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5 tips to safegaurd your biggest resource as an Audio engineer. "Your EAR"
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5 TIPS TO SAFEGUARD YOUR BIGGEST RESOURCE Audioengineersshouldkeepalookoutfor toprotecttheirmostvaluableassetsasan AudioEngineer. YOUREARS. ACCEPTABLE SPL LEVELS 1 Louderisbetterandit’smoreexcitingtolistento musicatalouderlevel, butthiscomeswithaprice. Constantexposuretoextremelyloudsoundsis boundtocauseirreparabledamagetoyour hearing. DO NOT USE LOW QUALITY OR BAD IN- EARS 2 Therearethreereasonswhyyoushouldavoid usinginears, Itpromotesbadearhygiene, in-ear driverisextremelyclosetotheear, Somebadly manufacturedinearstendtocreatealotof distortionwhichdamageshearing EAR HYGIENE 3 iitiscommonforpeopletouseearswabstoclean theirearsouteveryday. THISISNOTNORMAL. Ear Waxbuildupisnotabadthing, infact, theear worksbycleaningitselfandinorderforittodo thisessentiallyitneedsacertainamountofwax. DURATION OF LISTENING / EAR STRESS 4 Researchhasproventhatyourearsneedan averageof16hoursofquiettimetorecoverafteran onslaughtthepreviousnightatabaroravenue. REGULAR AUDIOMETRY AND CHECK-UPS Itisveryimportedasaudioengineersforustohave 5 averyclearideaofwhatourhearinglooksand soundslike. Thisisasimpleaudiometrytestthat, calculatethefrequencyresponseofyourearfrom 200HZunto8Khz Source: https://academy.gray-spark.com/blog/