Stereo Tool

I'm curious about the choice of crossover frequencies on the multiband compressor. Were there specific reasons those frequencies were chosen?

I ask because it's clear the preset frequencies do NOT divide the audible frequency spectrum up evenly. I did the math, and for the 9-band I came up with:

50
90
180
320
605
1210
2156
3841
7681

...And while those crossovers sound pretty good to me, if I can understand the logic of the preset crossovers, I'll absolutely switch back.

Thanks in advance for your insight!

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Gene Savage
BlackLight Radio
https://BlackLightRadio.com
Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Hm, they might have not been chosen that well - Bojcha already reported that with other frequencies the frequency response is more flat.

I'm a bit confused about your numbers too though, because:

50 * 1.8 =
90 * 2 =
180 * 1.78 =
320 * 1.89 =
605 * 2 =
1210 * 2.18 =
2156 * 1.78 =
3841 * 1.78 =
7681

While with the defaults:

40 * 2.5 =
100 * 2.1 =
210 * 2 =
420 * 2.02 =
850 * 2.06 =
1750 * 2.06 =
3600 * 2.04 =
7350 * 2.04 =
15000

The first frequency was set a bit lower to avoid very steep filtering at low frequencies which can easily cause artifacts.

As I remember, I started at 25 Hz and went to 16 Khz... and I think I had to round the numbers.

25 Hz - 50 Hz = one octave
50 Hz - 90 Hz = not quite one octave
90 Hz - 180 Hz - one octave
180 Hz - 320 Hz - not quite one octave
320 Hz - 605 Hz - not quite one octave
605 Hz - 1210 Hz - one octave
1210 Hz - 2156 Hz - not quite one octave
2156 Hz - 3841 Hz - not quite one octave
*EDIT* 3841 Hz - 7681 Hz - one octave (rounded to the nearest whole number)

I think originally I was trying to do "one octave / not one octave" (my math skills can be lacking) but I found I had to do "less than an octave" more than "an octave" to get the math to work out.

...Looking back over the numbers, I'm not to thrilled with MY results, either.

I'd love to see Bojcha's numbers!

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Gene Savage
BlackLight Radio
https://BlackLightRadio.com
Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Try his latest presets (X-mas and Sevdah)

Will do.

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Gene Savage
BlackLight Radio
https://BlackLightRadio.com
Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Checked out presets; they use 7 bands, and I'd really like to use all 9.

I'll keep experimenting.

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Gene Savage
BlackLight Radio
https://BlackLightRadio.com
Tulsa, Oklahoma USA