Have you tried daily melatonin, like I suggested?Makes sense.Are the audio demos soloed channels, or in a full mix?I feel like an absolute cretin. Maybe it’s my tinnitus and hearing loss over the years—probably is. I just went and listened to the demos, and the dry and affected audio sound the same to me. At the very least, the affect “seems” to be very subtle. Am I totally missing the plot on this? (Again, my guess is that I probably am). :/
I'm going to guess they're soloed, since audio demos almost always are. And also because that's almost certainly the problem. We're wired to hear things relatively, so unless the difference is huge or you know exactly what to listen for, it's going to sound the same to you. It's one of the things I really hate about most product audio demos. Soloed tracks are great for reverbs and ampsims, but not for EQ, and especially not for compression.
You really need to hear it in the context of a mix. Then the effects will be much more clear. Because compression is all about what it does to one track relative to other tracks. Suddenly you'll hear how the vocal doesn't dip up and down and lose syllables and breath noise in the mix. You'll notice the pick attack on a guitar punches through the mix and remains defined. But without that mix, the most you'll probably notice is it sounds a little bit louder.Granted though, my ears aren't what they used to be too.
Granted though, my ears aren't what they used to be too. It's not a cure, but it takes the edge off for many people and makes life more tolerable. And there have been some clinical studies that back that up. But it takes a while before you start to notice that you're not noticing the ringing as munch anymore.
Statistics: Posted by jamcat — Wed Apr 30, 2025 10:15 pm