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Re: Testing microphonesI do something fairly cheap and easy - with SMAART I plug my Earthworks test mic into the "ref" input, and the mic-under-test into the "measure" input. Put both together as close as possible in front of any decent full-range speaker. Usually the ref mic has to be just a hair in front (closer to the speaker) for delay compensation to be happy (SMAART delay compensation doesn't like ref to be later than measure).That gives me a messy, jagged curve that still gives a pretty good picture of the mic's response. Then without moving the fixture I try other mics of the same make/model, to see if any deviate significantly from the others.Yes, this is a cheap test. But you can set it up in your shop without having to build anything.
Re: Testing microphones
I do something fairly cheap and easy - with SMAART I plug my Earthworks test mic into the "ref" input, and the mic-under-test into the "measure" input. Put both together as close as possible in front of any decent full-range speaker. Usually the ref mic has to be just a hair in front (closer to the speaker) for delay compensation to be happy (SMAART delay compensation doesn't like ref to be later than measure).
That gives me a messy, jagged curve that still gives a pretty good picture of the mic's response. Then without moving the fixture I try other mics of the same make/model, to see if any deviate significantly from the others.
Yes, this is a cheap test. But you can set it up in your shop without having to build anything.
