From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #926 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Monday, July 14 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 926 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Girl on Guitar (DownLoad a copy) [simon@icu.com] New bio project [Les Irvin ] Parametric eq advice, njc [jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com] Re: Parametric eq advice, njc [Dave Blackburn ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:03:54 -0400 From: simon@icu.com Subject: Girl on Guitar (DownLoad a copy) Mark wrote: > Short but good review of a BBC Radio 2 program. There is a link but unfortunately it says > the entire episode is not currently available. There is a 6 minute clip from the program. > Max Bennett is one of the commentators. > > http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jul/03/girl-on-guitar-joni-mitchell-radio-review > > Mark in Seattle > - - - - - Mark, You can DownLoad a copy of "Girl On Guitar" at the following URL: Enjoy! andmoreagain, - - - - - - - - - - simonM ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:42:36 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: New bio project I'm pleased to announce a new bio project by our very own Mark Scott, check it out! http://jonimitchell.com/library/biography.cfm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:22:53 -0400 From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com Subject: Parametric eq advice, njc I bought a new headphone amp to use with the Grado SR-80i. I hope that the nasty sibilants will go away during burn in. If not, I will return it. In the meanwhile, I'm trying out the software based parametric EQ within JRiver. My goals are to tame the sibilants and to bring up the electric bass without adding chestiness to male voices. Here's where I am, after 20 minutes: @6kHz, -5dB, Q = 4 @100Hz, +5 dB, Q = 2 The Q settings are tentative. What do I listen for when refining Q? I know that cheap software based EQ can reduce clarity. Are there other drawbacks? Jim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:06:28 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: Parametric eq advice, njc Jim, cheap audio gear tends to be tinny and sibilant. But resorting to EQ defintely doesnt solve the problem; it might mask it if you get the settings exactly right. But EQ is not surgical, and even with narrow Q widths, adjacent bands are being affected, often introducing phase shift, unless you have a linear-phase eq. I can assure you, the Grados themselves are not sibilant. My advice is to return the headphone amp and spring for something nice. If you can do it, the Grace m903 would be spectacular, but on a more modest budget, look at the Presonus HD4. I have one and its clean and very loud if needed. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HP4?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=none&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&gclid=CPq8vrTow78CFUlqfgodfL0Ahg On Jul 13, 2014, at 7:22 PM, jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com wrote: > I bought a new headphone amp to use with the Grado SR-80i. I hope that the nasty sibilants will go away during burn in. If not, I will return it. > > In the meanwhile, I'm trying out the software based parametric EQ within JRiver. My goals are to tame the sibilants and to bring up the electric bass without adding chestiness to male voices. Here's where I am, after 20 minutes: > @6kHz, -5dB, Q = 4 > @100Hz, +5 dB, Q = 2 > > The Q settings are tentative. What do I listen for when refining Q? > > I know that cheap software based EQ can reduce clarity. Are there other drawbacks? > > Jim ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #926 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------