[Rwp] EQ, frequencies, spectrum analizers?

[Snowman]

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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