Is Music Production Damaging Your Hearing?
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- Protect your ears, you are worth it :)
Your ears can only cope with a certain loudness for a certain time period before they suffer irreversible damage.
You can get hearing damage and loss without feeling any pain.
I try to remember 3 simple things when working to protect my ears.
1)Be aware that you will turn the volume up in a session as your ears lose sensitivity. Even turning the volume off or taking a break for a few minutes will let your ears re set. This way you will keep your volume from getting too high and prevent damage. 80% of the time in a session, I can talk to someone in the room without having to raise my voice or turn the music down (and I don't have a loud voice). I turn the volume up for 20 or 30 minutes at a time when I'm doing important mixing.
2)Your ears are damaged by long exposure even if you don't get any pain or headache. You cannot build up a resistance to noise exposure. The cells and nerves in your ear do not adapt like that.
Taking breaks is the important thing here, every 30 - 60 minutes, take a 5 minute break, stretch your legs, move your body and drink some water, you'll feel better for taking care of yourself :)
3)Your ears are permanently damaged by exposure to LOUD music/noises. A one off concert or gig will damage your ears for life. Wear discreet hearing protection ?(there are SO many options from £1 to £1000) You are worth it, look after yourself and remind yourself that YOUR ears are a huge asset. No matter what stage of life you are in, it's never too late to protect your hearing :) 
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5 years ago I got hearing damage from staying too long composing and mixing one single project. Since that day I have loud tinnitus (Ringing Ears) but im still able to hear and enjoy sounds. You are the firts producer I heard talking about this issue. Thanks for your concern! This is high valuable information!!!
Kinda in the same situation right now. Did you use headphones alot and how long had you been producing for before u got the damage?
Same story, happened with me when I was in the learning beginner phase of music production, I kept blasting my headphones at 100 to listen to the mix properly, because I worked in the living room, with everyone around me.
My max volume limit is 60 percent for my M50x's now.
@@lennix_music I think there is no permanent cure for tinnitus, it's very annoying, first 6 months i couldn't even understand and when i kept asking others if they too can hear what i'm hearing everyone replied no!
@@lennix_music I hope so. I'm going to try this as well check out this video ruclips.net/video/c7CQiNt8yb0/видео.html
Yep, same thing happened to me about 3 or 4 years ago. I still have tinnitus but its much better than it used to be. For me silence and using earplugs when I sleep and at random times of the day seems to lower my tinnitus alot.
When I wear hearing protection, people make fun of me. I don’t listen to them.
Underrated
Like earplugs?
because you cant hear them?... 🤣... j/k
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Well you don’t have to so Thats great
I think you're the coolest production "tutorial" guy on RUclips. It's more like production life lessons.
I agree
For a couple weeks, I thought I developed hearing loss in my right ear (I'm 29). Everyone sounded like a slightly muted dalek, even the wind sounded like a dalek. I was so disappointed in myself thinking I damaged my ear just from listening to loud shitty music my whole life. I couldn't stop kicking myself in the head, knowing that ear damage is permanent. Those two weeks I was filled with so much regret. Thinking how all I had to do was just keep the volume slightly down, like how our phones recommend it when we go to max volume. The day before I went into a ENT... it went away. Now that I experienced the scare and how it messed with me mentally, it is now much easier for me to not go for full max volume. It's just not worth it. That moment when you do notice the hearing loss, you will be kicking you head. I bought headphones that also limits how loud you can listen to music and slowly turns the volume down over a long duration. Yes it sucks, loud music is awesome. But that dreaded feeling of knowing I screwed my ears over always reinforced the positive of not listening on MAX volume. I hope my story can add to this videos message. It's just not worth it!
Hey please tell me which headphones you bought that allow you to do that, I amma need to buy them
Can you please tell me what headphones was thattt
@@blackkjeans. I am in the line 😂
Same thing happened to me after going to a very loud concert without earplugs. Usually I wear them. But that night I forgot them. After that very loud concert, I could hardly hear for a couple weeks. Everyone's voice was distorted as well, which scared the crap out of me. Went to the ENT and they said my hearing was normal. Right after that, it got better. Now I carry earplugs everywhere I go. I have them attached to my car keys lol
@@vickylakdawala5904 sorry for the late reply, type in google or amazon "3M worktunes". Thats what I have. I only use these for work, I dont think you could produce music with these. Just an FYI these basically take away the joy of listening to music.
