We’ll dive into this subject to make things a bit clearer for when you decide to tune your room. Sonarworks recommends you use only calibrated measurement microphones for room correction. Their article tested a few common studio microphones and developed a theory that these microphones will give you a sense of how SoundID Reference will work in your studio. Our friends at published a blog post that presented the question “Do you need a measurement microphone to set up speaker calibration?” Their hope was that we all might already own a mic that will allow us to run a decent trial of SoundID Reference without having to purchase or borrow a proper measurement microphone. You can also use any other calibrated measurement microphone as long as the mic comes with a proper calibration file (read our tech article here for some suggestions). Sonarworks includes a specially calibrated measurement microphone with certain products and the mic is also available for purchase separately for $69 (USD). Measuring your speakers in your room requires playing test tones from the SoundID Reference app and capturing the sound with a measurement microphone. However, if you would like to demo SoundID Reference for speaker calibration, you will need to measure your monitors (in your room) and create a calibration profile, or EQ correction curve, for your room. Sonarworks provides a free 21-day trial of their SoundID Reference software, which allows you to audition it with your current headphones and gives you plenty of time to run through all options the headphone calibration software provides. Usually, the cost of the extra devices is minimal compared to the proposed investment and often the extra device is useful in other ways-that extra mic stand or cable will eventually get used. A similar situation exists with needing extra speaker cables to demo a second set of monitors or needing a second mic stand or cable to easily A-B two microphones. The same is true for iLok protected products. Recently I wanted to demo Nuendo software and realized that I needed to purchase a USB e-Licenser in order to run the demo. Do the more expensive tires provide a better ride, better wear or more safety? Often in the studio world, we wish to demo something to see how it works in our particular environment to help us decide on a purchase.ĭemoing an audio product usually requires a bit of investment in time to install software, rewire our setup, or in money to purchase a piece of equipment that facilitates demoing some particular device. When deciding to purchase slightly more expensive tires for our car, we try to determine the benefits vs cost. As thoughtful consumers, we try to make informed choices which often include a cost-benefit analysis as part of our decision-making process.
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