----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Young" <[log in to unmask]> > This is almost a forensic question. I am looking at a > number of recordings made in different studios and > performance venues, and I would like to know if there > is some reasonable way to analyze the room acoustics > (decay rate, frequency spectrum etc) to be able to > locate where recordings (or parts of recordings) were > made. It seems that there must be some tool for > quantifying what the ear tells you is different. > > For example, you can often spot Studio 8H when you > hear it. Is there a tool that can sniff at a > recording and, if not tell you where it's from, take > an acoustical fingerprint that you can match other > recordings against? > I've witnessed this being done for acoustic recordings...I have a good friend, with an excellent ear, who could aurally identify the source company of recordings by listening to them! As far as electric recordings, I can't say specifically... Steven C. Barr