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3. Re: SPL meter and GPS on iPhone ?

Subject: 3. Re: SPL meter and GPS on iPhone ?
From: "Jeremiah Moore" jeremiahmoore99
Date: Thu May 20, 2010 10:16 am ((PDT))
Does anyone know if iPhone is required for these features, or if the iPod
Touch works just as well?

(I take it there's no microphone in the touch...is this correct?  but I
suspect the GPS works fine, or is there also no GPS on the Touch?  And you'=
d
need apps which don't require live network connection to operate, i.e. not
google maps)

Missing out on the world of apps, but not missing out on the world of
dropped calls and making ATT richer.

-jeremiah



On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Dan Dugan <> wrote:

>
>
> > I'm in the process to get a new digital SPL meter and a GPS.
> > Thinking about the need of being the more lightweight as possible durin=
g
> > my field trips cutting out on equipment, I was wondering if anyone has
> > tried SPL and a GPS apps on iPhone.
>
> I use both. The meter and analyzer apps from Faber Acoustical work well.
> Because of the noisy mic/preamp you can't measure low ambient SPLs.
>
> I use the iPhone GPS with the built-in map, and also the apps Trails, Top=
o
> Maps, and MotionX GPS. iPhone has a rather insensitive antenna, so it won=
't
> track indoors, in a forest, or near a cliff.
>
>
> > I don't have an iPhone myself but if the apps are good and useful I
> > could think to get one so I can have everything on a portable device.
>
> Having everything on a portable device is great. But like a camera phone,
> it's a poor substitute for the real thing. That said, I use the GPS, came=
ra,
> and sound instruments in my iPhone often for quick fixes. I also use an S=
LR,
> a SLM, and a real GPS often for professional results.
>
> -Dan
>
>
>



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