Danger In The Data: Words To The Wise About The Audio Measurement Process
Learning to use FFT measurement software and interpret the data takes a lot of time and practice, but it’s worth it if you’re in for the long haul.
Learning to use FFT measurement software and interpret the data takes a lot of time and practice, but it’s worth it if you’re in for the long haul.
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Just because you “like” a song or even “know” it doesn’t guarantee that it was well recorded, so using it as playback material to check results when tuning a system may not give the desired result. (An audio version of this article is also available for download.)
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