[Rwp] EQ, frequencies, spectrum analizers?

[Chris Smart]

Yep, Quiztones is fun, as are the Golden Ears series of CD's from Dave Moulton.

At 08:42 AM 1/31/2016, you wrote:
>I thought saw somewhere the developer of the accessible peak meter 
>is wanting to do a spectrum analyzer next and wants some feedback.
>
>Also for training your ears with EQ the quizztones iOS app was 
>pretty accessible last looked at it.
>
> > On Jan 30, 2016, at 4:30 PM, Snowman <snowman at snowmanradio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I use chris's technique too, and have for years.  But, yes, being 
> one of those guys going ove the hill, I sometimes find that my ears 
> give me false impressions now, which means it would be nice to have 
> some numbers.  So, a spectrum analyzer that could give you some 
> reasonably fine granularity, meaning several bands, not jsut two or 
> three, and give you a numeric indicator of the amount of energy in 
> each band would be very nice.
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin" <justinmacleod at hotmail.com>
> > To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 2:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rwp] EQ, frequencies, spectrum analizers?
> >
> >
> >> thing is, while that works in most situations, what if the 
> problem frequency is beyond the range of your hearing, either 
> because it's sub-sonic or just too high to hear, particularly if 
> you're recording at high sample rates or if you're just getting on in years.
> >>
> >> Plus spectrum analysers can provide a quick fix if you're using 
> less than ideal equipment or working in a less than ideal listening 
> environment.
> >>
> >> For example, if you're in a bad acoustic environment, 
> frequencies may sound problematic that actually aren't because of 
> standing waves,
> >>
> >> Justin
> >>
> >> On 30/01/2016 05:13, Chris Belle wrote:
> >>> I just use what ever material I want to fix.
> >>> Something that is muddy or has a problem frequency.
> >>> If you make a narrow q,
> >>> For instance  something like
> >>> re-eq,
> >>> then you set the q down low to something like 0.5 and then 
> exagerate the frequency
> >>> by tturning up the gain to a high value.
> >>> Then   you sweep the frequency up and down.
> >>> Any place you hit which has an abundance of a frequency will 
> really sonically stick out.
> >>> So then you can find your center point and pull it down to taste.
> >>> Nothing like using your ears.
> >>>
> >>> On 1/29/2016 6:46 AM, Juan Bello wrote:
> >>>> hi list.
> >>>>
> >>>> I finally got everything going again with this computer, including
> >>>> nice recording equipment so am all set and probably overly excited!
> >>>> But today the question is about mixing, and EQ. There is a very
> >>>> interesting article on Sonic scoop that talks about subtractive EQ.
> >>>> that is, you take out some evidently probelmatic EQ bands to improve
> >>>> the sounds of individual instruments. They suggest using a spectrum
> >>>> analizar but also a plug in that is able to isolate that problematic
> >>>> band so you can compare and ocntrast differences. Apparently boosting
> >>>> certain bands helps exaggerate or better identify the problema, and
> >>>> they also suggest starting with an EQ sweep, a term I am probably no
> >>>> too familiar with. So, now that i got that all of the way, what are
> >>>> recommended ways to do this from an accesible standpoint?
> >>>>
> >>>> also, is there a frequency, square or shine wave generator i can use
> >>>> to do the classic hearing test with the monitors i have?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thankful for all the list has done. I didn't find anything related
> >>>> when searching the archives, so this is why I am asking all of this
> >>>> pretty basic stuff.
> >>>>
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