Does anyone have a Hz table for voice and instruments

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Does anyone have a Hz table for voice and instruments

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Good evening,
As it looks like I'm going to build something off this site, it would seem a good idea to understand at what Hz - KHz the voice and various instruments operate at.
Is there a source in one place for that?
Cheers :mrgreen:
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#3 Post by Dave Non-Zero »

Thanks Sydney, the first link is great. I like the way it attributes the subjective words (punch/honk etc) to the frequency ranges. :)
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#4 Post by Sydney »

Quite Welcome Dave...
The pic. looks like a screen-shot of the host's program, so it may not be alive for long.

In inclusion of subjective terms is not common in these charts;
Because it is subjective, there will be differences in use of phrases:
ex. Many would not define "chest thump" in the 20hz-40hz range; ( instead say 50Hz and up ).
The ear sensitivity chart on that pic. shows part of the reason for vagueness; the ear hears best in the octaves around 1Khz ( the colored portion ) with less sensitivity at the extremes.
That, and genres of music and tastes in tonality,bass and treble.
To my ears the largest variations that occur in recordings is in the bass content mix.
It helps to establish some general form of common language; but someone's "just right" bass might be too much for me.

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#5 Post by Dave Non-Zero »

In that case i have saved the jpg. :wink:

I must admit to being a bit bass addicted. :noob:
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#6 Post by Grey Owl »

Hey thanks Sydney.
They vare actually very clear and useful.
Cheers :clap:
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I so much like this forum!!!! So much free learning! Thanks again Sydney. Also to Bill, and Bgavin, and Leland, and Harley, and Tim A, and...and.....

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