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High Quality Reasonably Priced SPL Meter?
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#1
18-Aug-2015, 01:43
Can anyone recommend a high quality high accuracy SPL meter that is reasonably priced?

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18-Aug-2015, 17:42
AudioTools by Studio Six Digital. It is an iOS app BUT it has many add on tools that can make as professional as you wish. I find that it is accurate enough for my purposes. If you wish for more accuracy, they also sell a microphone.
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19-Aug-2015, 07:58
i just bought the most expensive one that they had in my local electronics store. was about $300 AUD i think.

with an spl meter i dont think it honestly matters that much. just make sure its not some real cheapo that cant do c-weighted slow measurements.
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19-Aug-2015, 08:13
@rwjr44,
What can you really do with this iOS app. ?
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19-Aug-2015, 09:22
I've got a Silverline 633937, cost me 17 quid on Amazon and seems to do the trick.

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19-Aug-2015, 15:20
(19-Aug-2015, 08:13)ledesc Wrote: @rwjr44,
What can you really do with this iOS app. ?

It has several modules, some of which will cost you.
  • SPL Sound Level Meters
    • Digital, Analog, Graph, Traffic Light and mode that combines all but graph.

      There are other professional tools such as RTA and FFT and much more. Sorry but I am having trouble entering info.
      The have a user forum and many demos. I suggest visiting their site at: http://studiosixdigital.com/audiotools/









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25-Aug-2015, 10:54
$19 cheap enough?

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27-Aug-2015, 18:11
There is the well known Software "REW" from Image Shack in US (free when registered).
It works perfectly with the USB-microphone UMIK-1  ( http://www.minidsp.com/products/acoustic...ent/umik-1 ), about 75$ or similar in €.
Calibration file can be downloaded by serial number.

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27-Aug-2015, 21:13
(27-Aug-2015, 18:11)listener Wrote: There is the well known Software "REW" from Image Shack in US (free when registered).
It works perfectly with the USB-microphone UMIK-1  ( http://www.minidsp.com/products/acoustic...ent/umik-1 ), about 75$ or similar in €.
Calibration file can be downloaded by serial number.

Sound is send via PC or Laptop to the Devialet, no need for a soundcard or anything. Available for Mac and PC.

When I use REW with a UMIK microphone and always get a microphone volume level error messages.  Is the calibration file you mention used to correct specifically for the UMIK?  I can get nice graphs etc. from REW but have no confidence in the results due to the errors.  Maybe this is the answer?
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27-Aug-2015, 22:18
I suggested you and someone else with that issue to check the mic volume in the OS. The default (at least in Windows) is rather low...
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