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Originally Posted by Edward_Vinatea  In my opinion, the only way there is going to be an end to the "bickering" over RTAs and other analysis tools is when the Mods put their foot down and send a clear message that posting "use your ears only" comments are irrelevant, unwanted and OFF TOPIC! For crying out loud, let the OP get his answer from members who really understand what analyzers do and how they work. |
Hi Edward,
I quoted from a reputable magazine that actually summarised the use of RTAs quite well. People don't have to agree with you all of the time, and from what I can see YOU are the one that can't deal with it. None of us really care if you use an RTA or not- seriously. It's not off topic. It's just an opinion. If I may quote again:
"Analysis tools give us useful data, but it is only data, not knowledge about the audio. So, in the final analysis, the ears remain the best and most important source of knowledge about whether something sounds good. But data can be seductive, and people sometimes come to rely more on what they think meters are telling them than on what their ears tell them. That becomes a problem if someone is not metering the appropriate information or if the quantitative data supplied by a meter does not map well to the most closely related perceptual attribute. For instance, level meters mostly give representations that are of the power in a signal. But loudness is a perceptual attribute that does not map directly to signal power as shown on a typical meter. Or the problem may be as simple as not metering the right parameter.
In any event, meters are best treated as supplements to what we hear. If there is a discrepancy between the two, further inquiry may be in order. But it is foolish to assume that the meters must be “right” and that you aren't hearing correctly."