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Question Room acoustics question

Does room acoustics influence your monitoring more the louder you play?

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Technically speaking: No.

Damn it, I don't know how to tell you this in english, so I'll take it in Norwegian (and sorry to the rest of the english-speaking comunity )

Nei, teknisk sett så har ikke volumet noen invirkning på lyden. Men det gjelder bare for et "perfekt" akustisk balansert rom. Så lenge du ikke har det (siden du ikke har et studio til et par millioner svenske lire ), vil det oppfattes som lyden forandres når du skrur opp volumet. Og resonans fra utstyr, etc vil jo også vibrere høyere ved høyere volum...

EDIT: It's not the A, B and C curves... DOH!
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(du har sikkert hørt om dB-A, dB-B og dB-C).
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No way dude.
Really?
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moskus, Tack... Så vad du menar är egentligen "Technically speaking: Yes." men inte om du har ett perfekt rum för monitorerna? Alltså borde ju svaret vara JA även tekniskt sett, eller?

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Dette er en meget interessant tråd.
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moskus, Tack... Så vad du menar är egentligen "Technically speaking: Yes." men inte om du har ett perfekt rum för monitorerna? Alltså borde ju svaret vara JA även tekniskt sett, eller?

/Anders
Ooops, ja. Det finnes alltid noe som gjør at frekvensresponsen vil endre seg med volumet. Ingen rom er perfekte. Men frekvensresponsen tilnærmet lik den samme hvis man bare ser på målene i rommet (høyde, bredde og lengde) uansett volum. Det var det jeg prøvde (på en ekstremt dårlig måte) å forklare...

Jeg driver med akustikk i bygninger (som f.ex. den nye operaen i Oslo, konserthaller, studioer, etc) og når vi måler frekvensrespons er det det samme om vi måler med høyt eller lavt volum fra lydkilden (utenom at SNR vil gå ned når man måler med høyere nivåer).



And scottboyher, forstår du dette, eller er det bare en oversetter?
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moskus, Tack! Så om jag förstått detta rätt nu så borde det alltså vara bättre att lyssna på en relativt låg volym om man har sina monitorer i ett rum som inte är akustiskt behandlat på något sätt. T.ex ett sovrum...? Vissa rekommenderar ju rakt av att man alltid skall mixa vid 85dB. Men det tror jag inte alls är så smart för de allra flesta. Dels på grund av detta som vi diskuterat, dels eftersom det är skadligt för öronen i längden och slutligen på grund av att de allra flesta inte kommer att lyssna så högt. Örat uppfattar ju olika frekvenser olika högt vid olika volymer (Fletcher-munson), och då är det ju bättre att mixen låter allra bäst för den volym som de flesta kommer att lyssna på.... Kanske runt 60dB...

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moskus, Tack! Så om jag förstått detta rätt nu så borde det alltså vara bättre att lyssna på en relativt låg volym om man har sina monitorer i ett rum som inte är akustiskt behandlat på något sätt. T.ex ett sovrum...?
Akkurat! Men uansett så får man jo ikke bedre lyd enn høyttalerene skaper. Så høyttalerne er det mest kristiske punktet.

Men volumet trenger ikke være så veldig lavt. Du må jo høre hva som foregår. 60 dB er faktisk ganske lavt når man snakker musikk. Men jeg har heller aldri forstått at lytting skal skje ved rundt 85 dB. Alle producenter må jo være døve!





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De virkelig vet ikke hva de snakker omtrent. Jeg tror ikke at de sagt noe som helst skitten ennå. Ha De?
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Re: Room acoustics question

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/Anders
IM gonna say..yes.. when were are talking as loudness being increased power.

The louder you play, more energy is in the room. When you think about how room are tuned, they use a standard db level which is close to the recommended monitoring level. At low volumes, the energy is more easily dissipated by objects in the room. So the room really doesnt generate as much feedback to the listener. When at louder volumes, you overcome some objects because there is more energy. But with more energy the room reacts more. Walls begin to vibrate, monitors begin to move on surfaces..the number of interactive nodes increase with loudness.

Once the room begin to react to the increased energy, your perception and sensitivity of certain frequencies changes.

IMO in English. Technically speaking.

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Thank, SoMm! Seems we all agree... I see this as yet another reason for the home recordist to monitor at a relatively low volume. So now I have 3 reasons to do this, (in contrast to the advice some people have to always mix at 85dB...)

1. To protect your ears.

2. The Fletcher-munson effect. This is probably why people recommend mixing at 85dB, but as we know a mix will sound differently at different volumes, I think it would be better to make your mixes sound the best at the "average listening volume"... I don't know how loud that would be, but it's probably more like 60-65dB... Also check this thread: http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/sho...threadid=78751

3. Room acoustics DOES influence your monitoring more the louder you play! (it seems )

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Obviously you don't know what we've been talking about...


And 60 dB to 65 dB? I listen to music at higher volumes than that... around 75 dB to 80 dB, I'd guess. 60 dB is around the level you would talk to a person in your living room, sitting down and relaxing with a cup of coffee (you get the picture).
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Moskus, yes, that is loud enough for me! According to lists I've seen, 60dB is a LOUD discussion and 80dB is a car horn.

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Moskus, yes, that is loud enough for me! According to lists I've seen, 60dB is a LOUD discussion and 80dB is a car horn.
I don't always trust these different charts found around the net. The dB-scale needs to be experienced, IMHO.

80 dB could be a car-horn at 20 meters distance, and a loud discussion could be someone yelling in your ear, if you see what I mean.
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Or why not a loud discussion at 20 meters distance... Yes, I see your point. And I've never held a sound preassure meter in my hand, so I really don't know....

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Then I suggest the Brüel & Kjær Pocket Ear. It's really for protecting your ears at concerts and discos, etc, but it gives you an idea of how much different dB-levels are. And it's really accurate for the price.
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