What WinAmp equalizer setting will most emphasize the bass guitar?
May 14, 2011 4:03 PM Subscribe
What WinAmp equalizer setting will most emphasize the bass guitar?
As if isolating it for study. Not to enhance pleasure listening.
WinAmp's equalization bands are 70, 180, 320, 600, 1K, 3K, 6K, 12K, 14K, 16K.
[If there are any plug-ins that will help, I'd try those.]
As if isolating it for study. Not to enhance pleasure listening.
WinAmp's equalization bands are 70, 180, 320, 600, 1K, 3K, 6K, 12K, 14K, 16K.
[If there are any plug-ins that will help, I'd try those.]
Best answer: Not as simple as you'd think. Here's a discussion of that subject. Wikipedia also has a chart listing the standard tuning of a bass guitar (41-97Hz).
Of course, higher octaves correspond to higher frequencies -- and you can go pretty high on a modern bass guitar. Picking up the full range will likely also have you picking up drums and other instruments, particularly since Winamp's EQ does not offer you a particularly granular control on the low end.
If you've got a Winamp plugin that can produce a spectrogram for the song that you're listening to, you may be able to get a better grip on the range of the bass being used in that particular song.
posted by schmod at 4:43 PM on May 14, 2011 [1 favorite]
Of course, higher octaves correspond to higher frequencies -- and you can go pretty high on a modern bass guitar. Picking up the full range will likely also have you picking up drums and other instruments, particularly since Winamp's EQ does not offer you a particularly granular control on the low end.
If you've got a Winamp plugin that can produce a spectrogram for the song that you're listening to, you may be able to get a better grip on the range of the bass being used in that particular song.
posted by schmod at 4:43 PM on May 14, 2011 [1 favorite]
I should elaborate on Octaves.
A note one octave above a 41Hz tone will be 82Hz. One octave above that is 164Hz, and so on and so forth. You approach the higher frequencies very quickly.
posted by schmod at 4:45 PM on May 14, 2011
A note one octave above a 41Hz tone will be 82Hz. One octave above that is 164Hz, and so on and so forth. You approach the higher frequencies very quickly.
posted by schmod at 4:45 PM on May 14, 2011
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If all you then want is the bass, I'd cut anything above 1K...
posted by benzo8 at 4:42 PM on May 14, 2011 [1 favorite]