A marvellous video my friends! Thanks for highlighting an incredibly important and very overlooked subject!
That's pretty awesome when you have other experienced mixers commenting on your videos, man!... I love it!
i’m 15 and i used to blast music through my headphones all the time, whether it was in a sesh or casual listening. at one point i started to get ringing in my ears occasionally, usually in my right ear. i stopped using headphones for a few days and thankfully the ringing went away for the most part, but ever since then i listen on low to medium volume all the time whenever i can.
have you noticed any more effects after 2 years?
As someone that's developed tinnitus by the age of 20 (having worked as a mechanic) I can personally tell you this is the most important thing to protect when you love music. @ In The Mix, I think you hit the point pretty well. I only lost a small portion of my hearing but its enough that I can't quite enjoy things as much as I "should" be able to. If someone tries talking to me I find myself often asking them to speak up for me. This issue is especially tricky with music. When I produce I find I can't quite hear everything and I have to resist the urge to turn it up to more dangerous levels. It makes the whole process much more frustrating than it needs to be, and oh, did I mention the ringing? Constantly there's a high pitch ringing, and normally after a loud sound (or sometimes completely random) it kicks into a high volume and can sometimes leave me deaf in whatever ear it occurs for short periods of time. Anyone who reads this, please do take after the advice and do all you can to protect your hearing. It will help you live a happier life, for longer.
I’m currently 20 myself and I’m going to become an aviation mechanic too! I’m starting to notice a bit of trouble hearing myself due to being around loud music for way to long. I feel so stupid and kinda hate myself knowing I had the chance to prevent this. I think both ears are affected. My left ear is my better ear, in the last few days I’ve felt muffling in my right ear and it’s gotten a bit harder to understand people having a conversation a couple feet away especially if there is some loud background noise such as in the hangar when working with aircraft. I can still make out what people are saying to me at a normal level when having a conversation but this is something that is stressing me out and has me nervous as hell. Man the things people take for granted...
Damn bruh this sad
Thank you for sharing. I saw my dad lose his hearing little by little because of keeping the TV too loud. Then I started to lower the volume when he was asleep and actually whenever I was in the room. He is much older now but his hearing hasn't gotten that worse, i think. Therefore, I always keep the volume down on my headphones. I want to keep my current hearing for a while longer than him.
Thank you for making this! It includes a lot of practical and very important stuff I never thought about in any real depth. I really appreciate you looking out for the community
That's correct man .. thanks for this video .. We really need to protect our ear .. for good music production ..✔🙏
I'm touched. You are a great person. People who share their life experience and warn other people so they would be happy in future, I think it's maybe the most greatest thing you can do to people. I have a bad eyesight, so I know how big loss it is to lose health in some way. Having money is nothing when you can't see stars on the sky.
Your videos are awesome, YOU are awesome. I wish I could be like you and there would more people like you.
Thank you. God bless you. Have a good life.
Try some bell peppers or some Wild Blueberries for good eyesight
I will never be able to thank you enough for this video Mike. You saved my career.💓💓💓
How I now remember every concert, every orchestral rehearsal (yes, sitting in front of a brass section is extremely loud) ... I wished someone had handed out such a little protection-butts. Its amazing that nobody really thinks about it - particularly as I was playing in a youth orchestra - you would think that parents and organizers want to protect the youth ... O.O
Thank you for raising awareness
Thanks Michael. This is one of the most important things to be aware of.
I started to notice I lost detail in compositions when making them. Not due to the volume (which I keep average normally) but your brain tends to filter out sounds that are repeated often "Your brain is losing interest".
For example: You won't hear your own fridge powering on, or your clock ticking, or other familiar sounds at your own home. When you visit someone, those same sounds can suddenly sound 'very loud'. The moment I lose focus on a song is the moment I indeed turn off the song / composition and do some other stuff.
Special compliments for you, because in this video you show that you 'care'.
Awesome video, I've been doing pretty much all the tips you said in this video for the last few months and noticed just how far I can turn down the volume and get used to that without any loss in enjoyment and have even noticed that I almost find more detail in listening like that. This is an extremely important topic and I'm glad you made such a good video on it!
