Hello, I am a new member with an interest in finding out what my room measurements are. After reading through some of the material I see that it is much more involved than I anticipated and I have no electronics or hardware background.
As background, I just finished reading Dr. Toole's book, Sound Reproduction. I do not have a home theater, but I do have a dedicated two-channel listening room with room treatments, including Real Traps and homemade tube traps. The speakers are 'full range' floor standers. Before making changes, like adding a pair of sub-woofers and parametric EQ, I would like a baseline. So, I really would just like to make high resolution acoustical measurements with my laptop, if possible.
I have both a Radio Shack digital meter and a Phonic PAA3 RTA with line in and line out XLRs. I do not have a processor or a receiver, just an unbalanced multi-channel amp and an unbalanced preamp with two line out functions and a tape loop. My computer has only a microphone jack.
I am wondering if anyone has experience with the Phonic and whether it is an appropriate microphone and meter to use with REW. Given that my computer has no line-in function, I would also like to know if there is something appropriate in the way of a cheap external USB soundcard at Radio Shack.
I would welcome any additional thoughts you may have for one who is just getting started.
Many thanks in advance,
Nick
As background, I just finished reading Dr. Toole's book, Sound Reproduction. I do not have a home theater, but I do have a dedicated two-channel listening room with room treatments, including Real Traps and homemade tube traps. The speakers are 'full range' floor standers. Before making changes, like adding a pair of sub-woofers and parametric EQ, I would like a baseline. So, I really would just like to make high resolution acoustical measurements with my laptop, if possible.
I have both a Radio Shack digital meter and a Phonic PAA3 RTA with line in and line out XLRs. I do not have a processor or a receiver, just an unbalanced multi-channel amp and an unbalanced preamp with two line out functions and a tape loop. My computer has only a microphone jack.
I am wondering if anyone has experience with the Phonic and whether it is an appropriate microphone and meter to use with REW. Given that my computer has no line-in function, I would also like to know if there is something appropriate in the way of a cheap external USB soundcard at Radio Shack.
I would welcome any additional thoughts you may have for one who is just getting started.
Many thanks in advance,
Nick