Jay, thanks. Now, I need to go digest such a patiently written explanation.
Rod MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IM: Roddy12RA =================== "For it is a very remarkable thing that there are no men, not even the insane, so dull and stupid that they cannot put words together in a manner to convey their thoughts." (Philosopher Descartes). "No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jaywill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:31 PM Subject: Re: Revise understanding frequency question > Hi, Rod, > Not sher where your boundaries of comprehension are concerning frequency. I > gather that you know the basic concept, that is, frequency as we normally > use the term indicates the number of cycles per second of, presumably, a > periodic occurrence, and the unit of frequency is the hertz which is one > cycle per second. You can have random patterns of vibrations that occur > within a narrow band of frequencies. For examble, the "sh" sound is no > periodic, but depending on the mouth cavity of the person saying it, the > "sh" sound may fall with a band from, say 2200 to 4000 hertz. > Having said that, you can develop your ears to determine at least > approximate frequencies by using your sound editor's tone generator as an > ear trainer and/or you can employ any musical instrument as a reference, > knowing that, for example, middle C is approximately 261 hertz and the a > above that is exactly 440 herts if in tune. I would say that most folks > who've been dabbling in this stuff for awhile have developed such concepts. > Now, as to eliminating frequencies in a vocal track, don't waist your time > unless you jsut wanna experiment to see what else disappears when you try to > x out a vocal. > Getting rid of AC hum is easy because it's a simple sound with usually, 2 or > three components: the 60 hz fundamental and two harmonics above, each > separated by 60 hz. Filtering those out will also delete any other > vibrations of that frequency that happen by, but due to the nature of the > music itself, you're not apt to notice those deletions. > Now for example, let's say that we wanted to keep Nelson Riddle's orchestral > palate but delete Frank Sinatra's vocalizing of the phrase, "Allo the Way." > Well! you not only have the basic three notes of the melody to delete, but > also, all the variations caused by his vibrato and all the overtones of the > voice itself. This, in turn, is made more complicated by the fact that each > vowel has its own "formant," a frequency band of higher intensity that tells > you what the vowel it. An "o" will emphasize those frequencies around 500 to > 600 hz, and a long "e" will tweak the band around 3000 to 4000 hz. So, > without software that lets you see where all those things show up in the > spectrum and also lets you delete them, your sol. Hope this clears up some > stuff. > Jay > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod Alcidonis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 3:29 PM > Subject: Revise understanding frequency question > > > > Guys, I am still fighting with my painful quest to understanding > frequency. > > here is the best way I can ask my question. > > > > > > > > How can I determine the frequencies I want to get rid of in a project if I > > cannot know them by ear? And, cannot see the graphs? Strategies,tips. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rod > > > > > > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > IM: Roddy12RA > > > > =================== > > "For it is a very remarkable thing that there are no men, not even the > > insane, so dull and stupid that they cannot put words together in a manner > > to convey their thoughts." (Philosopher Descartes). > > > > "No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "shawn klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:55 PM > > Subject: volume control problem, advanced unavailable > > > > > > > Hi. A friend in Croatia has a problem with his > > > creative audigy. He's got the mic volume cranked but > > > can barely be heard on skype. The advanced controls > > > button shows as unavailable. Is this normal? Anyway to > > > get his volume back up? 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