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Posted by djandymac on Oct-05-2008 17:11:

ear fatigue

how long do you guys think it takes for ear fatigue to set in ?

Posted by Vizay on Oct-05-2008 17:21:

in my opinion there are so many factors that make a difference for me. Depends on how much I've slept, wich monitors I'm using, what kind of music I'm working with etc.

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-05-2008 17:40:

and if i got a cold

Posted by airwalker1 on Oct-05-2008 17:50:

Re: ear fatigue

[QUOTE]Originally posted by djandymac
how long do you guys think it takes for ear fatigue to set in ? [/QUOTE
allmost never i hope all thoe i havent been clocking up the studio hours as of late.so no ear damege just yet.

Posted by cryophonik on Oct-05-2008 18:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Vizay
in my opinion there are so many factors that make a difference for me. Depends on how much I've slept, wich monitors I'm using, what kind of music I'm working with etc.

yup. Don't forget monitoring level, headphones vs. monitors, frequency of breaks. Taking a 5-minute break every half hour or so can do wonders for extending the onset of fatigue.

Posted by farris on Oct-05-2008 20:07:

Re: Re: ear fatigue

quote:
Originally posted by airwalker1
allmost never i hope all thoe i havent been clocking up the studio hours as of late.so no ear damege just yet.

You might want to read up on what ear fatigue actually is....

Posted by kitphillips on Oct-06-2008 03:37:

Depends on the dynamics and volume of the music mostly for me. If I'm using too much compression I can wreck my ears in about 1-2 hours. Otherwise can go up to 8-9 hours if its late at night (no background noise at all) and I can turn it really low...

Posted by Icone on Oct-07-2008 19:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Vizay
in my opinion there are so many factors that make a difference for me. Depends on how much I've slept, wich monitors I'm using, what kind of music I'm working with etc.

Yeah, this is true for me as well. A good night sleep can help a lot to get you started the next day. I usually don't feel like making music anyway when I'm basically already tired.

Posted by Beyer on Oct-07-2008 19:56:

How long? You'll know for sure.

Posted by Eric J on Oct-07-2008 20:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Icone
Yeah, this is true for me as well. A good night sleep can help a lot to get you started the next day. I usually don't feel like making music anyway when I'm basically already tired.

Agree with this one 100%. If I'm tired then I tend not to make good decisions, so I'll sleep and take a crack at it after a nap or a good night's sleep.

Posted by Watts on Oct-08-2008 21:08:

I'm wondering if I have a cold now. My ears get clogged up within five seconds of hearing something on my monitors (can't recall this happening to me before). This is weird because I never really listen to music at high volumes and keep the volume very low and out of headphones if possible.

I pray it's a cold -- I would hate for it to be something worse.