thank you,too some software ideas i already got. this would be using jaaa with jack. compilation is a bit tricky but i got it installed now - well it doesnt work,but its looks like it should =) so i guess my jack config is still faulty.thanks for the info mics - as with the opensource software i can now go and spend my money on a nice measurement microphone and then give them something for their nice proggi,if i get it to work =). i guess i wont be able to afford a 900 bucks mic for a start but, i guess 500 will me a must. as a sound card i use an audigy zs pl/pro,i know i know,a "windows-card" ,but as far as now i have made pretty good experience with it since latest alsa,much bang for the buck-of course id prefer the rme- but i guess so far my questions have been answered: i will go with my soundcar,buy a nice mic,and use the opensource solution andrew suggested. thank you 2 very much so far. i will no go on fighting my jackd,to get the jaaa running.btw i tried to compile it against my 64bit sys,the clbla libraries it needs too - maybe that is why it wont work yet,as jaa shows up in my qjackctl. but qjackctl still isnt able to set for example hw:0.4 to 8channel 96khz capture-which it should,and some similar nastyness when dealing with channels of hw:0.4 (the hd-device).maybe mr. gaydenko has some idea here to =). mfg sonicx Phil Mendelsohn wrote: >>From: sonicx <sonicx_@xxxxxxx> >> >> > > > >>i was wondering if it is possible,and usuable, to make precise pressure >>and frequency messurements using linux. ie. to test high-end speakers.i >>somehow guess so,but what do i need? can i use my >>mic+soundcard+alsa+somemeasurementproggi ? >> >> > >This sort of measurement is as much of an art as a science; if I were you >and wanted to get pretty serious about it, I'd look into measurement mics >before I got too hung up on the software. Earthworks M30BX is about $900, >but there are some less expensive solutions. A Shure SM-81, while not >strictly a measurement mic, will work pretty well in lots of cases. I >haven't seen them used for much less that $400 lately. :( > >You want the measurement mic to be the best thing in the chain -- a good >mic on a cheap soundcard is better than a great soundcard with a poor mic. > >As to software, I don't know about preset solutions -- sorry. If you >really want to get into it, fftw, gnuplot, and octave are all tools for >rolling your own -- and it's a great way to really learn what you're >doing. > >But be careful -- when your ears and your measurements disagree, go with >your ears. > >Phil Mendelsohn >(former mastering engineer, AES member, and audio boffin.) > > >