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opto, modified 11 Years ago.
HF-control-filters in the amplifier-card
Padawan Posts: 31 Join Date: 5/10/09 Recent PostsI am interested in the relative merits of differing ways in implementing the HF-control.
I find it a bit difficult to get the outcome I am aiming at, with the "shelving"-type of HF-control.
It leaves the sound having to my ears a bit too much of the highest frequencies even when I use -4dB setting,
especially with symphonic orchestras, compared to what I hear in a concert-hall with a live classical orchestra.
I dont know if it has to do with how they place the mics nowadays (too close?) or is the problem at the monitors ?
I have an old pair of Tannoys, which dont sound so "sharp" at all, and I prefer them in many cases, especially with
classical music and human voice (where a person having a very nice set of teeth often sounds too strident in "S"-consonants).
Is it thinkable to implement the HF-control in a way, which would produce for example -3dB/octave slope, so that the slope could be trimmed in the "vertical" (=level) direction in order to accomplish the effect of
the "air-damping" of high frequencies with travelled distance in the air, along with a more "general"
"level-control" ?
Otherwise I am forced to resort to graphiq-EQ:ing which adds one more device between the signal and my brain.
Please, go to enjoy the Kuopio symphony orchestra some time ! They have an exellent hall-acoustics there,
so you can hear what I mean
.Regards Olli , Oulu, Finland
ilkka-rissanen, modified 11 Years ago.
Re: HF-control-filters in the amplifier-card
Yoda Posts: 2564 Join Date: 3/23/09 Recent PostsThank you for contacting us and sharing your thoughts on this issue. Unfortunately I have to say that if you would like to modify the HF tilt filter function, you would need to design a new filter card, because one can't use the existing components to achieve that kind of function.
Have you tried to tilt your speakers in horizontal direction to achieve less HF?
Thank you for the recommendation for a visit! It would be really nice to take the whole R&D there for a night out.
opto, modified 11 Years ago.
Re: HF-control-filters in the amplifier-card
Padawan Posts: 31 Join Date: 5/10/09 Recent Posts
. . . Thank you for the recommendation for a visit! It would be really nice to take the whole R&D there for a night out.
Yepp, you said it !!!
Should you decide to go, I would warmly recommend that you give yourself a "gift" for good work during the
autumn season and attend the "Christmas-proms". It is easier to metabolize than some atonal works, but
nevertheless integrates the entire KSO with human voices.
http://www.kuopionmusiikkikeskus.fi/en/web/musiikkikeskus_en/December/-/asset_publisher/bZd0/content/---tapahtuma_20121212_christmas-concert:
All the best
Olli