Hi all, I'm relatively new to the forum but have done extensive reading here. My recently aquired PB12 Plus/2 is in need of calibrating. So my question is which route to go ifor EQing; the Galaxy SPL meter/mic or the ECM8000. I currently have a RS SPL (analog) meter but still need a good mic to measure the FR across the whole range (I'm the sound engineer at my church and am going to eq the system once I get a grip on this stuff). I can borrow a friends eurorack mixer if I go with the ECM8000 for my home measurements, so this would be the cheaper route. But apart from price, I'm looking for the best setup in using the REW software which I intend to use. From what I've read, I'm under the impression the two units are similar as far as mic performance goes. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I would suggest the ECM8000 for your application. It's a fairly good quality full range omni-directional microphone. The fact that the Galaxy is a nice all in one package is fine if you don't have an SPL meter to begin with, but since you do I would get the ECM.
For your church work you can get a nice long XLR mic cable that you can move around and run over to your measuring equipment. The preamp will give you better gain control for the whole procedure..
Thanks for the suggestion. I was leaning towards that route but wanted an opinion(s) from some experienced users here (like yourself). For the church work, I have plenty of cables. Now to start delving into the REW software , hopefully the learning curve isn't that great.
Got the ECM mic and the BFD today. Time to figure this stuff out. Anyone think I'm going to have problems using an onboard soundcard. I have a Gigabyte DS3 motherboard and it has the Realtek high definition chip. Any suggestions are welcomed.
Yeah, having the holiday off, I was all ready to get things setup. Oh well. I've bought alot of stuff online over the years and this is the first item I've received defective; I guess my time was coming.
I am also looking for recommendation on which route to go to calibrate a sub. The one thing that I am not 100% sure on is if I go the ECM8000 route what else do I need to calibrate the system.
Thanks
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