Some time ago, I was made aware of the i436 measurement microphone from MicW. It looked like exactly what was needed to turn any iOS device into a quality sound level meter, or acoustical analysis tool, that you could truly carry around in your pocket, but it was limited in its utility by that pesky low-end roll-off that plagued earlier versions of iOS.
» Read moreThis exciting improvement to iOS 6 will significantly improve the quality of acoustical measurements that can be made by using the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch without requiring a dock connector accessory for audio input.
» Read moreWith the release of version 2.2, the Octave tool in SignalScope Pro for iOS can now analyze two input channels simultaneously. This new capability is only available on devices running iOS 5 or later, and it requires a stereo or two-channel dock connector audio accessory. The Octave tool offers whole and 1/3-octave real-time spectral analysis with A, C, or flat frequency weighting and fast, slow, or impulse time weighting. Time exponential averaged level (Lp) and equivalent level (Leq) measurements are both supported. The Octave tool available via in-app purchase in SoundMeter 3.0 and SignalScope 3.2 also offers two-channel measurement capability on iOS 5 or later. SoundMeter 3.0, SignalScope 3.2 and SignalScope Pro 2.2 are all available for […]
» Read moreSoundMeter 3.0 offers in-app purchases of the same tools found in SignalScope Pro.
» Read moreSignalScope Pro 2.1, SignalScope 3.1, and SoundMeter 2.1 feature better support for audio input hardware, including direct interaction with GuitarJack.
» Read moreSoundMeter now runs natively on iPad, as well as iPhone and iPod touch.
» Read moreAlesis finally got around to making shields for securing an iPhone or iPod touch to the ProTrack stereo iPod recording device.
» Read moreWith the advent of sound level meter apps for the iPhone OS (of which SoundMeter was the first) people began to ask, “How flat is the frequency response of the iPhone’s microphone?” Early testing indicated that the built-in microphone of the original iPhone was not a good candidate for sound level measurements, but that the iPhone’s headset microphone enjoyed a fairly flat response. Since then, additional iPhone models have arrived on the scene, each with its own set of weaknesses with respect to microphone frequency response. Additional Apple and third party headset microphones have also been introduced. At long last, some relevant frequency response measurements are presented here for the benefit of those who would really like to “see” how […]
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