Category: iPhone

Save 70% on the SoundMeter X Pro Perpetual License

iOS, iPad, iPhone, News

Faber Acoustical is pleased to announce that the prior purchase of any legacy version of SoundMeter, or other qualifying legacy app, will unlock a discount of 70% off the SoundMeter Pro perpetual license in SoundMeter X. We already announced support for the 2020 and 2022 versions of SoundMeter Pro, which can be registered by signing in to your Faber Account within the app. Now, we offer registration of older versions of SoundMeter (and even dB!) that were purchased from the App Store (going all the way back to 2008). Once your purchase is registered, you can obtain discount pricing for SoundMeter X licenses via in-app purchase. A Faber Account is required. Click the button, below, to see discount pricing and learn […]

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Save up to 70% on SignalScope X Perpetual Licenses

iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, News

Faber Acoustical is pleased to announce that the prior purchase of any legacy version of SignalScope, or other qualifying legacy app, will unlock a discount of up to 70% off a corresponding cross-platform perpetual license for SignalScope X. We already announced support for the 2020 and 2022 versions of SignalScope Basic, Advanced, and Pro apps, which can be registered by signing in to your Faber Account within the app. Now, we offer registration of legacy Mac apps that required a serial number for activation (going back as far as 2003!), as well as iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps that were purchased from one of Apple’s App Stores (going all the way back to 2008 when the iPhone App Store first […]

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MultiTool, Perpetual License Option Added to SoundMeter X 13

iOS, iPad, iPhone, News

Following a major update to SignalScope X, which brought MultiTool access to all Tool Set license tiers, SoundMeter X version 13 also shares internal perpetual license purchase options in addition to the look and feel of Liquid Glass on iOS 26. SoundMeter X is the successor to the original, and most accurate, sound level meter app for iPhone. What’s New at a Glance New Licensing Options Perpetual Licenses: From its original launch in 2018, SoundMeter X has been subscription-based for licensing pro tools and features. For perpetual licensing (pay once, use indefinitely), we published separate apps (e.g. SoundMeter Pro 2020/2022). One of the downsides to this approach was that there was no option for us to offer discounts on new versions […]

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Measured: iPhone 17 Pro microphone frequency response and directivity

Hardware, iOS, iPhone, News

Frequency Response I measured the frequency response of the iPhone 17 Pro microphone by positioning a lab-grade reference microphone (PCB model 378B02) approximately 1mm away from the phone (facing the mic) in our anechoic chamber. The reference mic was connected directly to input 1 of a model 485B39 dual channel USB interface. The iPhone microphone signal was routed directly to a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter using SignalScope’s audio play through function (with measurement mode enabled) and from there to input 2 of the 485B39. The response between the 2 microphones was measured with SignalScope’s Dual FFT Analyzer (on a Mac) with the microphones facing toward and away from a loudspeaker which was generating a swept sine excitation signal. The […]

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Measured: iPhone 16 Pro microphone frequency response and directivity

Hardware, iPhone

Frequency Response In order to measure the frequency response of the iPhone 16 Pro’s microphone, a lab-grade reference microphone (PCB model 378B02 1/2-inch pre-polarized free-field condenser microphone) was positioned facing the iPhone mic approximately 1mm away from the phone within our anechoic chamber. The speaker was behind the PCB mic, facing the iPhone. Both microphone signals were fed into a 485B39 USB stereo ICP signal conditioner and the response of the iPhone relative to the reference mic was measured using SignalScope’s Dual FFT Analyzer. Then, the iPhone and PCB mic were rotated 180 degrees, keeping the same orientation and position relative to each other, and the response was measured again. The 2 resulting frequency response measurements were averaged. Each averaged […]

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Measured: iPhone 15 Pro Max microphone frequency response and directivity

Hardware, iPhone, News

In the early days of the iPhone app store, I posted frequency response measurements of some iPhone microphones, including before and after certain iOS updates. This post represents the beginning of a new effort to measure the performance characteristics of iPhone microphones. Similar to the recent post on the Vision Pro microphone, two important metrics will be frequency response (magnitude) as well as the directional response of the primary (bottom) iPhone microphone. Frequency Response In order to measure the frequency response of the iPhone’s microphone, a lab-grade reference microphone (PCB model 378B02 1/2-inch pre-polarized free-field condenser microphone) was positioned facing the iPhone mic approximately 1 mm away from it. The speaker was behind the PCB mic, facing the iPhone. Both […]

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SoundMeter 12.5 includes updated app for Apple Watch

Apple Watch, iOS, iPad, iPhone, News

With the release of SoundMeter X and SoundMeter Pro 2022, version 12.5, SoundMeter’s companion app for Apple Watch has been completely re-written for better performance and improved support for newer versions of watchOS. In addition to sporting modernized software code, the SoundMeter watch app includes an interface for the Max Levels tool and adds max and peak levels to the sound level meter display. It should be noted that the SoundMeter watch app serves as a remote control for the corresponding app running on the iPhone–it doesn’t analyze or process any signals coming directly from the watch’s built-in microphone. On iPhone and iPad, SoundMeter 12.5 offers improved handling of data and audio files. On newer versions of iOS, external files […]

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