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ear shape & sound spectrum

ive noticed that when i put my hands behind my ears, sort of cup around them, i get much more clarity out of any track at lower volumes. around the vocal range. does that mean that my ears aren't large enough? or would this be common to everyone?

its probably something to do with the acoustics of cupping ur hands round ur ears

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Originally posted by KilldaDJ its probably something to do with the acoustics of cupping ur hands round ur ears

it certainly does, but does that mean that people with larger ears have a better perception of certain frequency ranges? i think that my undersided ears, for one, are giving me too much relative bass

quite possibly, but it doesnt mean dumbo has got ultrasonic hearing keh?

what a weird thread!

You hear certain frequencies better becaue your hands act as a filter. Ever wonder how you fucking talk? Your voice box is an oscillator and your mouth is a filter.

Time to learn :-D

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Originally posted by DJSentinel You hear certain frequencies better becaue your hands act as a filter. Ever wonder how you fucking talk? Your voice box is an oscillator and your mouth is a filter. Time to learn :-D

thanks for your synth analogy, but im talking about boosting frequencies here, not filtering them through synthesis... clarity around vocal range; roughly 2-4 Khz? does that ring a bell? so cupping my hands around my freakin' ears is to understand whether differences in auricle anatomy create subtle differences in sound perception ... and not to better hear your wisecracking, capiche?

Time to learn, you got that right. what are you pretending to be doing here? lecturing?

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles I am not sure how cupping your hands around your ears would magnify certain frequencies. What might be happening is that the cupping action is cutting out certain frequencies, which makes you perceive the vocal range as louder or clearer than normal. Interesting question...

how would you explain the cutting? the thing is that the auricle boosts the higher frequencies

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Originally posted by bluebird how would you explain the cutting? the thing is that the auricle boosts the higher frequencies

I'ts in your head. If you took out the kick, you could say everything else got louder, or you could say that you just removed the kick.

Another explanation is that maybe your cupped hands are resonating and thus boosting the frequencies around that range.

Ether way, your hands are still acting as filters.

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Originally posted by DJSentinel I'ts in your head. If you took out the kick, you could say everything else got louder, or you could say that you just removed the kick. Another explanation is that maybe your cupped hands are resonating and thus boosting the frequencies around that range. Ether way, your hands are still acting as filters.

right, if you want to just say filter and mean eq filter, without the connotation of cutting then fine. but the point is that there are dumbo ears out there that might be swanking around enjoying crisper sound, and i won't rest untill i findout, if it's true. bzzzzz.

Then enjoy not resting.

I dunno but ages ago I was reading about doing it and if the frequencies appear to change then there's something up with your room acoustics.. Or something like that. When I do it, the highs are elevated.

Different materials will have different effects on specific frequency ranges. This is why when sound studios are built, careful attention is given to the size of the room, the symetry of surfaces the sound bounces on, and the sound absorbtion of certain materials. Without putting hands behind your ears, you'd have a considerably different sound if the wall behind you wasn't made of concrete and instead was made of something like... human hands! (ok that's kinda creepy)

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