Anyone? Everyone?
Any thoughts on the subject? recommendations of a good one? tips on understanding the readout fully?
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Any thoughts on the subject? recommendations of a good one? tips on understanding the readout fully?
cc
I used one occasionally (with pink noise) to balance sub and top energy when I used the DriverRacks. With most analyzers, you're looking at SPL per frequency slice. With pink noise, the slices are per octave, which corresponds to what most analyzers will do.Anyone? Everyone?
Any thoughts on the subject? recommendations of a good one? tips on understanding the readout fully?
cc
Me too, but every time I try to source some Plutonium, guys in black SUV's wearing black suits show up...and they're not nice to me.I prefer a flux capacitor or The Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor.
Just don't be there when they arrive, be at another place in time!Me too, but every time I try to source some Plutonium, guys in black SUV's wearing black suits show up...and they're not nice to me.
Are you talking about an audio spectrum analyzer or an RF spectrum analyzer for mics. I have both and I rarely use either. Here's why...
Audio - These assume you have an omni-directional pickup pattern. That is not the case if you are holding the unit in your hand. The mic needs to be on a stand without nearby reflective or absorbative surroundings. Second, the mic cannot differentiate between direct sound and reflected sound. Therefore, it can't tell you whether the best treatment is to move the speaker or reset the EQ. Third, the built-in averaging feature produces a result that does not exist anywhere in the room. Fourth, the EQ settings need to change as the room fills with people. I've got more important things to do once guests arrive. I was hired to run a party first, not provide pristine sound. So while I find audio spectrum analyzers to be a great learning aid, experience is able to guide me further.
RF - These are critical when running more than a dozen mics. With less than that, you can check FCC databases to know what your starting point should be. Then you can just listen to see if the channel is clear from local sources.
I've played with it, and it does help, but the problem is the sound-field changes once the dance floor fills up with lots of bodies. I'm a firm believer in walking out on the dance floor right in the middle of a big jam, and using my ears.
IMHO, people's perception of sound is also effected by non-sound factors such as lighting and alcohol, to the degree that you do not want a flat frequency response. What then? In fact, if not for alcohol (which numbs your brain and your ears), the 15" two-way might have died off long ago!!
Watch it. Not everyone knows what KISS means but I certainly do. LOL.Analyzers, graphic eqs................most people (me included) usually mess up their sound more than they help. KISS
Watch it. Not everyone knows what KISS means but I certainly do. LOL.
Not sure about the KIS-, but he's got the -S part down pat.And one day you will apply the principle