Questions tagged [spectrum]
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Can I gauge the performance and richness of a microphone from the spectrum plot?
I am preparing an audio recording studio at home and want to understand the traits of microphones before I get one.
I recorded with actors in a semi-professional studio with a Neumann condenser ...
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Logically ANDing two tracks together
I have two audio tracks, X and Y, which are similar, but both have things added to them.
I want to take X and Y, and produce a new track Z with only the lower value of every frequency of each track ...
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Audio spectrum analysis: PC Software vs Hardware Spectrum Analyzer
I need to do some audio spectrum analysis (basically, listening to a machine and tell if it is properly calibrated).
I will record the sound it makes with a microphone (it sounds differently if it is ...
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How to create an audio file from a spectrogram?
Is there any program for this? I can not find anything for this
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MP3 Psychoacoustic Cut-off Frequencies for Low-Bitrate Presets
I've only seen frequency cut-off estimates for higher quality recordings. I'm interested in low bitrate frequency cutoffs:
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32 kbps
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I have a ...
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Why does this spectrorgam look so jagged?
While I was testing out the "Stereo Mix" tool on Windows 10, I had noticed that the output of Spek (after I rendered the audio file in Audacity using "Insane, 320kbps" preset and Joint Stereo) looked ...
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What's the name for the type of x-axis scale used in frequency graphs?
I'm talking about the way the spacing between frequencies typically shrinks as the x-axis increases on frequency graphs. For example, in the graph below, the leftmost (labelled) x-axis interval ...
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Why is there noise in my spectrum analyser despite having no external devices plugged in?
I'm using a spectrum analyser to see the harmonics of various instruments so as to recreate their tone (or approach it) with additive synthesis. I've found that it detects some noise at around -100 dB,...
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Is it possible for two identical waveforms to have different spectrograms?
Is it possible for two identical waveforms to have different spectrograms ? I am rookie in this field so please pardon if something is wrong with this question.
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Frequency distribution graphs in music
I'm quite a newb when it comes to anything audio-related but am playing with programming a spectrum-visualiser.
I chunked the signal into 50 bars, each representing another frequency-band.
One thing ...
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How lossless is my lossless music?
I have ripped an audio CD using iTunes and saved it in Apple Lossless format. I used Spek to draw a specrtogram and here is the result:
My first question is, why doesn't it go all the way up to 22 ...
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What are the distorted sounds in 2 - 5 kHz range?
I have an mp3 128 Kbps music file with particular parts where a series of single note only on a cello is played initiated with a bell click. Less than a second after a bell click and cello note ...
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Compare two recordings
I record myself saying the word "titillate", followed
by a very nice recording of the same word which I found from the
internet and which I hope my voice can be trained to be as closer to
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Osx Spectrum analyzer/metering standalone
I am looking for a Spectrum analyzer / metering app for osx that can run independent of my DAW on everything i listen to via system audio.
Something that can always sit on a second monitor.
Any ...
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Does this sound wave of a voice-over track look normal?
I got some voice over files today from a new studio, and my co-worker was confused as to why the sound wave looks like this.
His concern is that the wave should be pretty even above and below the -∞ ...
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How do you edit out wind?
I'm using a Sony MZ-M10 with the stock mic, and a sock wrapped around it (not much wind protection). I just recorded the recycling truck making its rounds, but the wind blew just before it drove off. ...
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What are your favorite spectral tools?
What are your favorite software tools for spectral analysis/manipulation?
And what do you use them for?
