Just hover the cursor over the waveform that comes up on the analyser as the sound is playing (doesnt have to be a Kick)
In the case of a Kick - The highest peak at the bottom end of the Freq Spectrum is where the main Note info resides.
Hover it over that peak… right up to the top & you’ll get A or F or whatever.
Its not 100% exact though due to the way the pitch drops in a Kick as the sound develops, so if it comes up a flat or sharp - whatever, its probably Just A or the nearest realistic looking possibility. That note is your Key / Root…
[quote]icn (27/06/2010)[hr]Just hover the cursor over the waveform that comes up on the analyser as the sound is playing (doesnt have to be a Kick)
In the case of aKick - The highest peak at the bottom end of the Freq Spectrum is where the main Note info resides.
Hover it over that peak… right up to the top & you’ll get A or F or whatever.
Its not 100% exact though due to the way the pitch drops in a Kick as the sound develops, so if it comes up a flat or sharp - whatever, its probably Just A or the nearest realistic looking possibility. That note is your Key / Root…[/quote]
thanks for the info mate i’ll give that a whirl later…:D:D:D
[quote]chris17 (28/06/2010)[hr][quote]icn (27/06/2010)[hr]Just hover the cursor over the waveform that comes up on the analyser as the sound is playing (doesnt have to be a Kick)
In the case of aKick - The highest peak at the bottom end of the Freq Spectrum is where the main Note info resides.
Hover it over that peak… right up to the top & you’ll get A or F or whatever.
Its not 100% exact though due to the way the pitch drops in a Kick as the sound develops, so if it comes up a flat or sharp - whatever, its probably Just A or the nearest realistic looking possibility. That note is your Key / Root…[/quote]
thanks for the info mate i’ll give that a whirl later…:D:D:D[/quote]
Just another things - Not at the computer now… but the Span plugin has a Hold or Freeze button that holds the waveform static so you can inspect it, if the Live one is difficult for you for any reason.
[quote]roben (28/06/2010)[hr]Don’t just limit yourself for using it to work out the key of just your kicks. Use it for finding out the key of anything else too.[/quote]
Absolutely - Hats & Claps etc… sound so much tighter when they are all in tune.
I autistically Tune everything as far as I can - Definitely sounds tighter - no bad thing.
Regardless, you have better control over where everything lies in the Freq Spectrum.
[quote]icn (28/06/2010)[hr][quote]slender (28/06/2010)[hr][quote]icn (28/06/2010)[hr][quote]slender (28/06/2010)[hr]I stopped using the live one completly now[/quote]
LOL - I agree!
Promised I’d do it -
Haha! -I think its great… I’m actually going to send an Email to them to say how brilliant I think it is! How yaG is that? :D[/quote]
[quote]rcorbo (29/06/2010)[hr]Actually I believe it was mentioned in one of the tutorials.[/quote]
But y’know… its just one of those things that deserves to be brought up again & again & again.
Its cool though - All the different people posting in this Thread, the next time there’s a sniff of someone needing a hand with something like this, we’ll all be going “SPAN”!!!
Your ears are your best tool guys. I find I like to try & mix my tune by ear & then I look at my spectrum on the master channel. Then I will compare it to some of the best mixes I have heard on a simliar genre. This way I know I havn’t mixed anything way too high/low & it will transfer well to other systems.
Also take a look at the flether/munson graph every so often to familiarize yourself with it. I often take a wide dip at 1Khz because our hearing is so sensitive in this area. If you bass your mix around this, it will end up sounding good at low & high volumes.
But meh I also think its important to just get on with experimenting & not worry too much on how to do it properly. Then you will find ways that work in your music & just not theory…same as anything else really.
[quote]squeak2199 (29/06/2010)[hr]Your ears are your best tool guys. I find I like to try & mix my tune by ear & then I look at my spectrum on the master channel. Then I will compare it to some of the best mixes I have heard on a simliar genre. This way I know I havn’t mixed anything way too high/low & it will transfer well to other systems.
Also take a look at the flether/munson graph every so often to familiarize yourself with it. I often take a wide dip at 1Khz because our hearing is so sensitive in this area. If you bass your mix around this, it will end up sounding good at low & high volumes.
But meh I also think its important to just get on with experimenting & not worry too much on how to do it properly. Then you will find ways that work in your music & just not theory…same as anything else really.[/quote]
Good point Man. You can definitely over analyse… and then get nothing done. Very reason why I never wanted to go to Guitar Lessons as a Kid cos I was reuctant to ape someone elses style & lose my own individuality.
But I do think the beauty of this is not the fact that its encouraging laziness, or even hinting at a magic forumla - its just a tip for speeding up workflow…
Theory & Technology. A combination of both disciplines has & will always be the most successful & efficient way of doing anything.
I love saving time. This type of thing is a invaluable tool for everyone if you cant pick out pitches by ear :cool:
well @squeak2199 I’ve learnt something new today again. I truly had never heard of the Fletcher/Munson graph till you mentioned it and Google provided. But then I’m new to production so that’s not surprising.
