Liu Hansheng: 20 points to judge the sound quality

Liu Hansheng: 20 points to judge the sound quality

First sound: sound quality

Sound quality refers to the quality of sound, and many people confuse it with "tone." What is the quality of sound? When you are talking about the quality of a pair of shoes. You must refer to fit, comfortable, and durable, rather than referring to its shape, not good-looking, not fashionable. Similarly, when you say that the sound quality of an audio equipment is good or bad, you are not saying how it is level or positioning, but rather referring to the equipment "tolerant to listen"! It is like resistance Not durable, not fit. A good sound quality equipment, it is comfortable and resistant to hearing. You don't have to explore the reason why it sounds comfortable and listenable. It's the expert's business. Just use your ear to judge. Some equipments are powerful, fast, and resolving, but they are not durable. It may be a matter of sound quality. A good audio equipment, its sound quality should be like a pair of good voices, people are not tired of listening.

Maybe I said that you still think it is abstract. Actually, I can tell you the actual list. When you mention the fabric, you will say: This material is of good quality. When you are eating steak, you will say: This steak is very good. When you are praising a child, you will say: This child is very qualified. So, when you are listening to an audio equipment or an instrument, you will also say: its sound quality is very beautiful. From the above examples, you can clearly know that "quality" is an innate nature. The sound quality is noble, very good, beautiful is the nature of this equipment is very good, it makes people sound very comfortable. I can say that sound quality is the most important part of audio equipment, so I put it in the first place.

The second sound: sound

The tone is the color of the sound. In English, the sound quality (TONE QUALITY) and the sound (TIMBRE or TONE COLOR) at a glance, it is not the same thing. However, in Chinese, sound quality and tone are often mixed and misused. We often hear: this violin sound is really cold, this violin sound is really warm, etc., which means the violin sound. The sound is like light, it is colored, but it is not seen with the eyes, but with the ears. Usually, the warmer the sound, the softer the sound; the colder the sound, the harder the sound. Too soft or too hard is certainly not very good. Sometimes, the tone can also be described by the words "noble" and "beauty". Basically, it is also one of nature. However, just like cloth, cloth refers to its material, but cloth color refers to its color, which still has obvious boundaries. In audio equipment reviews, the sound is like a color, referring to its unique color. Some equipment has a yellowish tone, some whiteness, some coldness, and even you can say it is a blue with a bit of sadness. In short, the audio equipment is like a musical instrument, and it can hardly be separated from the fact that the more expensive the tone is. A two-million-dollar violin may have a golden glow, while a five-dollar violin may have a faded color. Although everyone has different opinions, "beauty" still has a "consensus" that everyone recognizes. You can't say that a person with a nose is the "incarnation of beauty"; the same thing you can't say is that a cold blue tone is beautiful. This is our consensus on the beauty of the sound.

The third audio: the distribution and control of the sense of frequency in each of the high, medium and low frequency bands

This project is easy to understand, but it is also easy to produce misunderstandings in text communication. How do you say it? Everyone will say: The treble of the pair is too strong and the bass is too small. This is the volume distribution of the high, medium and low frequency bands. The problem is that if the bandwidth from 20Hz to 20KHz is divided into three segments, it will inevitably lead to "inaccurate" confusion. In the end, what is your bass point? How low is it? In order to make the description of the text more precise, it is necessary to subdivide the bandwidth of 20Hz-20kHz. According to the US TAS and Stereophile's method is very simple, they subdivide the high, medium and low segments into three sub-sections, which is to become the "lower intermediate frequency, intermediate frequency, higher intermediate frequency" method. This division is like a twelve-average law, quite regular. However, when used in Chinese people, there are some minor translation problems, such as "lower intermediate frequency", which we call "mid-low frequency" or "low-intermediate frequency"? So high low frequency? "High and low frequency"? For the Chinese, the division of foreigners may not work. So long ago I referred to the bandwidth of the instrument and the orchestra's name for the sound. The frequency of 20Hz-20KHz was divided into seven segments: extremely low frequency, low frequency, low frequency, medium frequency, medium frequency, high frequency, very high frequency. . The nouns of these seven paragraphs are in line with the customary names of ordinary Chinese people, and they are easy to remember and will not be confused.

