Audient RM1 - Reference Measurement Microphone

Audient RM1 is the measurement microphone for RoomTune, the monitor correction built into Audient iD MK3 interfaces. Every unit is calibrated individually and carries its own frequency response profile, so the measurement of your room is based on data from that exact microphone rather than an average across the production run. The RM1 comes in the box with the iD2+ MK3 and iD4+ MK3, and is sold separately for the iD1 MK3 and iD2 MK3.

Why not an ordinary studio microphone

A recording microphone is meant to add character, and that is exactly what you want on a vocal or a guitar. In a room measurement that character becomes an error: the correction would start compensating for the microphone instead of the room. The RM1 uses an omnidirectional MEMS capsule covering 20 Hz to 20 kHz that hears the room as it is and stays consistent from one measurement to the next. That is why RoomTune requires the RM1 to set up correction.

The result shows up in everyday work. A mix that sounds right at the desk and then falls apart in the low end in the car or on headphones is usually the room talking, not the monitors. The correction built from an RM1 measurement runs on the interface DSP, so it applies to your DAW and to every other app on the system.

You place the mic, RoomTune does the rest

During setup you enter the serial number of your RM1 and RoomTune loads its calibration profile. It then sets phantom power, mic gain, monitor level and latency compensation by itself, with no controls for you to adjust. Audient designs the interface, the software and the microphone together, so RoomTune can manage the whole measurement and catch errors as it goes. Move your monitors, add acoustic panels or change rooms, and you simply measure again.

KEY FEATURES

• Reference microphone for RoomTune monitor correction on Audient iD MK3 interfaces
• Individually calibrated, with a unique frequency response profile for every unit
• MEMS capsule for consistent results across repeat measurements
• Automated setup: phantom power, gain, monitor level and latency compensation
• Included with the iD2+ MK3 and iD4+ MK3, sold separately for the iD1 MK3 and iD2 MK3
• Requires an Audient iD MK3 interface: iD1, iD2, iD2+ or iD4+

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Capsule: MEMS
• Polar pattern: omnidirectional
• Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 70.5 dB
• THD: 0.1%
• Maximum SPL: 130 dB
• Connector: XLR
• Power: 48 V phantom
• Weight: 56 g