Topic: Never seen this before...

[Hurricane62]

Hello fellow tapers,

I've been recording live shows for more than 10 years and have never seen a frequency analysis like this.  Any ideas?  This was recorded using Audio Technica SP-CMC-2 Cardioid Mics through an SP-SPSB-11 Battery Box with Bass Rolloff set at 96 Hz into a Sony PCM-M10 and was recorded in 96 MHZ/24-Bit Stereo with the limiter on and Low Pass Filter off.

[Brian Skalinder]

Apologies, as I neglected to approve the attachment at the same time as the post.

What do you find unusual about the frequency analysis?

It's been a while since I've recorded loud, amplified rock-type music and done a frequency analysis on my live recordings, but my vague recollection is that I commonly had a stronger response in lower frequencies v. higher frequencies.

Also, keep in mind it looks like the frequency analysis plot is showing frequency in a logarithmic view.  Try toggling to a linear view and see if it more closely aligns with your expectations.

[morst]

I'm seeing that there is no music above the middle of the frequency range, and so you may as well record at 44.1 or 48kHz.

[ScoobieKW]

What was the program material? How did it sound in the moment?

[vanark]

What are the unit ranges on both axes? What kHz is the frequency range up to?

[ScoobieKW]

What did you do differently?
Gear?
Technique?
Software?

Too many unmentioned variables to offer insight.