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Re: How do we listen?

Subject: Re: How do we listen?
From: "Peter Shute" pshute2
Date: Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:51 pm ((PDT))
> > David, how do you select the parameters for generating the
> spectrum?
> > I've found that depending on the parameters, especially the window
> > size, the resulting spectrum can look very different. I assume one
> > wants a larger window size for lower frequencies, and vice
> versa, but
> > how large? (I use Audacity too.)
>
> Peter,
>
> A window size is the number of samples used for the fourier
> analysis of frequencies. Generally the more samples, the more
> accurate the frequency data, but the more blurred the time data.

So for a spectrum, where time accuracy isn't an issue like with spectrogram=
, the higher the better?

I've generated a 440Hz square wave using the Generate Tone function, and th=
e spectrum looks quite different with the size at 4096, 8192 and then 16384=
.

Peter Shute





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