Timbre Ear Training

[Sirion]

Obviously, many people in here have great ears for timbre and frequency. How have you developed this? Now, of course, listening to a lot of different guitar equipment will help, as well as having a band equalizer to try to hear out the different frequencies. Anyone got other tips? I can generally hear the type of guitar being used (strat, humbucker guitar), which pickup on the guitar, and also the basic amp types. Where to go from here?

 

[aleclee]

Re: Timbre Ear Training

Where to go from here?

What's your goal?

In the studio a couple weeks ago, we were doing some EQing at the board and I suggested rolling things off at 9K but it sounded best starting at 14K. Frankly, I'm not too concerned about being off by 1/2 octave.

Personally, I'm more interested in knowing how to dial in certain timbres than being able to call out equalization tweaks.

 

[Sirion]

Re: Timbre Ear Training

Of course, I agree with you, calling in timbres are the most important, since it is more practically applicateable. However, being the detail-freak I am, I love to have WAY more knowledge than I need to have (which I have found out usually is a good thing when it comes to guitar).

So, my goal for now would be, as you say, to be able to dial in timbres, but also to hear and understand how this changes the equalization. Because, at least the way I feel it, those two skills are so related that they will strengthen each other.

 

[Marcel]

Re: Timbre Ear Training

some people just have magic ears
no it's practice I think... I heard much amp clips the last weeks (to kill boredom ) and I just hear much more details than I have heard for a week ...
I think good practice are A/B clips with just a small difference .. that always made look on details

 

[danglybanger]

Re: Timbre Ear Training

just.

two.

words.

 

[Sirion]

Re: Timbre Ear Training

Now, I would say that Perfect Pitch is a very different skill from timbre recognizing, but it may help. Since we are at it, has anyone tried out that course?