Extremely low frequency

This octave from 20Hz-40Hz is called the extreme low frequency. There are very few instruments in this band, and only instruments such as double bass, bass bassoon, toba, organ, and piano can reach such a low range. Since this extremely low frequency is not the most beautiful range of the instrument, the composers rarely write the notes so low. Unless the pop music is deliberately arranged with an electronic synthesizer, the extremely low frequency is of little use to the audio fans. Some people mistakenly believe that although the pitch of the instrument is not so low, the overtone can be as low as the pitch. In fact, this is not true, because the pitch of the instrument is the lowest sound of the sound, and the sound will only climb up twice, three times, four times, five times, etc., without the downward sound. It's like you tighten a string. The full-length vibration frequency of the string is the pitch, one-half, one-third, one-quarter, one-fifth... The vibration of the chord length is the overtone. The addition of pitch and overtone is the tone of the instrument. In other words, the violin and the flute will behave differently even if the pitch (pitch) is the same.

Low frequency

The frequency from 40Hz to 80Hz is called the low frequency. What instruments are there in this band? Drums, double bass, cello, bass bassoon, bassoon, bass reel, bass clarinet, Tuba, French, etc. This band is a major contributor to the foundation of a thick and low frequency. Usually, the average person mistakes this band for extreme low frequencies because it sounds very low. If the amount of this frequency band is too small, the feeling of richness and sputum must not be; and it will lead to the highlight of medium and high frequency and high frequency, which makes the sound lose balance and is not durable.

Middle and low frequency

From 80Hz to 160Hz, I call it the mid-low frequency. This band is the biggest headache for Taiwanese audio fans, because it is the culprit in the ears. Why is this band particularly prone to peaks? This is related to the length, width and height of the small room. In order to remove this annoying peak, most people have tried their best to absorb this band, so that the ears will not be blasted. Unfortunately, when your ears don't sound like a bang, the lower frequency and the upper midrange are probably recessed with the absorption of the mid-low frequency, making the sound thinner and less rich. Even more unfortunately, most people think that this situation is correct only because the peak disappears. This is one of the reasons why many people's homes are not rich enough. The instruments in this band include the instruments mentioned in the low band just now. Yes, the timpani and the bass are also added.

Intermediate frequency

The frequency between 160 Hz and 1280 Hz spanning three octaves (320 Hz, 640 Hz, 1280 Hz) is called the intermediate frequency. This band contains almost all instruments and vocals, so it is the most important frequency band. The biggest misunderstanding of the instrument's range is also here. For example, most of the violin's semi-range is in this frequency band, but most people mistake it for it; don't think that the soprano range is very high. In general, her highest range is only at the upper limit of the intermediate frequency.

From the above description, you must also understand how important this intermediate frequency is to the sound. As long as this frequency is sag, the performance of the sound is immediately thinner. Sometimes, this thinness is easily interpreted as "false agglomeration." I believe that there are a lot of audio fans who are in the mid-frequency depression and don't know. The importance of this band can also be analyzed from the crossover point of the two-way horn. Generally, the crossover point of the two-tone horn is mostly around 2500 Hz or 3000 Hz, that is, 2500 Hz or more is responsible for the high-pitched unit, and below 2500 Hz is responsible for the middle and low volume unit. This 2500 Hz is about twice the 1280 Hz, that is, in order to fear that the mid-bass unit has too much crossover point distortion at the IF limit, the designers have increased the crossover point to twice the upper limit of the intermediate frequency. In one case, the most perfect intermediate frequency can be emitted by the mid-bass.

If this statement is correct, what does the tweeter use? If you have put your ear close to the tweeter, you will hear a "beep" sound, that is, most of the overtones. If there is no treble sound from the tweeter, using a single bass speaker to sing music, it must be dull. Of course, if it is a three-tone design speaker, most of this intermediate frequency will be included in the midrange.

