Members rasputin1963 Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 Here's an interesting question that verges a bit into "psychoacoustics"... ie., not only what is acoustically heard, but what is musically intended. Take a look at my screencap: It's a picture of a wave, of course, expanded a bit wide for better view. Specifically it's the sound of me cracking two wooden rulers together on their edges, for maximum sharpness. You're looking at one "hit" of the rulers. My living room is not acoustically treated, but nor is it especially reverberant. QUESTION: Now, assuming I want to use this sample as an indication on my Timeline of where a specific beat in a 4/4 measure occurs.... Where, in this "clap" of sound would you consider my "psychoacoustic" beat to be? Where the first squiggle arises from the midline? The highest peak above the midline? Or the lowest extreme below the midline? (I've turned off the "Snap To" function of the Now-Time Indicator, so it can be positioned anywhere along the sample I'd like it). Sure, I know I am splitting hairs here... but I'm just damned curious is all. Are there established proper names for these different moments in a sample, BTW? Thanks, ras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted June 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 26, 2013 Assuming I'm reading your timeline correctly it looks like we're talking about a matter of 10 milliseconds. If the markers between :832 and :840 are indeed milliseconds.. That's long that low-level pre attack region is, one 1/100 of a second. So really it's just a matter of how tight your tolerances are. There's always some pre sound commotion happening in the production of an event. Trim it or don't. It really doesn't matter in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 Psychoacoustically correct placement of this dangerous sound iswhen this sound doesn't drive you to Wahnsinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joel Oporto Posted July 7, 2013 Members Share Posted July 7, 2013 In my opinion it all has to do with the piece of music you are using it on. Just as a drummer would put a "laid back" feel on a snare or a more "urgent" timing. But Basically (probably because I'm a guitarist) I would put the downbeat on the highest amplitude much as my downbeat on a guitar strum would coincide with the top note meaning the 1st string note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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