builder bob
New Head-Fier
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ya i guess i did kind of underestimate this
... oh well giving up's bad for you. i know the equipent and software isn't really up to par but i never intended these headphones to be crazy awsome sounding, i just want something better than those stupid, horrid, annoying, popular, waste of money called monster studio beats. my $1 earbuds are the only thing i know of that they have a chance of getting close to in sound quality. i'm not kidding i've tested them! my bad spelling is not because of my phone which i can't log in to this forum with but because i actually can't spell.
true that, probably what he'll want is a capsule mic, the most important fact above a certain level of quality is that it is calibrated and by that I mean calibrated in open space WITH the preamp it will be used with. this is the only way you will know that its telling you the truth, the calibration will take into account any peaks and dips in the response.
check out the setup at the innerfidelity link, you would be doing measurements in at least 2 formats, one of the driver in free air and one in the headphone, this way you can separate the effects of the headphone cup/enclosure. you will also be wanting to insert this mic in the ear of a dummy head with the headphones placed on the head, this way you get the measured response including the effects of the ear cavity (within limits) at the minimum it would be placed in the headphone
man, syriuzly, no offense, but maybe you need to spend a little more time in the English classes, I mean I know this is a forum, but the posts are sometimes hard going…
having software capability to produce education level video and audio is a good start and he will have some of the skillset, but unlikely all, this is a pretty specialized field and requires specialized hardware and technical knowledge in several areas. That being said, its definitely going to give you a leg up and having a teacher that is enthusiastic about something you want to do is great. lets hope he backs that up, he will probably have to broaden his knowledge in order to back you up.
We like your idea too and we'll help where we can, but you needed to be pulled up a second, as you had clearly underestimated what was required. Enthusiasm, support and basic technology are only part of the puzzle, you have a LOT of hard work and research ahead of you before you can even begin.
he may, or may not have the equipment needed, you will probably use something akin to ARTA software and you will need a decent ADC and a mic preamp with phantom power, then you will need some instrumentation, this is unlikely to be on hand at least in the arts labs; you may need some cooperation with other departments. a logging oscilloscope, decent bench multimeter and some sort of distortion analyzer.
haha you can tell all this over the interwebz can you? thats quite a talent youve got there… funnily enough I worked as a chef for nearly 7yrs on and off and making my own espresso is a ritual carried out here a bit too often. I took a digital media degree (until I got bored, I was already working as a compositor and graphic designer for print media) received a scholarship to Silicon Studio and QANTM for digital animation and film/games production (its all bloody games now and honestly, I dont like them), supported a hobby doing electronic music programming/production.
Then about 4-5 years ago after buying some UE triple-fi 10, SE530 and then a pico, to get me through the early morning public transport to get to work without unloading a magazine on someone. I started making my own cables, which became my work, then dac and amps. fast forward till now and everything in my portable and home headphone and speaker systems is DIY... so what have you DIY'd lately?
I wouldnt attempt to make my own headphones from scratch though... thats beyond my skill level to do to a level i'd be happy with…
yeah, you do =) no worries, if youre going to do it, do it well, we dont need another incontinent fart cannon =) in this crowded market
ya, test with the camel drovers…
stay away from flammable gasses when sparker is under test
now youre just being silly =D while qusp is away or playing nice, I have the surrogate
do remember we are talking about measuring headphones here, a decent ADC with good mic pres should be capable of outdoing them, we arent measuring one of Owen's headphone amps
bob, just saw your posts, started this reply last night, so spell-check strikes again; posting on a phone? phone auto'correct' features are responsible for making many people look like retards these days
ya i guess i did kind of underestimate this