Measurement mics/rta/etc info needed

[talontsiawd]

Ok, since i'm redoing my home studio, i thought this would be an interesting thing to learn about. I had some store credit at GC and nothing i really needed to buy so i picked up a behringer measurement mic. I figured it would be fun to mess around with and double as a cheap mic.

Anyway, so far, i have yet to find any real solid info for a beginner. Everything is either over my head, incomplete, etc. It seems that it's also a highly debated subject so this would make some sence.

So, i guess what i'm looking for is some good info to read through that isn't catered only to those who already know what they are doing. Something that describes the process (some of the free programs i found were actually quite good about this), describes what i'm looking at (ie-how flat is realistic) etc.

This is sort of a curiosity thing more than anything. Plus a scientific way to see what the traps i plan to add work. So pretty much see how my room is with existing traps, and see the difference as i continue to add them. I don't plan to "tune" my room around what i see, atleast until i feel comfortable with it and confident that what i see is what i hear, etc.

So any links, disscussion, etc, would be greatly apprciated. Or even just really basic info, totally new to this, and fairly confused

 

[Ethan Winer]

what i'm looking for is some good info to read through that isn't catered only to those who already know what they are doing. Something that describes the process

See this article on my company's site that explains how I use the ETF software:

http://www.realtraps.com/art_etf.htm

Besides ETF ($150, Windows only):

www.etfacoustic.com

there's also Fuzzmeasure ($125, Mac only):

www.supermegaultragroovy.com/products/FuzzMeasure/

and the Room EQ Wizard (free, Mac or Windows):

www.hometheatershack.com/roomeq/

--Ethan

 

[talontsiawd]

Cool, i was hoping your site had info. I actually looked around for it on your site but didn't find that one. It seems easy enough to digest. I'll need to read more thoroughly though when i actually have a chance to mess around.

Do you think the Room EQ Wizard is good enough to learn with. I don't have a big problem spending $150 but it would be nice to atleast learn this for free and upgrade once i have a better handle on interpreting things.

 

[Ethan Winer]

Cool, i was hoping your site had info. I actually looked around for it on your site but didn't find that one.

Most of the technical goodies are in the Acoustics Info section of our site. There's a tab at the top of every page to take you there. Spend some time looking around!

> Do you think the Room EQ Wizard is good enough to learn with. <

Of course. If it wasn't good I wouldn't suggest it!

--Ethan