[Rwp] EQ, frequencies, spectrum analizers?

[Patrick Perdue]

Ah, for the days of being able to hear 15k. I think I now top out 
somewhere around 10 or 11. The good news is this means I don't hear CRTs 
anymore, now that there are virtually no CRTs to generate noise. Oh well.
I have interesting CRT-related stories I could tell.

It's interesting though, because, although I've lost a significant part 
of the high end, I can still tell a difference between 44.1 hz and 48000 
hz. I guess it's all in the harmonics. It's not just the extreme highs.

On 1/30/2016 11:34 AM, Chris Smart wrote:
> then you might need to acoustically treat your room, invest in better
> monitors etc. But I definitely hear what you're saying. I'm almost 40
> and anything above 15K is more difficult to hear for me now.
>
> As for sub-sonic, you can often feel the cones of your drivers moving
> even if you can't hear that stuff.
>
>
> At 03:16 AM 1/30/2016, you wrote:
>> 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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