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Any other half deaf DJs? (pg. 2)
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| nerdgrl416 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nemesis44
My hearing is strange too.
I think it comes from DJing too much. Basically if someone is speaking to me and there is a background noise I have trouble focusing 100% on what they are saying to me because I am also concentrating on the background noise. Makes Mrs. Nem very angry but what the hell can I do.
Probably comes from spliting and concentrating on different sounds sources is my guess. After 20 odd years the brain is just to used to that.
I think my hearing is also a little damaged from lound noise but it comes with the territory especially for older DJs pre earplug era.
Cheers
Nem |
That's very interesting. I've been having to ask people to repeat what they say. :p |
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| blacknoizybox |
| quote: | Originally posted by antronx
My right ear clicks every time i flex some kind of muscle inside of it. It does not happen when i try to move the outer ear. I have cleaned out all the wax i could, but no help. Also, same clicks are heard when i clap my hands in front of the ear. This may sound strange to most of you. I wonder if anyone else experienced something similar. Oh, and my mother experiences same thing in her right ear. I hope its not a precursor to something more serious. :nervous: |
i think its normal. i can do a "click" inside my ear when I want to (just sort of flex my inner ear muscle:D )i think its just a result of some tissue moving around.. no problems with my hearing.. yet..:wtf: |
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| the_gamemaster |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fl@k Monkey
Sounds good, I'm still waiting for the day where i can afford such a mixer but its coming.. Oh its coming.
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My Numark DXM06 has that, and its fairly cheap, although its only 2 channel - £170 (around $320), probably cheaper in america. |
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| IntegraR0064 |
Use the cue/master knob for the headphones...this is on some even very cheap mixers. My first mixer was a gemini that I bought for $40 (retailed for $100), and it had it.
One of my roommates never had one ear out of the headphones...he always mixed this way. He had hearing in both ears, but that doesn't matter when you're djing like that.
EDIT: This is not to say that all mixers have it, because that's not the case. You have to look for it, but it is on most, and price has nothing to do with it. |
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| DJediMaster |
I have a -50db hearing loss in one of my ears so it's pretty much deaf unless I crank the volume in my headphones to ridiculous levels. Putting the headphones on halfway over my good ear like you mentioned does work for me.
I recently got a hearing aid that has helped immensely but as expected, there's a slight delay in processing the sound so I have to retrain my hearing all over again. |
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| all-nite-freak |
| I'm 40% deaf in my left ear due to too many years of going out when earplugs were a non existant option . It doesnt really have anny effect on my beatmatching ( i realy need to watch my hi's, as i can lose them at times, but this is where the hi lo pass is a very good friend esp for a tribaly track per say). The biggest problem it causes for me, is making the mastering process quite a pain in the ass when producing. It's all a little longer than it has to be, but when comes time to eq all the highs it gets really hard(once again they sometimes bleed away). I'm getting a few tip sessions from someone who has the same problem as me, and if it can even save me 25%(at least) that i spend making sure the levels are good I will be the happiest not listening to hi hats for 5 hours straight guy on earth. |
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| djtrinity |
almost there! i have hearing loss with constant buzzing in my right ear thanks to spinning and my ignorrance!
i now use those musician earplugs for the last couple years they work good
protect your ears!!!! |
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| b i n k u n |
the hearing in my left ear isn't as good as my right, down to years of violin playing...wouldn't have thought it made a difference but as your left ear is literally right on top of the f-hole and the bridge, it gets the brunt of it.
to make matters worse, i'm used to cueing music with my left ear as well. :(
it's not too bad though, but hopefully it won't get worse.
i'll second the odd symptom of hearing noise over speech...i have a very hard time picking out lyrics in songs...all i hear is the melodic pitch. |
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| Briden |
| quote: | Originally posted by stan229
You can get one of those custom dildo/lollipop/candystick headphones |
guy has a zored cochlea, so, you say he should get a dildo? come on dude, have some sensitivity. |
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
Slight tinitus, I assume it will get worse.
My problem is I love loud music, I am addicted to it, Ig uess it's like smoking, only it won't kill me.
I know I am harming my ears, but I love loud music. Summet about rewinding your fav track just befor the bass kicks in and cranking it suiper loud and feeling the energy rush in. I love it. |
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| Beat Blog |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tsukai
I've always thought I was the only with this problem. My GF use to be so annoyed of me everytime it happens. Its gotten so bad to the point that listening to non EDM tracks with vocals, I really don't hear the lyrics, just the music. With movies, I need subtitles on cause half the time I hear background noise versus the lines. |
:wtf:
We have digital TV here that comes with subtitles for all programs, and I use them 100% of the time.
Everyone else cracks the s (subtitles are distracting apparently) and tells me they can pick out the voices fine; I always figured it was to do with me being lazy, not that my ears are trained that way through DJing... |
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| IntegraR0064 |
| quote: | Originally posted by b i n k u n
i'll second the odd symptom of hearing noise over speech...i have a very hard time picking out lyrics in songs...all i hear is the melodic pitch. |
Me too.
After hearing a song only once or twice I could play the vocal part on a keyboard...I know all the rhythms and pitches by then. However, I still would have no clue what the song is talking about until maybe my 100th listen. |
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