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<blockquote data-quote="Dick Rees" data-source="post: 124586" data-attributes="member: 16">Re: Calibrating Monitors on stageJohn, et al...After decades as a musician I have developed a sensibility I&#039;ll term &quot;relative pitch&quot;, not perfect pitch.&nbsp; I use my normal voice range as a base line and can get pretty close to a step of the scale in comparison.&nbsp; It is close enough so that I can name a pitch in terms of a piano keyboard within a half step...allowing for seasonal colds and such.&nbsp; I then count the octaves from my voice pitch to the feedback pitch and go from there.&nbsp; I know the frequency of your basic pitches of the scale, but I keep a pitch to frequency chart on whatever digital device I happen to tote along....laptop or iPad.&nbsp; I find this to be as quick as anything but do sacrifice pinpoint accuracy.&nbsp; But considering available filter width, drift and other variables, I&#039;m comfortable with the ball park in which I work.I suspect that the various ear training programs shoot for the same result.&nbsp; I just happen to have gotten there through the music over the years.&nbsp; And if I can do it, certainly anyone has a good chance of developing the ability with effort over time.PSThe SMAART overlay of the GEQ on the StudioLive boards is brilliant for this, but you do have to be at the board to use it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dick Rees, post: 124586, member: 16"] Re: Calibrating Monitors on stage John, et al... After decades as a musician I have developed a sensibility I'll term "relative pitch", not perfect pitch. I use my normal voice range as a base line and can get pretty close to a step of the scale in comparison. It is close enough so that I can name a pitch in terms of a piano keyboard within a half step...allowing for seasonal colds and such. I then count the octaves from my voice pitch to the feedback pitch and go from there. I know the frequency of your basic pitches of the scale, but I keep a pitch to frequency chart on whatever digital device I happen to tote along....laptop or iPad. I find this to be as quick as anything but do sacrifice pinpoint accuracy. But considering available filter width, drift and other variables, I'm comfortable with the ball park in which I work. I suspect that the various ear training programs shoot for the same result. I just happen to have gotten there through the music over the years. And if I can do it, certainly anyone has a good chance of developing the ability with effort over time. PS The SMAART overlay of the GEQ on the StudioLive boards is brilliant for this, but you do have to be at the board to use it. [/QUOTE]

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