With the help of calibration software and a measurement microphone, producers, mastering engineers and any other audio professionals that need to deliver consistent quality are able to set themselves up with a solid foundation for their sound or monitoring system.
Neutral Sound Support
Any speaker will add its own colour to the sound, and the room you've set your speakers up in will add even more colour. By using calibration software or an audio analyser, the frequency response of your audio system can be accurately corrected. By playing back a test tone and picking it up with a specialised measurement microphone, the calibration software is able to generate a frequency curve that compensates for any imbalance.
Condenser Calibration Microphones for Acoustics Software
Any measurement microphone will have a frequency range of at least 20Hz to 20kHz and a completely flat frequency response. In practice, however, the response of any individual microphone will always have a few imperfections, which is why most models will include a unique calibration file that profiles the specific frequency response of that specific microphone. This way, your calibration software can take those individual imperfections into account when calculating the frequency curve.
Recording Audio with a Calibration Microphone
A measurement microphone is nothing more than an omnidirectional small-diaphragm condenser microphone with a flat frequency response, so you can actually use one to make hyper-realistic recordings. Neutral-sounding small-diaphragm condenser microphones like these are often used to record classical music.
