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miniDSP Ltd, Hong Kong /

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/ Features and specifications subject to change without prior notice

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Important Information ...................................................................................................................................4

Product overview .....................................................................................................................................6

Installation and Configuration

Windows ................................................................................................7

Download ...................................................................................................................................................7

USB driver installation ................................................................................................................................7

Control Panel ..............................................................................................................................................8

UAC2 Control Panel ....................................................................................................................................9

Installation and Configuration

Mac OS X .............................................................................................. 11

Download ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Configuration in Audio MIDI Setup ......................................................................................................... 12

Download the Calibration Files ............................................................................................................... 13

Microphone Positioning and Orientation ................................................................................................ 14

Free-field measurement .......................................................................................................................... 14

In-room measurement for speakers ....................................................................................................... 14

In-room measurement for subwoofers ................................................................................................... 15

Using the UMIK-2 with Dirac Live ........................................................................................................... 16

Using the UMIK-2 with Room EQ Wizard ................................................................................................ 17

Initial configuration ................................................................................................................................. 17

Configuring ASIO (Windows only) ........................................................................................................... 19

Additional information ........................................................................................................................... 21

Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 21

Obtaining support .................................................................................................................................... 21

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Summary of Contents for UMIK-2

Page 1: ...miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong www minidsp com Features and specifications subject to change without prior notice 1 UMIK 2 OMNI DIRECTIONAL MEASUREMENT MICROPHONE User Manual...

Page 2: ...www minidsp com Features and specifications subject to change without prior notice 2 Revision history Revision Description Date 0 1 Preliminary 17 August 2020 0 2 Updated 21 August 2020 1 0 Public rel...

Page 3: ...allation and Configuration Mac OS X 11 3 1 Download 11 3 2 Configuration in Audio MIDI Setup 12 4 Download the Calibration Files 13 5 Microphone Positioning and Orientation 14 5 1 Free field measureme...

Page 4: ...ommended in this manual If in doubt contact miniDSP prior to use FCC Class B Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This devi...

Page 5: ...result in a slightly reduced size For reading on the computer we have included hyperlinked cross references throughout the manual In addition a table of contents is embedded in the PDF file Displayin...

Page 6: ...ation file for measurement accuracy A generated 90 degree calibration file is also provided for multichannel surround sound applications The UMIK 2 has driverless operation with macOS Linux Android an...

Page 7: ...uct Redeem this coupon and select the Plugin Group UMIK 2 at the link below https www minidsp com support redeem coupon The User Downloads link is visible from the dropdown menu at the top right of th...

Page 8: ...e Control Panel then go to Hardware and Sound then Manage Audio Devices Here you can set the UMIK 2 as the default audio input device and set its sample rate and bit depth click on the Properties butt...

Page 9: ...ONTROL PANEL Open the miniDSP UAC2 Control Panel from Start Menu miniDSP Ltd It has several tabs Status This tab shows the current sample rate of the UMIK 2 This setting cannot be changed in the Contr...

Page 10: ...bject to change without prior notice 10 Volume This page provides adjustment of input gain Note that some recording and measurement software including DiracLive and Room EQ Wizard will set the input l...

Page 11: ...om the User Downloads section of the miniDSP website when your order ships You will need to be logged into the website with the account you created when purchasing to access the download If you purcha...

Page 12: ...Audio MIDI Setup in Applications Utilities Click on the device UMIK 2 that appears in the list on the left This will display the input and output channels The Format drop down menu will show the supp...

Page 13: ...iles go to the UMIK 2 product page and scroll down to the section Unique Calibration File Download Enter your microphone s serial number and press Submit The two calibration files should download auto...

Page 14: ...the room In practice free field measurements of a speaker often have to be done in a room so various techniques are used to remove or mitigate the effect of the room For more information see our app n...

Page 15: ...ee field measurements do The preferred response can vary depending on the nature of the speakers and the room Therefore at high frequencies above 5 kHz adjustment of EQ or target curve by ear is likel...

Page 16: ...IK 2 are the only microphones supported by miniDSP for use with its Dirac Live enabled processors 1 Install the software for your processor as instructed by your product s user manual 2 Connect the mi...

Page 17: ...REW installed download it from roomeqwizard com Download the latest beta version for UMIK 2 support 7 1 INITIAL CONFIGURATION 1 Plug in the UMIK 2 to your computer Figure 2 illustrates an example meas...

Page 18: ...type of measurement you are doing 5 Open REW Preferences spanner icon at top right Confirm that the UMIK 2 is selected for input Here you can also select the output device 6 Click on the Cal Files tab...

Page 19: ...panner icon at the lower right to enable advanced mode Then select the desired input and output devices from the list on the left Disable unused devices In this example we are using the miniDSP SHD as...

Page 20: ...ior notice 20 5 When you select the UMIK 2 for input the dialog asking you if you want to use the UMIK 2 for calibration will again appear 6 Click Yes and select the calibration file to be used for AS...

Page 21: ...any software However we recommend the following proven platforms with plug and play integration Room EQ Wizard freeware for acoustic measurements Dirac Live Room Correction platforms USB Audio Linux m...

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