Measurement mic position

Abstract: I have wondered WHY the DRC-measurement mics are supposed to point towards the roof??, rather than directly towards the speakers?

First lets differentiate between measuring for a 2.x setup and a multichannel setup.

I´ll use a 2.0 setup to explain.

The recommended mic for DRC-measurements is “omnidirectional”, but this is not really true. Over 12-14kHz it’s not.

With the mic pointing at the loudspeaker

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