Microphone Placement
- Get your calibration kit and set up the mic stands.
- If the seats are not at 1/2 or 1/4 length and width positions, set them up in random positions within the seating area.
- Place one mic at the MLP (main listening position)
- Avoid placing any mic in a null which are located at 1/2 or 1/4 length and width positions.
- Mix up the height of each mic; avoid placing any two mics at the same height.
- Try to keep all mics away from speakers.
- If the seats are in nulls, focus mic placement on the head locations.
- Try to place the mics to avoid blocking the seat from being sat in.
AudioTools Calibration
- Place your microphone calibrator on the MLP microphone.
- Switch it on to the 94 dB setting.
- By selecting this checklist item, the mic calibrator should already be shown.
- Make sure the 48V phantom setting is turned on.
- Adjust the Pre-amp Hardware Gain setting to show a 95 to 98 dB dBA Slow reading.
- Tap the dBA slow indicator, this will show a keyboard.
- AudioTools should have already set the level to 94 dB. Click to finish.
- This should calculate and set the required trim to show a 94 dB reading.