Protect Your Hearing While You Still Can

mrhope · Post by **mrhope** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:05 am

Seriously, you'll want to read this whole article whether your serious about music production or not:

http://mixonline.com/basics/education/a ... own_noise/

DFRNT · Post by **DFRNT** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:35 am

You'll want to make it work properly, before we can mate - something has truncated the link.

Steve AC23 · Post by **Steve AC23** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:54 am

http://mixonline.com/basics/education/a ... own_noise/

konkanok · Post by **konkanok** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:49 pm

dark styles.

evol g · Post by **evol g** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:37 pm

Big up! Thanks for the link!

roqqert · Post by **roqqert** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:20 pm

too much text for me whats it about ?

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:45 pm

bumping this because it oughta be a sticky. protecting your hearing is just too important when music is your love.

i have a friend who had to stop djing because of drastic hearing loss. i don't want that to be me...or anyone else.

amillionstylez · Post by **amillionstylez** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:27 am

On the protect your hearing note anyone seen It's All Gone Pete Tong? Hilarious.

tempest · Post by **tempest** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:30 am

haha yer i got that movie the other day...

But yer serious shit hearing, recommend anyone who loves music to read it and co-sign on this being sticky, very important info that is obvious but often overlooked

thesis · Post by **thesis** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:50 am

Yeah, sticky is a good idea... hearing loss is my worst fear, and is a real threat to musicians/music lovers!

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:13 am

Right thats it - definately getting some custom earplugs
Which noise reduction filter would people suggest - 9, 15 or 25dB?

mrhope · Post by **mrhope** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:56 pm

Whineo wrote:Right thats it - definately getting some custom earplugs
Which noise reduction filter would people suggest - 9, 15 or 25dB?

I'd suggest at least 25 dB of attenuation. Anything else probably isn't enough to bring your ears out of the danger zone (around 90 dB and above). Really 90 dB is already pretty high.

konfusion · Post by **konfusion** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:12 am

good read thanks for the link!

misk · Post by **misk** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:47 pm

i was worried, but then i found out i could hear up to atleast 17kHz. seeing as how usually people over 18-20 cant hear above 15k or so, im pretty happy.

im super paranoid about hearing loss tho... go figure.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:59 pm

WHAT???

I cant hear you!!

whaddya say sonny????

Onespark · Post by **Onespark** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:30 pm

Thanks good one. I always sit around and work on music at a fairly low volume level then bump it loud to check it...then turn it back down an keep going. My neighbor is a battle DJ and I swear he is gonna be deaf... he has no clue and has damaged my hearing bumpin the volume up full blast on all ten of his speakers, droppin records without turnin it down first, bumpin the needle, just bad DJ manners in general.... I wont even go scratch over at his place anymore because his hearing is fu*!ed to the point he does not even know what he is doing to others in the room... I don't think he can tell when his mixes and cuts are waaaay off unless its +50,000DB ...don't be that guy. We made a scratch CD and he mixed it down...sounds like POOOP! I am probably F'd after 17 years of DJing in clubs and raves and theaters but I used to carry little ear plugs with me if Im gonna go listen to DRC for four hours at a wharehouse with giant stacks or whatever. Thank goodness they make some pretty sweet hearing aids these days. hearing rant complete...

juffajo · Post by **juffajo** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:27 pm

anyone know where you can get some cheap-ish ear-plugs that you can wear at uber-loud raves that don't make you look like an utter chief?

jah pat · Post by **jah pat** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:56 pm

^this. Anyone??????

relik · Post by **relik** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:12 am

You can get some good ear plugs here:
http://www.etymotic.com
I have a set of the cheap ones and they work great.

edwin katzer · Post by **edwin katzer** » Thu May 29, 2008 11:55 pm

*bump*

this should be stickied!

Protect Your Hearing While You Still Can

Protect Your Hearing While You Still Can

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