[becomethemould]

hi guys, sorry if this sounds n00b'ish but i am just stumped on what midrange really is. highs and lows i guess are pretty simple, but what is midrange? i've asked an audio retailer, he says it is normally for rock music, the drums. also is midbass related to midrange? or is midbass lower?

if it is not too much trouble, could someone explain it to me relative to certain albums. i have all the radiohead albums, all the beck albums, pink floyd - DSOTM SACD, flaming lips - yoshimi.. , fiona apple - when the pawn... , tool - lateraus, most of bjork's later albums, and alot more

if you have other albums not listed, please list it anyway!

my source is sony scd-333es sacd, mg head otl, hd600 (stock cable), beyer 250-250

i also have the dt880 and corda blue on loan.

thank you very much!
peter

 

[Squalish]

Although frequency is not all that matters when discussing pitch, could you guys please frame your responses in a frequency range?

For a tone generator, try trueRTA.

 

[ServinginEcuador]

bass - Frequencies that fall below 160Hz.

Infrasonic bass - frequencies from 15-20Hz.

deep bass - Frequencies below 40Hz.

midbass - The range of frequencies from 40-80Hz.

upper bass - The range of frequencies from 80-160Hz.


midrange - the range of frequencies from 160-1300Hz.

lower midrange - The range of frequencies from 160-320Hz.

upper midrange - The range of frequencies from 650-1300Hz.


treble - The frequency range above 1.3kHz.

lower highs - The range of frequencies from 1.3-2.6kHz.

middle highs - The range of frequencies from 2.6-5kHz

upper highs, upper treble - The range of frequencies from 10-20kHz.

extreme highs - The range of audible frequencies above 10kHz.

 

[bangraman]

midrange = vocals

 

[D-EJ915]

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Infrasonic bass - frequencies from 15-20Hz.

actually, that's SUB sonic bass, for the fact that it's below our hearing level...sub=below, sonic=sound

...it's more like 0-20Hz...heh

 

[ServinginEcuador]

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Originally posted by D-EJ915 actually, that's SUB sonic bass, for the fact that it's below our hearing level...sub=below, sonic=sound ...it's more like 0-20Hz...heh

This is how Stereophile defines the frequency ranges and names, not me. And you can hear bass below 20Hz, so it can't be labeled subsonic. I had (4) 15" subs in my car and 600 watts powering them, and in Tocatto and Fugue in D Minor by Bach you can feel and hear the 18Hz note it played. Almost knocked the air out of your lungs when it hit, but it was sure cool!

Subsonic would be anything you can't hear, so I think subsonic bass would be from 1-14Hz or so. Supersonic sound would be those above 20KHz or so.

in•fra•son•ic \ˌin-frə-ˈsä-nik, -(ˌ)frä-\ adjective
(1927)
1 : having or relating to a frequency below the audibility range of the human ear
2 : utilizing or produced by infrasonic waves or vibrations

sub•son•ic \ˌsəb-ˈsä-nik\ adjective
[International Scientific Vocabulary]
(1937)
1 : of, relating to, or being a speed less than that of sound in air
2 : moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents moving at a subsonic speed
Merriam-Webster, I. (1996, c1993). Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. Includes index. (10th ed.). Springfield, Mass., U.S.A.: Merriam-Webster.

 

[D-EJ915]

I guess Brent Butterworth from HTM was wrong then, heh

 

[ServinginEcuador]

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Originally posted by D-EJ915 I guess Brent Butterworth from HTM was wrong then, heh

Not sure. Stereophile's definitions aren't always accurate or easily understood, but I think in this case infrasonic is more accurate to use. Even the Webster's referred to infrasonic in it's definition of subsonic.

 

[D-EJ915]

I forgot what issue that was in (obviously before he left, ironically my subscription ended with the last issue as him being the head honcho, it's never been the same, I've looked through a few.

 

[guzzler]

infrasonic is used in scientific magazines (New Scientist, article about the experiment on audiences) to talk about sound waves <20Hz

and i would use subsonic to describe a low noise shotgun cartridge, so i would agree that HTM was wrong!

g

 

[D-EJ915]

OK, we have learned something, subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic have to do with airplanes, and things of that nature (i.e. speed)...and infrasonic has to do with sound

 

[becomethemould]

ah k, so midrange is vocals.. thanks!

 

[AIM9x]

midrange is the DEVIL!

 

[CRESCENDOPOWER]

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Originally posted by AIM9x midrange is the DEVIL!

Midrange is the life, and love of music!