Tag: TECHNICAL

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General W = Non-Directional Mono Component, Corresponding to the Output of an Omni Directional Microphone X, Y, Z = Directional Components in 3 Dimensions (Think of it as “3D M/S” or “3D Blumlein Microphone Array”) – it is Accurately Recording, Processing and Playing Back Sounds from Left/Right, Front/Back and Up/Down – thus Creating the Aural…

General – There are a lot of Illusions in “Psychoacoustics” of Music, for Example the simple Fact that different Timbres / Sound Layers combined are changing the Fundamental and Overtones in Time due to constantly changing Harmonics per Note and Timbre / Sound Layer Illusion Examples Missing Fundamental Illusion  – although we Do Not hear…

General – in the Re-Sampling Process you have to Round Up or Round Down, i.e. Go Up to the Nearest Bit or Down to the Nearest Bit – that “Up/Down Rounding Process” Goes from “Bit to Bit” and Does Produce some “Errors” which you can Mask by Adding Random Low Level Noise in the Dither…

General Downward Compression Example Downward Compression – Compress Just the Snare Frequencies every Time it Sounds, but Not Cut Surrounding Frequencies Quiet as Much 1) Exact same Setup as Expansion Example 2 but in Compression Mode 2) Means that the Actual Snare Drum Frequency will be Compressed but the Surrounding Frequencies Stay More or Less…

General – Correlation Meter Shows Potential Phase Issues of your Stereo Signal by Measuring Correlation of the Right Hand Channel and the Left Hand Channel – a Regular / Proper Stereo Mix will make the Correlation Meters Oscillate between 0 and +1  – so Short Flashes on the Red LED (Negative Values) can usually be…

General Dither Types POW-R1 = Simple Dither with Little or No Noise Shaping, Suited for Voice or Simple Sounds POW-R2 = Moderate Noise Shaping, Noise will be Shifted into the High Frequency Range, Suited for Pop and General Music POW-R3 = Strong Noise Shaping, Noise will be Shifted Even More into the High Frequency Range,…