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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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Below are charts of standard audio terms, used with permission from [https://www.soundonsound.com Sound On Sound]. The graphic is also available in .PDF format: [https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/sos-audio-frequency-chart PDF].
  
These are charts of standard audio terms:
 
  
[[image:Frequency_chart_SOSUK-Nov2012-hires.png|900px|Used with permission from [https://www.soundonsound.com Sound On Sound.]]]<br>
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[[image:Frequency_chart_SOSUK-Nov2012-hires.png|900px|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 the Sound On Sound site as a poster in .pdf format.
 
  
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Another chart:
  
 
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[[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.
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See <q>[[EQ#More information|More information]]</q> on the EQ page and watch these videos:
 
 
And watch these videos…
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:06, 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.

Below are charts of standard audio terms, used with permission from Sound On Sound. The graphic is also available in .PDF format: PDF.


Used with permission from Sound On Sound.


Another chart:

EQChart.jpg


See More information on the EQ page and watch these videos: