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Unread 07-20-2005, 06:48 AM   #8
bobkoure
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Originally Posted by Les
Roscal is David.
I got an email back that he's not only 'way ahead of me here but working on something that sounds very good.
I'm assuming that it being email and not a post means I shouldn't quote him directly here - but I'd suggest keeping an eye on cooling-masters. (Roscal - please let me know if I've gotten my assumption wrong).

There's still the issue of calibrating PC speakers, which I can only think of a couple of ways to deal with:
- If there's enough "headroom" in the recordings, include a 50dB white noise snippet - most inexpensive sound meters go this low, so you could literally calibrate to this (like you do with a home multi-channel audio system)
- Include a sound "everyone knows" - which is what Roscal has done in the Eheim 1046 and 1048. I'm afraid these pumps aren't as ubiquitous in North America, so maybe something like a Panaflo L1A - although that might be problematic in a sealed box (wind noise)
- Include a sound that goes with a cheap electronic device - like those audio chips that sometimes come in novelty greeting cards. Probably 0.25 or less in built - and very mail-able.

Anyone got any other ideas...?
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