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Musical Frequencies - Hoo, Whut n' Whar

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This is kinda neat:

http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm

If you wiggle your mouse around excitement abounds. Although I might disagree that "crunch" sounds higher than "whack" - at least around MY house - really understanding and internalizing the fact that the high D note at the 22nd fret of your skinny string isn't even out of "midrange" into "upper mids" is semi-requisite for a non-gibbering conversation with soundmen or dog borfid, trying to record anything that sounds dope. Or is it whack? :icon_scratch:
No, Virginia, "midrange" is not between the 7th and 12th frets. According to the profoundly hoity-toitees, a guitar doesn't even technically have a genuinely treble treble note. Haw Haw! You BET that's why WE won the war.... :icon_thumright:  :occasion14: WooHoo!  :headbang: Crunch THIS, Beeetch, chesthair stomp stomp, rattle etc.

 
Interesting. I see they sell nice 18x24 posters of that and a couple other datasets. Might make an interesting addition to some blank wall space near the DAW.
 
That's great. Ever wonder why you're buried in the mix? Take a look at the frequency ranges between guitar and bass. You're probably running smack over the top of the bass, keys and vocals. Looking this over it becomes pretty apparent that it's more about timbre than frequency. And that's why I'm a Strat guy.
 
Interesting chart ... but as someone who has been sitting behind a console for the better part of 2 decades, it is a little simplistic ....

Things like microphone choice and placement make much more of a difference than any amount of EQing.  Poorly recorded tracks are like burnt toast ... they cannot be "fixed" regardless of how much butter or jam you put on them.

Where the chart is useful is showing where frequencies overlap ... kinda like when a guitar player adds a ton of bottom end to his tracks, then wonders why there's no definition to the bass.

I've always liked to compare mixing to cooking ... every chef has a blend of spices that they will use for a particular recipe that defines the taste of the dish.  However, that blend will change depending on the style of cuisine.  Same goes for mixing music ... there is no "one size fits all" recipe.
 
Wow, that's some serious information density. My hearing is suboptimal after being too cool to wear earplugs in my youth  :-\ so it's nice to have a "science reference" as a supplement. Thanks for sharing.
 
fdesalvo said:
One has to wonder where Kim Kardashian's butt fits in on the chart.
Click to expand...

Ah. She's way down on the 'bottom end'.... sorry. Somebody had to say it.
 
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