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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

2659.0. "Sterile Sound Problem/Aural Exciter" by SALISH::PARTLOWMA (Matt Partlow from Seattle) Wed Jun 05 1991 19:48

    I have a Yamaha MC802, JBL Power Amp and Electo-Voice 1510 speakers for
    a PA system.
    
    Yesterday I called American Music here in Seattle and told my sales rep
    that I thought the sound was very clean but "sterile" and that there
    was no punch below say 400 cycles.
    
    He recommended that I use a Barcus Berry Aural Exciter. I read the
    other notes regarding the subject and felt that in information was
    slightly dated.
    
    Does anyone have any suggestions or updates regarding the use of the BBE 
    device to solve my prolem? Does anyone understand what I mean by
    sterile vs. warm sound?
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2659.1KOBAL::DICKSONI watched it all on my radioThu Jun 06 1991 12:407
    I always thought those exciter things changed the high end, not the
    low end.
    
    A sterile sound is what I usually look for in an amplifer and speakers!
    If you want a different color to the sound, change what goes in.
    
    Maybe if I knew what "punch" was....  mumble mumble.
2659.2Warm Punch is good!SALISH::PARTLOWMAMatt Partlow from SeattleThu Jun 06 1991 15:5815
    Re: .1
    
    My understanding is that the Barcus Berry devise divides the signal
    comming out of your mixer into three ranges (High, Low and Mid). Time
    delays are introduced to create a sense of depth. Each of the ranges
    can also be brought up or down in volume.
    
    I invested in a Karaoke company and usually we are amplifying digial
    audio from a commercial laser disc player made by Pionner.
    
    I have also plugged my Carver CD player into the mixer as a reference
    and although there are tone controls on each channel, I can't seem to
    fix what I refered to as a sterile overall sound.
    
    To me punch means that the low end is Clean, Warm and Powerful.