Medium and high frequency

From 1280Hz to 2560Hz, it is called medium and high frequency. What kind of instrument is there in this band? The violin has about a quarter of the higher range, the upper end of the viola, the flute, the clarinet, the high range of the oboe, the lower half of the piccolo, the cymbal, the triangle and so on. Please note that the small speakers are not in this band. In fact, the high frequency is easy to identify, as long as the high range of the string group and the high range of the wood tube are medium and high frequency. Many people in this band will mistakenly think that it is high frequency, so please pay special attention.

high frequency

From the frequency range of 2560Hz-5120Hz, I call it high frequency. This frequency domain has very few opportunities for instrumental performance. Because most of the instruments except the upper limit of the violin, the piano, and the Piccolo high range, most of the instruments do not appear in this band. From the crossover point of the horn, we can find that all of the frequency domain appears in the tweeter. As I said before, when you put your ear close to the tweeter, what you hear is not the sound of the instrument, but a squeak. From the performance of the tweeter, it can be proved again that the tweeter alone emits a pitch of a musical instrument or a human voice, which is only a high-order overtone of the pitch.

Extremely high frequency

From the wide frequency range of 5120Hz-20000Hz, I call it very high frequency. You can learn from the fact that there are very few instruments at high frequencies, and you know that the extremely high frequencies contain the overtones of instruments and human voices. In general, the overtones of musical instruments are mostly the higher the energy, in other words, the high-pitched sounds are made sharply and can reproduce very fine sounds clearly. From here, there has been a problem that has plagued the manufacture of horns, that is, how to make the best of both worlds? What is the "two fullness"? Have you ever thought about it, if a treble monomer reproduces all the subtle overtones for clarity, desperate Designed to drive the diaphragm with a small current, the high-energy high-frequency and intermediate-frequency frequencies that are also responsible for this high-pitched unit are likely to be constantly distorted because the energy in these two bands is much higher than that of the very high frequency. It’s too big. This is one of the reasons why many speakers on the market are very clear, but they are easy to flow.

Do you still remember the previous Spentdor SP-1 speaker? It is a three-way design, the three-way path? The mid-bass unit, the tweeter, and the super-high-sound unit. The super high-pitched unit is responsible for frequencies above 13,000 Hz. I remember that many people were "incomprehensible" at the time. Why does the SP-1 have a super high-pitched unit, and the sound is so soft? It should be very sharp! Now I think you should understand it! SP- 1 The design point is to make the tweeter alone not to be distorted, but to reproduce extremely high frequencies. This is one of the reasons why SP-1 sounds comfortable and musical.

After understanding the segmentation method of the high, medium and low frequency bands, we will then discuss the "control power" beyond the sense of quantity. The sense of quantity is of course the amount of quantity, that is, what we say: higher treble, less bass. Control power usually refers to the control of "low frequency band and high frequency band". Some devices are loose at low frequencies and some are flexible. We will say that the latter has low frequency control. Some equipment can hold high frequencies, so that it won't get your ears uncomfortable. We say that it has good high frequency control. Please note that the amount of sense in each frequency band does not mean that the equipment is really good or bad. The combination of the amount of equipment is important. The quality of control can be said to be the superiority and inferiority of the equipment itself.

Sound fourth: sound field performance

What is the "sound field"? In the United States, "Sound Field" and "Sound Stage" are two nouns. “Sound Field” refers to the space where the entire sound is filled; “Sound Stage” refers specifically to the arrangement of the bands on the stage (including width, depth, height, and low). In Taiwan, what we call "sound field" actually means "Sound Stage", because neither the "sound stage" nor the "sound stage" can make people look good. As for "Sound Field", we have already replaced it with another noun, which is "space sense." Therefore, when we refer to the "shape of the sound field", it refers to the arrangement of the orchestra that your equipment reproduces.

