UMIK-1 mic support for room correction

[mveloman]

I plugged a UMIK-1 mic into my iPad when doing room correction with my Pro Plus. I assume it worked, since I got a much different (and to my ears, better) equalization curve then when using the internal iPad mic. However, there is no way that I have found to apply the UMIK-1 calibration file. Support for high quality external mics with calibration files would be a great enhancement.

 

[slartibartfast]

OK ..... your 1st reply was


The IT wasn't clear / ambiguous, I thought you meant the phone itself, I didn't realise the WiiM App showed which mic it was using, I'll take a look again later.

A side comment, before I tried it with the Umik I ran it with iOS and Android, using the phones mic on each and the readings were so far apart it was untrue.

Sorry it was ambiguous because I assumed you were using the WiiM app . From what I've read iPhone built in mics work reasonably well but Android Mics may not just because there are so many different ones.

 

[onelivewire]

Personally, I had no indication that the UMIK was being used in the (Android) WiiM app. I jumped into a voice recording app and tapped first on my phone and then the UMIK and it was clear the UMIK was being used.

My assumption is that it was used by the WiiM RC as well because the resultant EQ sounds fantastic compared to those generated by iOS/Android stock mics while the phone itself was on the floor while I took the reading.

 

[slartibartfast]

Personally, I had no indication that the UMIK was being used in the (Android) WiiM app. I jumped into a voice recording app and tapped first on my phone and then the UMIK and it was clear the UMIK was being used.

My assumption is that it was used by the WiiM RC as well because the resultant EQ sounds fantastic compared to those generated by iOS/Android stock mics while the phone itself was on the floor while I took the reading.

The current WiiM app only tells you which mic is being used after the tuning is started. This should be fixed in the next update.

 

[onelivewire]

Ah yes, the WiiM mic is denoted here.

 

[slartibartfast]

Just tried my new UMIK-1 mic for the first time and got a massive shock. Results are totally different to the iMM6. Looks like the iMM6 either itself or in combination with my Pixel 3a was massively under reading low frequencies. Back to the drawing board

 

[rccarguy]

Tried the beta multi test, and used 1/3 smoothing. That means less aggressive correction? Also reset any boosts to 0.

I believe multi point testing is better if you move the mic a little? ie left/right 12" Hopefully they'll add a delay for you to move it around the virtual head