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calibration for sound pressure level measurement

Hey! I want to measure wind induced ambient noise levels in dB in forest habitats with AudioMoth to analyze the distribution of frequencies (I am mainly interested in the spectrum 500Hz - 4kHz). Do I need an external microphone, compatible with a common sound pressure calibrator (eg. 94dB at 1kHz) or is it possible to calibrate the built-in microphone, as well? What else do I have to consider?

Thanks for your support,

Vincent

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Sam Lapp
Sam Lapp
Oct 25, 2024

I agree, dB units are always confusing (so much so that I have a cheat sheet for myself for every time I forget what's going on) so relying on voltage multipliers makes sense. It's good to see alignment between the theoretical and empirical measurements though!


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