I think there's a correlation:
On the histogram, the high-end is white, and the low end is black. If your data was spread to the far left and right, you'd have a lot of contrast. If it was mostly in the middle, it be muddy-gray.
On the equilizer, the high-end is high frequency (high treble) and the low-end is low frequency (low bass). If you have a lot of separation in the audio, there is a lot of contrast in the spectrum (between highs and lows - imagine a nice bass guitar with a contrasting crisp high-hat). But if it were cranked in the middle, it's be muddy and sound like it's coming through a 1970's telephone.
In general, I think the brain enjoys a "nice" amount of contrast, in both audio and visual spectra. The contrast represents order in what would otherwise be random chaos (gray, muddy, noise).
My 2 cents. =)
Message edited by author 2007-11-02 22:28:25. |
