Hearing Loss in Music (How Hearing Loss Effects Mixing)
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Hearing Loss in Music - This video is about Hearing Loss in Music and how it can affect our mixing. It is a very widespread problem which I think isn’t talked about often enough. As we begin to age or have prolonged exposure to loud noises, we lose the ability to hear as well - especially the high frequencies. Without knowing or realising, this can make a difference to the way we mix and how our mixes sound.
The video looks at the different types of hearing loss, examples of how this hearing loss can affect our mixing, how to solve this problem and how to prevent it. This video is aimed at beginner to intermediate engineers, producers and artists.
Topics and Timings:
1. Intro (0:00 - 1:18)
2. Types of Hearing Loss (1:05 - 2:10)
3. High Frequency Loss (2:10 - 3:47)
4. How It Affects Mixes (3:47 -6:16)
5. How to Solve It (6:16 - 7:12)
6. How to Prevent It (7:12 - 8:00)
7. Final Thoughts (8:00 - 8:57)
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I suffered a perforated eardum (right ear) during my army service, when I'm mixing music, I'll just flip my headphones (flat response) and I can 'hear' those pesky 15Khz frequencies and as you said - a little clarity, some resonance on cymbals and the occasional ring off. I try to give a mid hearing range mix.
Great video young lady.
I'm sorry to hear that but glad that you've managed to work around it! Thank you for watching the video!
This is why old rock guitarists have the treble controls on their amps on 10 and the bass controls on 0. They just can't hear the highs anymore. Meanwhile they're killing their audiences with piercing harsh high frequencies! 🙄 I've had many guitar players tell me my amp sounds muffled or muddy, but to me it sounds full, typically my e.q. controls are all on 5. Now I'm thinking more and more that they just can't hear high frequencies anymore.
Brilliant insightful and succinct presentation. I was shocked to find out that I could not hear any of the 3 sine waves in the demonstration. It’s probably time to get my hearing tested. Thank you for this informative video!
Georgina this is an interesting topic. I'm 62 and studying for a BSc in audio engineering. I've got far lower sensitivity than my classmates, most of whom are in the their early twenties. Presbycusis, attending many rock concerts, listening to music too loud in cars (I reckon this would make an interesting study in it's own right. How long do people commute and what level do they have their car audio at?) and tinitus too. We didn't protect our hearing properly back in the days.
I know my hearing is no where near as good as my fellow students. A small example is when we were setting up a PA for some experiments and one of my classmates (21!) commented that the PA was hissing..... I couldn't hear it. Anything above 8Khz is a distant dream.
I know I ought to go for hearing tests, but I'm not keen to do so. Getting hearing aids while working in the studio... hmmm. Pride is a big thing to overcome.
I'll watch the video and follow comments with interest.
Interesting. Hearing loss is natural as we get older but being able to hear a frequency and being able to hear and feel music is, I am beginning to think, something else.
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Which studio monitors are you Using ?
What about kali IN 8 2nd wave ??
Great content
Thank you!
I am 21 , i cannot hear past 14.5k hz in Frequency tone generator using sine waves , but in your video when you isolate 15k heartz info , i am able to hear it ,,,,,,,,,, BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE WITH WITHOUT ITS REALLY HARD FOR ME , Is there anything I can do , is my ears permanently damaged , or it is desensitized
Is it possible to put an EQ on a listening bus to compensate for frequency loss in each ear? For example, raising the level of the highs in that ear, just for mixing/monitor purposes only. Possibly giving the ability to make a good mix apart from the spectral meter.
I do just that to good effect to compensate for hearing loss in just my left ear centered around 3k. With the corrective EQ, vocals finally sound properly panned center when they should be, whereas I normally hear them slightly panned right :)
I am 45 and I could not hear anything when you high pass at 15khz except utting very loud, I am shocked. I even have some doubt that there is actually something. I have tinitus since I do not remember when, hearing constant hiss, I do not know if that is part of the explanation
Hmmm. Interesting. Technically as an older person I shouldn't be able to hear the diff in those two track examples, but I could - the one without was "flatter" and "muddier" to me whearas the one with, was brighter clearer and even had a better "pace" though maybe a bit "tizzy" for my tastes. Equally we have all encountered young people whose hearing is technically spot on but can't "hear" music very well. So what is going on? Is it less about the frequencies and more about the subtlties, more about the brain and less about the ear? Who knows! PS: subbed, thx.
Filters are not binary, they actually affect the whole spectrum no matter what. You can make a big boost at 25k and you will still hear the brightness effect. Besides, whether young or old you do not hear music very well. Some people hear music content better because they are trained. All ears besides injuries are more or less the same, and when "training your ear", you actually modify your brain connections to better use your ear sensor. Same goes for people having true pitch or relative pitch knowledge, the difference is the brain, not the ears.
Great video rooted in sound science (pun intended). God Save the Hair Cells!
I hear frequencies above 18khz very easily even at low volumes
how old are you?