Hi, all,
This is really a question for, Mike Senior, but I'd appreciate any help.

On the subject of ported speakers, p 48 " Mixing Secrets " , I'm just wondering how knowing the actual porting freqency helps in the mixing process ?

Also, is it possible to use the level meter, and spectrum analyzer in iZotope Ozone 5, in dealing with each individual track.

Please advise. [ hope these Qs aren't too newbie ]
Many thanks.
Keith

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On the subject of ported speakers, p 48 " Mixing Secrets " , I'm just wondering how knowing the actual porting freqency helps in the mixing process ?

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As Mike explains on that page, knowing the port tuning helps to identify which bass notes are likely to suffer from the port resonances, and you will therefore know not to try to equalise that region because you're hearing speaker artefacts rather than a recording problem.

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Also, is it possible to use the level meter, and spectrum analyzer in iZotope Ozone 5, in dealing with each individual track.

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Yes -- they are handy tools, and provided you can route signals so that Ozone is looking at the specific track you're interested in, the metering and sprectral analysis can be quite handy.

Hugh

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What he said.

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Quote krooner:

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On the subject of ported speakers, p 48 " Mixing Secrets " , I'm just wondering how knowing the actual porting freqency helps in the mixing process ?

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As Mike explains on that page, knowing the port tuning helps to identify which bass notes are likely to suff from the port resonances, and you will therefore know not to try to equalise that region because you're hearing speaker artefacts rather than a recording problem.

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Also, is it possible to use the level meter, and spectrum analyzer in iZotope Ozone 5, in dealing with each individual track.

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Yes -- they are handy tools, and provided you can route signals so that Ozone is looking at the specific track you're interested in, the metering and sprectral analysis can be quite handy.

Hugh

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Hi, Hugh,
Many thanks.
So I'll be right in thinking that the porting frequency represents a relatively stable reference/starting point ?
Cheers!

BTW, Mike, wish I'd bought the book years ago.

Regards
Keith

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So I'll be right in thinking that the porting frequency represents a relatively stable reference/starting point ?

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I'm not one of the learned ones, but I think the porting frequency does not represent a reference point, rather the opposite.

But someone will be along, I'm sure, to clarify.