2006/9/18, Folderol <folderol@xxxxxxxxx>:> 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 :-) Wishlist item: Noise generator (White and pink?) for JAPA! So I don'thave to start JAAA too...
> > 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.> 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.
I check my mix agin on the next day. And I listen to my normal musicin between to get the feeling back... (Don't have a car or a normalhome stereo.) Arnold -- visit http://dillenburg.dyndns.org/~arnold/---Wenn man mit Raubkopien Bands wie Brosis oder Britney Spears wirklichverhindern könnte, würde ich mir noch heute einen Stapel Brenner undeinen Sack Rohlinge kaufen.
