Ear Memory Introduction

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BOB DENNIS ON DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

001 - EAR MEMORY
January 1, 2006: Every sound you've heard and the tone of those sounds are recorded in your personal memory bank - your brain. I go into how to train your ears to hear frequency, so you can get good at using equalization processing. A complete hearing frequency lesson with audio demonstrations is included.

You have a natural sound recorder. The central processor and storage unit is your brain, Every sound you hear with your ears is recorded. Maybe more importantly, the tone quality of the sounds is also recorded. If your brother or your mother came up behind you and said your name, you'd know who it was before you turned around. The tone of your mother's voice is recorded in your memory.
In the audio spectrum of frequencies (from 20 Hz to 20 kHz) there are ten octaves. Each octave of frequencies has its own characteristic sound. Eventually, if you are going to mix and master, you will need to hear those octaves as well as you can hear the tone of your mother's voice.

ARTICLE FEATURES:
Frequency Demonstration Demos:

Introduction

The Ear Memory Training Demos are designed to train your ear to hear frequencies. The demonstrations let you hear the chorus flat (with no EQ) and then with a boost, back to normal and then a reduction. A low volume beep marks the point that the EQ is changed.

CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE 3.2 kHz DEMO AS A SAMPLE

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Bob