Over the last 5 years of producing, my ears have definitely suffered. Especially noticeable into my 3rd year. My mixing skills were still extremely average and I would try compensate by turning the volume up more and more. I started to notice a high pitched ringing after mixing.
I decided to put on a sticker or a note on the top of my screen saying:
"is it too loud?"
This might sound stupid but to me it made me far more conscious of my volume levels when mixing. 2 years on I mix with much lower volumes.
Hope this saves somebody's ears!
Submitted September 22, 2017 at 09:59AM by fejoa123 https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/71qtfd/this_might_help_you_prevent_permanent_hearing/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Friday, September 22, 2017