Due to the uneven distribution of the frequency response curve and the horn directivity and room sound wave reflection conditions, some sound fields are concave, some are wider than the depth; some are deeper than the width. Some sound field shapes are square and have no concave shape. This kind of sound stage regenerates in different shapes, which I call the shape of the sound field. The best sound field shape must of course conform to the original recording. Here I want to make a noteworthy point: the recording of the live performance, the arrangement of the orchestra is wider than the depth; but in the studio, often for the sound effect, the arrangement of the orchestra will change, usually the length will be elongated. In particular, percussion instruments will be placed farther. As a result, it is not the arrangement we see in the concert hall. The discerning readers and commentators are indispensable.

Sound field position

In addition to the "shape", the sound field has the problem of "position". This includes the front, back, high, and low of the sound field. Some equipment will bring the entire sound field closer to the listener; some will retreat. Some sound fields sound like they float in the air; others are like watching the stage on the second floor of the concert hall. There are many reasons for the formation of the sound field position, such as the position of the horn and the uniformity of the frequency response are significant factors. What is the ideal sound field position? The sound of the double bass and the cello should come out from a lower place. The position of the violin is higher than that of the double bass and the cello. If the orchestra has a low front and a high height, the sound field is also It should appear in the front low and then high. Like a copper tube, it is highly likely that the position is higher.

As for the height of the entire sound field, the height of the two eyes should always be a slightly lower height of the sound field when you are sitting. In other words, the violin should be above sight, and the cello and double bass should be in sight. The copper tube must be at least as high or higher as the violin. As for the front and back positions of the sound field should be there? It should start to extend backwards in the "front line of the front of the speaker". Of course, this optimal sound field position is not easy to find because it has a great relationship with the listening software. Usually, it is easier to find backwards from the back of the horn, but you can't "retract" too much.

Width of the sound field

I often hear the enthusiasts boast: "My sound field is not only beyond the horn, the width of the two side walls, or even the wall." This sentence is heard by the layman, it is a fantasy. When I heard it, it was only a bit exaggerated. I think many audio fans have this kind of experience, so I don't have to pay more. In general, the width of the sound field can be wider than the side wall. As for breaking the wall, I am afraid it will rely on a little imagination. At least, in my case, I want to "see it with my eyes." The sound field is counted there. I can't see anything outside the wall. I can't be sure it is there. Therefore, the width of my sound field is actually only within my wall.

Depth of the sound field

This is what we usually call "the sense of depth", and now I attribute it to the depth of the sound field. Why don't you juxtapose it with the sense of hierarchy and positioning? Because the level and positioning are not about the sound field, but the sense of depth is still in the range of the sound field, so I changed it to the sound field. The depth is not called "depth". Like the "width of the sound field", many people will say that the depth of his home's sound field has already broken through the wall, reaching the street. Of course, this is only to satisfy your own adjectives. The true “field depth” refers to the distance between the foremost instrument in the sound field and the last line instrument. In other words, it is most likely the distance between the violin and the bass drum and timpani. "Wide to the next, deeper than the street" This should be included in the "space sense" mentioned later. Some equipment or environments have too many low-frequency or low-frequency frequencies, so the position of the drum and the timpani will advance. At this time, the depth of the sound field is of course poor. In another case, the position of some sound fields is retracted, and the result is mistaken that the depth of the sound field is very good, which is wrong. I believe that you can't be wrong if you grasp the phrase "the distance between the violin and the timpani and the drum."

The fifth sound: the density and weight of the sound

The density of sound is like a kilogram of cotton and a kilogram of iron. The density of iron is of course much larger. So although the two are the same weight, the weight of the iron gives people a much greater weight. What is the sound density that sounds like? The string has a sticky feeling, the tube is thick and full, and the percussion instrument knocks up, and there is a feeling of air vibration. All instruments and vocals should have a sense of weight. However, most audio fans do not get a good sound density and weight. This feeling is speculated to be related to the adequacy of power supply and the fullness of the mid-band and low-frequency bands. What are the benefits of sound density and weight? Let the instrument and the human voice sound more stable, solid and more real.

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