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A woman talks into a micropohone that has a foam cover on it - PeopleImages/Shutterstock Recording with a microphone isn't always easy, as background noise, poor ...

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You'll often notice a foam cover around the front of a microphone. This isn't just for aesthetic purposes; it plays a very important role. What is the need for a foam cover on the mic? Whether it's a ...

Why is there a foam cover on the front of the microphone? Learn about its functions and benefits.

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It seems to be fairly reliable and reproducible. The acm1hb mic cal is the generic one D&M uses, so I’d imagine it’s generally applicable to all audyssey mics. What you can try is combining the 2, and it’ll give you a mic cal file which will make the acm1hb mic measure near identical to a umik when using it via sound card and REW.

Edit: After plugging in the mic to my laptop headphone socket, and playing music, but not hearing music through the mic as suggested, I tried it and the mic worked again Maybe this playing a signal through the mic made it wake up (?), but I am happy its working 😁