On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:45:28 +0200 Fons Adriaensen <fons.adriaensen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 08:12:57PM +0200, Arnold Krille wrote: > > > Yep, JAPA is great. I use it to calibrate PA's here. > > I'm flattered :-) > > > But more and more > > I learn not to rely on this apps and visualizers, because you will > > listen to the music and not see it. ;-) > > And a straight line in JAPA doesn't really tell you wether the bass > > (as an instrument) is to loud or that some frequencies from the guitar > > are to loud while it still fits into a linear spectrum of your > > music... > > I agree 100% with this. Mixing should be done 'by ear' and nothing else. > The only danger is that it takes very little time to get used to a bad > spectral balance or some particular coloration, and almost always turning > some filter gain up _seems_ to improve things. It takes some training > or experience to avoid falling in this trap. > > Cheers, I agree with that, but would add that when I get something laid down and think I'm satisfied with it, I then check it on a pair of average headphones, my home stereo, and the car CD player. This can be very revealing and is a real-world test. -- Will J G
