5 Jul
2013
5 Jul
'13
6:36 a.m.
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Monty Montgomery <xiphmont(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Let's not forget the distinction between visualization and measurement. The
number of people (and we're talking about musicians/producers here) looking
at visualizations of audio and the number actually using the visualization
to measure something meaningful are, I imagine, very different. Measurement
is obviously invaluable when designing DSP algorithms etc. It is not
necessary *at all* in order to make music. Peak/clipping indicators are
pretty handy, but after that the returns diminish rapidly.
A mix is
purely an auditory medium, right? So, (and I'll play dumb
here) why do we need to visualize a mix?
Eyes are better at some things than ears.
A regular example from some audiophile equipment forums... I won't
name names, but on one particular forum 'Just listen!' is used as a
panacea to dismiss any kind of scientific or objective discussion of
equipment.
The obvious response is, "Are you suggesting [Company name] take the
oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters and computers away from
their design engineers?"
Visualization can be quite useful, even in audio.
Cheers,
Monty