Diagram of the "soundfield"

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I am new to recording, and I wonder if anyone has any good diagrams of the mixing 'soundfield' - where stuff should be panned, lie at in the mix, etc. I have a background in graphic design, and if there is not a good one out there, I would like to see if someone who has a really good grasp of this could work with me to create a graphical representation of it.

I think I have a good idea of how this could look, just not a good grasp of what should go where....
Anyone want to colloborate on this, or already have a good image?

Amra
 
I'd like to see someone do a 20-20k frequency spectrum marked off with the frequencies bandwidths that most common instruments fall into. Don't know if that exists anywhere, but it would be useful. I've seen EQ guides that tell where to cut boost for certain subjective qualities (mud, sparkle, nasal), a graphical representation on the audible frequency spectrum would be cool too.
 
amra said:
I am new to recording, and I wonder if anyone has any good diagrams of the mixing 'soundfield' - where stuff should be panned, lie at in the mix, etc. I have a background in graphic design, and if there is not a good one out there, I would like to see if someone who has a really good grasp of this could work with me to create a graphical representation of it.

I think I have a good idea of how this could look, just not a good grasp of what should go where....
Anyone want to colloborate on this, or already have a good image?

Amra
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Don't remember where I picked this up from but maybe it will help.

http://www.jeffsounds.com/stereo_spread.gif
 
thanks, I'm assuming that's the notes that can be played on each instrument not necessarily the frequency content.
Very cool anyway, thanks again.
 
7 String , thanks that is at least something....

Anyone else got any other links or want to do a new one?

Thanks,
Amra
 
reshp1 said:
thanks, I'm assuming that's the notes that can be played on each instrument not necessarily the frequency content.
Very cool anyway, thanks again.
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The first link contains BOTH - notes and frequency. (Notice in the chart at the bottom).
 
Klif said:
The first link contains BOTH - notes and frequency. (Notice in the chart at the bottom).
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That's just the frequency of the fundamentals. The overtones vary by instrument.
 
Yeah that's what I figured. This could still be very useful when playing sampled instruments though, as a guideline to stay within the range of the real instrument so it doesn't sound too fake.
 
reshp1 said:
Yeah that's what I figured. This could still be very useful when playing sampled instruments though, as a guideline to stay within the range of the real instrument so it doesn't sound too fake.
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It's also a good reference for a low cut.
 
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