This post focuses on ways to use visual audio scopes to gain more understanding about what’s going on in your audio.
It’s important to state right off the bat that working with audio should primarily be an auditory experience. In general people won’t be looking at visual representations of audio as much as they will be listening to the audio. And ears are more accurate than eyes. There are lots of situations where audio looks awful on a scope but sounds incredible. Scopes can, however, be very useful for gaining a different perspective on your material. Sometimes the speakers available don’t reveal as much of the lows or highs as is needed for the material, for instance. Using scopes to dissect phasing, frequency response, and peak levels can further inform the impressions your ears are giving you.
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