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| From | "Clay Howard" <stratoclay@triad.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Hearing Loss, Compression |
| Date | Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:19:47 -0400 |
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"And play guitar in a band that might just be as loud as Deep Purple c.
1974"
I would have to second that.
Thanks, and back to the shadows-
stratoclay
-----Original Message-----
From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of
Mike Nicholson
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:20 PM
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: Re: Hearing Loss, Compression
That super loud compressed (really it's limiting) CD thing has gone way past
the point of ridiculous.
We had our new CD mastered by Jim Demain at Yesmaster in Nashville. I told
him I wanted the CD to breathe and not to just be a huge sonic blur without
a scintilla of dynamics. He was very excited with my request and did a great
job. Don't get me wrong I love compressed bass and vocals and limited drums
for the BIG ROCK SOUND, but whole mixes should have some bounce to them.
As far as hearing loss, I have tinnitus in my left ear following a nasty ear
infection about 3 years ago. It's could be worse, but that is ear is real
sensitive to loud transients and sustained subsonic bass signals (below
60hz). I started wearing some of those $10 Hearo-s, but they are like
wearing rocks in my ears after a while. Being that I am a recording
engineer, live sound engineer and play guitar in a band that might just be
as looud as Deep Purple c. 1974, I had to have some earplugs that I could
use for work and playing the rock without sacrificing sound quality. I got
some Ultimate Ears earplugs (
http://www.ultimateears.com/custom/Musician-Earplugs.htm ). They have
allowed me to to continue playing and processing music for a living. Without
them I might have had to go back into the Airline business which sucks. You
can get them from an ENT Doctor. This is not a shill, I just think they are
awesome beyond belief. Well worth the $125.
COME TO SPARKLEFEST!
That's a shill...
Mike
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