Re: Frequency of instruments/voices

[Richard Kuschel]

>anyone kno where i can find a diagram showing the different frequency
>ranges/responses of instruments and voices?
>
>and has anyone ever come across written descriptions of what frequencies
>sound like (eg boxy, muddy)
>
>cheers
>dave
>
>
Pretty well covered in a lot of books

"The Mixing Engineer's Handbook" by Bobby Owinski

"Tonmeister Technology"Probably out of print

"Handbook for sound Engineers" Ballou

"Stereo Microphone Techniques" Bruce Bartlett

Read those and a lotof your questions will be answered.




Richard H. Kuschel
"I canna change the law of physics."-----Scotty

[Bryson]

http://www.digitalprosound.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/mixing_excerpt1.htm

http://www.recordingeq.com/EQ/req0900/primer.htm

Check out "Mixerman's EQ charecteristics description"
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=GHpQ5.7298%24Pb6.431145%40dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net


And remember;
Trust what you read, not what you hear.......no wait.....


davey dave wrote:

> anyone kno where i can find a diagram showing the different frequency
> ranges/responses of instruments and voices?
>
> and has anyone ever come across written descriptions of what frequencies
> sound like (eg boxy, muddy)
>
> cheers
> dave
>
>

[Ethan Winer]

Dave,

> different frequency ranges/responses of instruments and voices? <

Many instruments and all voices cover an extremely wide range. Not the
fundamental pitches so much as the overtones that extend quite high.

> written descriptions of what frequencies sound like (eg boxy, muddy) <

The best way to get familiar with frequencies is to hook up an equalizer and
play with it. In the mean time see "The art of equalization" partway down
the list on my Articles page:

www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html

--Ethan

[Richard Crowley]

> davey dave wrote:
> > anyone kno where i can find a diagram showing the different
> > frequency ranges/responses of instruments and voices?

"Bryson" wrote ...
> http://www.digitalprosound.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/mixing_excerpt1.htm
> http://www.recordingeq.com/EQ/req0900/primer.htm
> Check out "Mixerman's EQ charecteristics description"
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=GHpQ5.7298%24Pb6.431145%40dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net

Good info. And related to the piano keyboard...
http://www.xprt.net/~rcrowley/tvcaudio/pitch.htm