Is Behringer ECM8000 good?

Is Behringer ECM8000 good?

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mic! Exceptional performance. Why spend the money for Earthworks ($700, flat 9 Hz to 30 kHz) when the ECM is 10x less ($60, flat 15 Hz to 20kHz). I’ve used the Behringer ECM8000 for about 15 years and it’s performance is as good as any other mic I’ve used for the audible frequency range.

How do you calibrate a room with a rew?

The initial steps required to make room measurements are:

1. Choose the audio input and output.
2. Calibrate the interface (not applicable when using a USB microphone)
3. Check levels.
4. Calibrate the SPL reading (not when using a USB microphone that has REW-compatible sensitivity cal data)

How do you calibrate a sound level meter app?

Calibrating Your Device

1. Get something with a speaker.
2. Put the 2 devices at the same distance of the speaker, with the microphones facing the speaker.
3. Play the calibration tone and adjust the volume so the Sound Level Meter or the calibrated phone say that the level is between 60-70 dB to use as reference.

How is sound measured in a room?

1. Find a test tone generator in your DAW software.
2. Turn the volume of your speakers fully down.
3. Set the test tone generator (or synth) up.
4. Turn your speakers up slowly, until you can just hear the low 100Hz tone clearly.
5. Bring the frequency of the oscillator down, slowly – step by step.
6. Take notes of what you hear.

How do you calibrate with pink noise?

Pink noise is a tone that consists of every frequency band at exactly the same level. This makes it the ideal tool for many types of acoustic measurements including speaker and room calibration. To calibrate your speakers, Turn the independent level controls on the back of each of your studio monitors all the way down.

How do you measure room noise?

noise levels. Fortunately, you don’t need to rely on your best judgment in order to know the answer. Thanks to modern technology, your smartphone can determine if your environment exposes you to harmful noises that may cause permanent or temporary noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).

What can the Behringer ecm8000 be used for?

The ECM8000 is a specialized condenser microphone designed for use with real-time analyzers, such as our ULTRACURVE DEQ2496, and provides an instantaneous acoustic picture of the room. You can then use your graphic EQ to fine-tune your sound system’s performance to perfectly match the response characteristics of the room.

Which is the derived ecm8000 calibration SPL measurement?

The derived ECM8000 calibration SPL measurement (BLUE) tracks pretty close to the GREEN baseline, but the phase is a bit off at the ends. I used the “File/Export Measurement as Text” option to do a text dump of the calibrated and un-calibrated files.

Is the ecm8000 the same as the umik-1?

I just tried it using a Cross Spectrum Labs calibrated UMIK-1’s measurement (GREEN) as the baseline and an un-calibrated ECM8000 measurement (RED). The derived ECM8000 calibration SPL measurement (BLUE) tracks pretty close to the GREEN baseline, but the phase is a bit off at the ends.

Why do you need a REW soundcard calibration?

To be able to provide you with the most accurate measurements possible, REW allows you to calibrate the measuring gear, and then compensate for some responses. This is saved an then re-used for getting proper measurements or analysis. Yes, that’s it.