Smartphone Apps for Sound Measurement

In audioXpress' November 2015 Sound Control column, Richard Honeycutt, addressed the topic of Smartphone Apps for Sound Measurement. Touching on the challenges and benefits of the smartphone approach as a mobile test and measurement device, as well as reviewing available apps for iOS (Apple), Android, and Microsoft Windows, this an article that needs to be broadly shared while it is still up to date. Read the full article now available online.

It was recognized early on that the speakers benefited from having separate low-frequency and high-frequency drivers, each optimized for its own frequency range. Consequently, names were needed to easily identify the various speakers in a cabinet. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2012.

Speakers evolved from a single sound source to having separate low-frequency and high-frequency drivers, each optimized for its own frequency range, to multi-way designs, with additional low-mid, high-mid and even super-high frequency drivers. Dr. Richard Honeycutt explains how to optimally choose these drivers. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, January 2012.