Pink Noise is equal power across the musical octave spectrum whereas white noise is equal power for every hertz. This results in white noise sounding top heavy compared to pink noise. Pink noise is most often used for testing purposes, to analyse the frequency response of cans, mics, monitors etc., and indeed rooms and monitoring environments.
Looking at the list of terms for frequency ranges, I wouldn't take it as gospel, although as a rough guide for the uninitiated, it's useful.
Gregorio
Last edited by gregorio; 02-15-2008 at 11:55 PM.
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