5 Jul
2013
5 Jul
'13
9:44 a.m.
Yes Ralf and J. your distinction between measuring and just
visualizing makes lots of sense to me. And Julien, I think you are
basically saying the same thing. A graphical tool may make it quicker
and easier to isolate problems and take measurements to improve audio
quality.
Monty, I'm going to play a little devil's advocate here.
I wouldn't say that anyone needs to throw away their measurement tools
when engineering equipment for best performance, but I have heard of
blind listening comparisons where audiofiles couldn't reliably tell
the difference between two given studio amplifiers, or between given
sets of speaker cables.
I recognize that "just listen" may be a trite way of dismissing valid
points, but isn't listening the primary goal here?
But I do agree with you that if using a visual representation helps
more quickly and accurately improve the auditory experience, then
that's a good thing.
Interesting stuff
Rusty
On 7/4/13, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> wrote:
Visualisation is helpful for troubleshooting, if e.g.
something does
sound distorted, then taking a look at a meterbridge could be
timesaving.
Phase correlation does ensure that the phases are ok for airplay.
However, visualisation isn't needed, but could be helpful.
For analog recordings measurements at least are needed for bias
calibration.
Regards,
Ralf
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