But Rob, the Fletcher-Munson effect is spcifically about our ears' lower se=
nsitivity to the far low and high ends of the audio spectrum at lower level=
s - nothing to do with gear. The curves and the amplfication are about comp=
ensating for the easrs' deficiencies, and when we turn up the level at whic=
h we monitor we hear more of the extremes.
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On Sunday, March 30, 2008, at 02:53AM, "Rob Danielson" <> wrote=
:
>Yes, but aren't the other frequencies being amplified at above
>natural levels as well? Aren't the higher frequencies more
>efficiently heard by the ears upon full spectrum playback? I'm not
>contesting that the F-M effect is an influence; I can't figure out
>how to explain all of the oddities with just amplification and F-M.
>My guess is the whole spectrum (excepting for the F-M effect upon
>playback) is fairly accurately captured (with "good" gear). There is
>simply a lot of low Hz energy in settings because these frequencies
>sounds travel from afar. When we crank the gain of these recordings,
>we hear a variety of "flaws" possibly from many sources including the
>limitations of speakers. The easiest flaws to address with tools we
>have are those associated with perceived tonal balance. Dynamics is
>next, but we can't do much about distortion.
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