Topic: Field Audio Analyzer

[OOK]

I use the iPhone 4S with the micW i436 measurement mic.

The App on the iPhone is "Analyser" that can incorporate a frequency compensation for the iPhone's response - these are an in-app purchase and are available for several different mics.

Looking at the mic specs it is not completely linear.  It has a bump in the top end..  Does that bump give a misrepresentation of what you are hearing in terms of the graph.  I guess it is all relative.  It is probably the best option right now for the money.  From 2khz down to 20hz it is flat.

Peace OOK

[myke2241]

I use the iPhone 4S with the micW i436 measurement mic.

The App on the iPhone is "Analyser" that can incorporate a frequency compensation for the iPhone's response - these are an in-app purchase and are available for several different mics.

Looking at the mic specs it is not completely linear.  It has a bump in the top end..  Does that bump give a misrepresentation of what you are hearing in terms of the graph.  I guess it is all relative.  It is probably the best option right now for the money.  From 2khz down to 20hz it is flat.

Peace OOK

If you know the mic's curve you accommodate for the difference. That is the difference between a user and a engineer. make the best with the tools you have. they are not garbage by any means.

[John Willett]

I have a pile of free audio analyzers on my Android LG Lucid and they are interesting but so far haven't been particularly useful. Mostly just eye candy. I haven't found an external mic for it that looks like it is made for measurement.

The micW i436 is a class 2 measurement mic.  The app I suggested is not a free one and the in-app purchase is also not free.  The app and in-app purchase were about £12 together if I remember correctly.  Not a toy.

[John Willett]

I use the iPhone 4S with the micW i436 measurement mic.

The App on the iPhone is "Analyser" that can incorporate a frequency compensation for the iPhone's response - these are an in-app purchase and are available for several different mics.

Looking at the mic specs it is not completely linear.  It has a bump in the top end..  Does that bump give a misrepresentation of what you are hearing in terms of the graph.  I guess it is all relative.  It is probably the best option right now for the money.  From 2khz down to 20hz it is flat.

Peace OOK

The in-app purchase in the Analyzer software takes all this into account so the software knows exactly what mic. is being used and takes everything into account - as I said in the post above, it's a class-2 measurement mic.

[cybergaloot]

Here's a link to the micW i436 FAQ that might answer some questions.
http://mic-w-usa.appspot.com/i436FAQ

In the field, usually there is little we can do about the sound delivered to us as tapers other than find the sweet spot and adjust our mic configurations so its still mainly eye candy in that situation. Nice to know what the sound is doing though, at least roughly.

[NOLAfishwater]

I am still more interested with something that could accommodate line in.