24 Jul
2010
24 Jul
'10
11:25 a.m.
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:58:44AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
I know it's idiotic, OTOH when do we ever wish to
have knowledge about
objective 'twice as loud'? Did anybody ever thought 'shit, I need to mix
the snare objectively half as loud, but I don't know what's the correct
level'?
You're looking at it from the limited perspective of
someone wanting to mix a recording.
Asking what means 'twice as loud' is probably the wrong
question. But we need to know the subjective effect of
sound in order to:
- develop efficient techniques for correcting noise
related problems without overdoing it at gigantic cost,
- draw up sensible legislation about noise pollution,
- aid diagnosis or hearing problems,
- etc. etc.
Apart from that studying this reveals a lot of how
our hearing system might actually work, which is an
interesting subject in itself.
Ciao,
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FA
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