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When communicating, a common nomenclature for describing sound can be beneficial. It ensures we're all talking about the same thing. When you say <q>honk</q> and I say <q>honk</q>: if we're not both talking about the frequencies that occur between 400 and 1000 Hz on the audio spectrum, we're going to have a hard time communicating. | When communicating, a common nomenclature for describing sound can be beneficial. It ensures we're all talking about the same thing. When you say <q>honk</q> and I say <q>honk</q>: if we're not both talking about the frequencies that occur between 400 and 1000 Hz on the audio spectrum, we're going to have a hard time communicating. | ||
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These are charts of standard audio terms: | These are charts of standard audio terms: | ||
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Used with permission from [https://www.soundonsound.com Sound On Sound]. | Used with permission from [https://www.soundonsound.com Sound On Sound]. | ||
| − | The above graphic is [https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/sos-audio-frequency-chart available directly from Sound On Sound] as a poster in . | + | The above graphic is [https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/sos-audio-frequency-chart available directly from Sound On Sound] as a poster in .PDF format. |
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[[File:EQChart.jpg|800px]] | [[File:EQChart.jpg|800px]] | ||
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Additionally, see <q>[[EQ#More information|More information]]</q> in the EQ page for… um… more… um… much more information. | Additionally, see <q>[[EQ#More information|More information]]</q> in the EQ page for… um… more… um… much more information. | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 20 August 2025
When communicating, a common nomenclature for describing sound can be beneficial. It ensures we're all talking about the same thing. When you say honk
and I say honk
: if we're not both talking about the frequencies that occur between 400 and 1000 Hz on the audio spectrum, we're going to have a hard time communicating.
These are charts of standard audio terms:
Used with permission from Sound On Sound.
The above graphic is available directly from Sound On Sound as a poster in .PDF format.
Additionally, see More information
in the EQ page for… um… more… um… much more information.
And watch these videos…
