Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
By Scotty Traxx Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:33 pm
I'm doing an audio project at home and would like to simulate muffled water wave sounds coming from outside a ship. The audience will have the perspective of being inside a 1945 anti-submarine Navy ship

(1) What are the sound frequencies (Hz) of water waves?
(2) What frequencies are generally muted when heard as muffled? Highs, mids, or lows?

Thanks
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By mr_debauch Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:39 pm
I'm guessing water waves would vary from 1000 to at least 5000 hz... and highs get cut from walls and mids.. lows pass through. so a low pass filter would be your best bet.

i would like to hear the result man!
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By Coz Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:24 am
I would go with a multiband eq (10 bands if you can) and shape it till it sounds subjectively right. It all depends on how much detail you want to lose from the highs and mids, and also how much low frequency energy you want to keep. A low pass filter won't give you that kind of control.

Are you adding the sounds of the ship on top?
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By mr_debauch Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:54 am
Coz wrote:I would go with a multiband eq (10 bands if you can) and shape it till it sounds subjectively right. It all depends on how much detail you want to lose from the highs and mids, and also how much low frequency energy you want to keep. A low pass filter won't give you that kind of control.

Are you adding the sounds of the ship on top?



yeah a nice big eq would be best actually... my suggestion was more to illustrate a point.