[Rwp] EQ, frequencies, spectrum analizers?

[theoreomonster at reaperaccess.com]

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?
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> 
>> 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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