Our perception of frequency balance varies with loudness, a fact documented by Harvey Fletcher and Wilden A. Munson, two scientists at Bell Laboratories. In 1933, they published a paper called, “Loudness, its definition, measurement and calculation.” It was groundbreaking science in the field of human hearing, and has implications today for how we perceive music. This is especially important when we are mixing.
In this episode, I explain the basics of the Fletcher-Munson Curves and how we can use that knowledge to make better recordings.
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07/08/24 • 19 min
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My Take on Music Recording with Doug Fearn - Fletcher, Munson, and You
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93 Fletcher, Munson, and You July 8, 2024
I’m Doug Fearn and this is My Take on Music Recording
No, there wasn’t a guy named Fletcher Munson. It was Harvey Fletcher and Wilden A. Munson, two scientists at Bell Laboratories. In 1933, they published a paper called, “Loudness, its definition, measurement and calculation” in the journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
It was typical of the pioneering work being done at Bell Labs. The Bell Telephone Company wanted
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