Members Tomm Williams Posted August 19, 2015 Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 As I'm in one of those moods where I'm thinking too much........ I've got a notion bouncing around in my head that there must be/ might be? Some correlation between specific frequency boosts and listening fatigue. I'm wondering if when someone asks for more "me" in their wedge halfway through the show, what if it was addressed as a frequency-specific answer rather than a shelving boost ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted August 19, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 There's all sorts of stuff going on in your head when loud music is going on for hours. There's over all fatigue, and part of that could be a specific band that's louder than the rest of the spectrum. It might only be at the listener's position in the room, due to buildups/nodes/reflection/etc. Any time an ear is exposed to sound, the brain will start processing what it hears into what it 'wants' to hear...sort of an averaging algorithm. So a loud mid-band will get dropped, and if the singer's voice is there, eventually they can't hear themselves. If the person happens to having hearing loss in that range, the problem may be exacerbated by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted August 19, 2015 Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 Fatigue is a very real problem on loud stages (and mixing loud FOH too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted August 19, 2015 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 I guess what I was wondering is if it could be addressed with frequency-specific solutions but I'm sure I would need to know how the performer is being affected to apply that effectively. see...........I warned everyone I think too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToddP Posted August 19, 2015 Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 It's more about distortion levels overall than about a specific frequency. Low distortion levels in your monitoring lead to less fatigue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted August 20, 2015 Members Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's more about distortion levels overall than about a specific frequency. Low distortion levels in your monitoring lead to less fatigue. That's precisely how I've always understood "listener fatigue". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted August 20, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Any combination of volume, time and/or distortion can lead to fatigue symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pro Sound Guy Posted August 20, 2015 Members Share Posted August 20, 2015 High levels of 2k-4k will wipe your hearing out quickly. It hurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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