debenedi@yale-comix.UUCP (Robert DeBenedictis) (05/02/84)
What do equalizers do? I occasionally toy with the idea of
buying one BUT it sems like an awful lot to pay for something
that I might not know how to use. I even have trouble deciding
what to set the treble and bass controls at. Maybe I shouldn't
be posting in this group. If you (plural) would rather keep the
net.audio discussions away from tone-deaf neophytes, fine.
"Now, We're Never Alone"
Another Scratch In The Vinyl from
Robert DeBenedictis
P.S. Is tone-deafness something you can get over with practice, like
bad dancing? Or, is it more like poor eyesight? Is being tone-
deaf something to be ashamed of? Should I let my friends know?
I mean, it's embarassing to sit and listen to people compare
music and never have anything to say.
Is there help for people like me? ?-)
How common is tone-deafness?evans@yale-comix.UUCP (Alex Evans) (05/05/84)
Simply, equalizers exist to help flatten response in an unflat room/
listening area. While your stereo may output a perfectly flat response
in an ideal environment (i.e., no volume loss at specific frequencies),
it probably won't in your room. Solution: the equalizer. It allows you
to "shape" the sound of your system so that it sounds flat where you
listen. (Very expensive devices exist to tell you (in 3D, yet) when what
you hear == what you're supposed to hear, but they're out of my budget, and
I always liked the rule, "If it sounds good, it *is* good", anyway.)
While meant to "equalize" sound (no freq-dependent level change), eq's
are often used to enhance certain bands of the frequency spectrum to suit
a given listener's needs.
Don't be intimidated, but don't rush off to get one unless you know
you're dissatisfied with the way your listening-room (wherever it may be)
makes your stereo sound and your el-cheapo tone control won't do the trick.