“Which mic do you recommend?” The short answer is that you can connect just about any kind of microphone you want to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac through a suitable USB audio interface. The means that choosing a mic must be done with your own specific needs in mind. The suggestions below offer an answer to this question which addresses various needs and budgets.
» Read moreIf you would like to make accurate sound level measurements with your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, then proper calibration of your microphone sensitivity is an important step to success. With the right equipment, calibrating a microphone can be a very simple process.
» Read moreMost tools in SignalScope include some kind of plot (graph) with an adjustable scale for viewing time or frequency domain data. Although each plot typically features one or more options for automatic scaling of the data, it is helpful to know that there are multiple ways to adjust the scale manually.
» Read moreSignalScope X receives a major upgrade with version 12.0, including new tools and features in each tool set.
» Read moreThe UMIK-2 connects to an iPhone or iPad via USB with Apple’s Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter. When it is connected, SoundMeter X will recognize it and prompt you to enter the serial number which is printed on the UMIK’s label. Once the serial number has been entered, SoundMeter X will download the factory-supplied sensitivity information from the web and apply it immediately for factory-calibrated sound level measurements.
» Read moreIf you don’t have a laser tach handy, but you do have an iPhone in your pocket, you can measure the router spindle speed with the FFT analyzer tool in SignalScope X which can ‘listen’ to the router with the iPhone’s built-in microphone.
» Read moreIn order to facilitate impact testing, measurement software generally requires several specific options, including reference input triggering with pre-trigger delay, force windowing for the reference input, exponential windowing for all inputs, and the ability to preview captured impulses and accept or reject the inclusion of the captured data in the final result. In version 11.2, SignalScope X now includes these capabilities within the Dual FFT Analyzer tool.
» Read moreSignalScope X has arrived for download on the Mac and iOS App Stores. Version 11.1 has been built as a universal app that will run natively in macOS Big Sur on both Intel and Apple processors.
» Read moreWith the release of version 11.0 of SignalScope X, a single subscription works across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
» Read moreIn addition to full light and dark mode support on iOS 13, SignalScope X 10.8 and SoundMeter X 10.5 include a new Max Levels tool.
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