Quick Tip: How to Recognize Frequencies
“We’ve done a few articles on ear training in the music theory sense, such as Bootcamp for Your Ear, where you learn to recognize musical intervals, like the minor 2nd or major 7th for instance. But what about frequency information?
“We know that each frequency has its own specific sound, and many times we use slang such as boom, whack, or sheen to illustrate our meaning further. It’s easier to say things like, “Can I get a little bit more air on those cymbals?” instead of saying “Can I get a little high frequency shelving boost at around 12Khz?” It sounds cooler, and makes communication easier.
“But how do you recognize these specific frequencies? You actually need to know that boom means somewhere in the 200Hz range, and that brilliance is somewhere in the 8Khz region. So instead of trying to vaguely try to remember all these names for frequency ranges, there is a different way you can try to train your ears to detect and recognize specific frequencies.”
