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Hearing better in one ear than the other?

Post by vivalastblues » Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:34 am

I'm just having this today, usually my balance is okay, but it's got me sort of worried. Should I be?
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Post by CurtZHP » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:01 am

It could just be mild congestion. Happens to me all the time because my sinuses are always a trainwreck.

Try whatever decongestant works for you (natural or otherwise); just don't go overboard.

If it's going on for a week or more, a trip to the ENT might be in order.
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Post by Ron's Brother » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:46 am

I am deaf in my left ear. (Not from loud music). I overcome this issue by mixing stereo mostly based on sight... then use headphones, flip them back and forth. listen once with left side, listen one with right side. I have gotten pretty good at "remembering" what the sound was like and determining if the balance is good. Besides, all things should should good in mono anyway HA HA. I've never had anyone complain about stereo image being off on the recordings I've done for them.
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Post by dsw » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:55 am

I found out I had one side stronger than the other in a mastering session years ago. I asked the engineer why he was panning things harder to one side and he of course said he wasn't, flipped it into mono and asked me where I heard the image. Suddenly I realized the problem was my hearing because the mono signal appeared to sit more to the left.

I pan by sight as well, although I usually have help from friends mixing anyway, so it's not such a big deal.

Sure did surprise me though.
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Post by Ryan Silva » Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:10 am

What makes us good at what we do, is not our ears, but our big brains that process the information. :wink:
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Post by ubertar » Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:27 am

Ryan Silva wrote:What makes us good at what we do, is not our ears, but our big brains that process the information. :wink:
Speak for yourself! :P
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Post by drumsound » Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:37 pm

Ryan Silva wrote:What makes us good at what we do, is not our ears, but our big brains that process the information. :wink:
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Post by Ryan Silva » Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:50 pm

drumsound wrote:
Ryan Silva wrote:What makes us good at what we do, is not our ears, but our big brains that process the information. :wink:
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Totally right?
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Post by drumsound » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:39 pm

Ryan Silva wrote:
drumsound wrote:
Ryan Silva wrote:What makes us good at what we do, is not our ears, but our big brains that process the information. :wink:
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Totally right?
Yes, but if the ears give the brain incomplete information, how can it make the right decision?
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Post by eeldip » Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:21 pm

drumsound wrote:
Ryan Silva wrote:
drumsound wrote:
Ryan Silva wrote:What makes us good at what we do, is not our ears, but our big brains that process the information. :wink:
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Totally right?
Yes, but if the ears give the brain incomplete information, how can it make the right decision?
like everyone was saying, their eyes on the meters.
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Post by dsw » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:49 am

I was looking at a mix just the other day and I did a few tweaks and thought to myself: "there. that looks better."
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Post by MoreSpaceEcho » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:11 am

*chuckles*
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Post by eeldip » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:21 pm

red colored waveforms sound best. if you change their color to blue, it sounds too digital.
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Post by drumsound » Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:19 pm

eeldip wrote:red colored waveforms sound best. if you change their color to blue, it sounds too digital.
Yet, gear with blue lights sounds better...
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Post by Mudcloth » Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:16 am

I was taught a long time ago that a musician's left ear hears better than the right since listening to music is a right brain thing. My high school music teacher said to always tune with your left ear. Could be bs.
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