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bManic
You'd better measure step response or impulse response.bmanic wrote:While measuring the frequency response of his custom SSL compressor, we didn't see any real change in the plot but we heard clear differences when changing components. Sometimes it would sound more muddy, or clear.. just like somebody had been tweaking an EQ, even though there was NO CHANGE in the frequency response plot. So, the conclusion is, it's all in the transient.
The more effect comes from the pre-ringing of LP filters which are commonly used and thats definately affecting the transient and no placebo. In TesslaPRO a minimum phase filter is used instead and the ringing is avoided but some phase and ripple in the passband is introduced. It's always a tradeoff.bmanic wrote: I'm very interested in hearing the new Tessla Pro and what it can do. The only thing I'm a bit worried about is the 4 times oversampling. I'm not sure why but lately I've been a bit allergic towards any oversampling. Most processors sound more "relaxed" and natural with oversampling turned off. Again, this is probably due to the transient. Doesn't it slightly change when one does sample rate conversion, first up, then down again? Surely the original transient does not stay the same when you add extra samples and then reduce them again?
Yes that's true. I've used Christian Budde's VST plugin analyzer with it's asio output and it seems to measure the frequency response with a step tone/impulse so it is still kind of a mystery to me how we could hear so apparent changes in the frequency response while not seeing any change.meloco_go wrote:You'd better measure step response or impulse response.bmanic wrote:While measuring the frequency response of his custom SSL compressor, we didn't see any real change in the plot but we heard clear differences when changing components. Sometimes it would sound more muddy, or clear.. just like somebody had been tweaking an EQ, even though there was NO CHANGE in the frequency response plot. So, the conclusion is, it's all in the transient.
Frequency graphs are kinda slowpokey slow)))
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