Another option to consider is renting a professional rig. Though I have not done it yet, I have found a sources. AudioClassics.com. I f you look under "Test Equipment", you'll see they will rent an Audio Control SA3050-A with all the trimmmings for $ 90/week. Since this is not something I would use every day (in fact, only when making a MAJOR change to louspeakers type/position, room, room treatments and/or listener position), this may be worthwhile. On another website, someone also suggested hiring an acoustic engineer for a day to come in and do the measurements, etc. I'd love to this, but there don't seem to be any AE's for hire in Cincinnati (the one I found in the yellow pages was very polite, but said he only did large venuses - as in stadiums and churches!)
PC Spectrum Analyser?
Is it possible to turn a PC in to a spectrum analyser without spending too much money? I was hoping it would be possible to connect a good linear mic to the input of a sound card, and to do the rest in software. So:
- Does anyone know of good, real time, cheap or reasonably priced spectrum analysis software for sound that will run on a PC?
- What would be a reasonably priced good microphone that is linear in the audible spectrum?
BTW, I do also have a 20Mhz dual trace osciliscope here, but to the bext of my knowledge there is no way to turn that in to a spectrum analyser for cheap... Seems like with a fast, sweepable filter that should not be too hard to do though?
Niels.
- Does anyone know of good, real time, cheap or reasonably priced spectrum analysis software for sound that will run on a PC?
- What would be a reasonably priced good microphone that is linear in the audible spectrum?
BTW, I do also have a 20Mhz dual trace osciliscope here, but to the bext of my knowledge there is no way to turn that in to a spectrum analyser for cheap... Seems like with a fast, sweepable filter that should not be too hard to do though?
Niels.