's FuzzMeasure for the same price.

Can I get the measurement data I need from SpectraFoo? Or is that simply not the right tool for the job?

[Ethan Winer]

I never used Spectrafoo - does it have waterfall plots? That's an important part of analyzing room acoustics.

--Ethan

[NotVeryLoud]

No waterfall plots, but it seems to have every other measurement bell and whistle, including a hi-res spectrum analyzer and spectragram.

[PaneMP]

I'd suggest you get the Fuzzmeasure, Spectrafoo's more of a mixing tool. Fuzzmeasure is more of a room measurement acoustic treatment tool, and easy to use, really easy.

[nicolasmasset]

Hi, I'm thinking of getting fuzzmeasure too. But I may not have a proper mic. Would my tube Pearlman TM1 mic be adequate?
Otherwise, there's still my old akd D3900 mic...

[jayfrigo]

Fuzz for this. It gives you waterfalls and reverb times. Foo is a great set of engineering tools, while fuzz is for room acoustics.

[jayfrigo]

Originally Posted by nicolasmasset

Hi, I'm thinking of getting fuzzmeasure too. But I may not have a proper mic. Would my tube Pearlman TM1 mic be adequate?
Otherwise, there's still my old akd D3900 mic...

Ethan checked out some affordable mics for measurement and posted some findings on his site. Have a look there. In my case, I use calibrated reference mics from B&K and ACO Pacific, and those are definitely not cheap. I haven't tried the affordable ones on Ethan's list, but for DIY room testing, you don't really need the crazy calibrated stuff. You can get in the ballpark with others. I wouldn't publish scientific results measured with them, but that's not the intent here.

[nicolasmasset]

Thanks, I just found out a buddy of mine has a mic listed on Ethan's website, so I'm all set! Now if somebody could point me out to a thread where it describes which rockwool is the best for basstraps and which the best for diffusors...