I have started to take breaks during music production sessions it really increase my work efficiency and keeping my eyes and ears protected. Thankyou very much
This video was actually scary....i mean i dropped..the volume by half.......at the end......😅
Well thanks
Me too
same
Me too cool 😂
same here i got scared after this man 😂😂😂 and cautious
hey its not like that lol
This was beyond helpful 🙏
This is an incredibly important message for producers. I've always been a lot more careful with sound levels than the people around me, even at the age of 10 I never put other's earbuds in when they wanted to show me something but held them further away in my hand because their volume was too loud. But I still wish I had been more careful, especially in my early days of music production when I sat for hours on end working on projects at moderate levels. I developed some tinnitus after trying to be careful for most of my life. Thanks for covering this topic!
Extremely important, excellent advice !
This is very important and often overlooked. Thank you for spreading awareness.
You are doing Very Good Work, Dude. Keep it up
I'm glad I found this video. I'm going into music production myself soon. Gotta protect our ears! :D
You’re the best RUclipsr period! Thank you for all your advices
Thank you so much! If I didn't know this, I would probably lose some hearing in the next 10-20 years! This really helped me out, along with the vision video as well! I want to thank you again for your concern to your fellow producers, and anyone, really!
Very helpful & so true. I am 50 years old & I am fortunate that my hearing is still pretty damned good. Kudos!
When I watched this video, I found myself being way more mindful about protecting my ears. I was definitely one of those people who just turned up their volume higher and higher to be able to hear the project, but now I know that it doesn't help. I just grateful that you make these videos to educate people and help them make good habits when producing!
I am so glad I subscribed to this channel as I'm getting into music making.
For few years I was playing in the band as a drummer. I always used protection and I'm thankful for it. I've recently started doing my own music with hardware synths etc. To be honest I always try to listen to at as minimum volume as possible, but I see problem with overextended sessions. Thanks for the video, I need to be more aware to take breaks and be even more careful!
Thank you for bringing this up. Its an often overlooked but really important topic. It really grabbed my attention, when I went through a two day session, and couldnt go to work the next day, because my ears hurt so much, that I couldnt stand even the slightest sounds ( and I work as a chef, kitchens are very noisy environments). Gladly I came to the realization that this has to stop. I put up two post its on my Monitor, one to remind me to take breaks, and one to remind me to lower the volume, because these two things, I, like so many, often forget when I am deeply focused in a session. I also set a strict break day, for me it's monday, where I do no production work, and uphold a strict headphone ban, even in my leisure time.
I'm 33 today and just coming into producing. My Friend, you're a gift. Thank you for all your effort in the videos. Real authentic. Plus my ears are and will be forever be grateful 🙏 😎🤙
Thumbs up man! It's good to learn those things about our health around producing music ,before it's too late...
I was terrified with the comparison, now I realized the true meaning of taking care of my ears. I am a student of sound engineering and this is a video must to show in colleges.
-Love from India
Such an important video, glad you were able to convey this information the way that you did!
Those tips are gold! Especially for younger people. I am 34 now and my hearing is as good as always. I love music and therefore I take care of my ears. I can't even listen to music on bad speakers, can't imagine how it would be with permanent ear damage.
Your advice is always immeasurable.
Very useful tips with minute details . i dont think any youtube channel gives this kind of minute details . thanks a lot .
Plz keep this channel going.. I love it!
Thanks you mike for taking care of your fan producers too!!
U really take care of your subscribers too
Really appreciate!!😘
That was a video with a lot of heart. Love you for doing it !!
I just wanted to say how great I think it is to have a bunch of experienced people who seem to care for their audience on this platform leading me through everything I need for my passion music production. Thank y'all!😊
Thank you. I have always thought the same and i'm glad I saw this refresher of the idea. I'm on my personal account watching this video as usual so im glad I saw it recommended.
This video just came at the right time for me!! Thank you very much:)
Noted. Thanks for the warning you saved my ears lifespan :)
thanks my man. always great advice from you. I'm gonna start on those breaks for sure now.
Wow, thank you for this! Throughout my life, I've always had a sense to protect my ears from loud noises (even before I got interested in music production). People would usually think I'm weird when they see me wearing earplugs when I'm around loud music/noise, so over time, I got self-conscious and stopped wearing them. But now seeing your video, I look back and realize that protecting my ears isn't weird at all, and I should continue to do so.
Great advice, thank you!!
Thanks sir for awaring us.
I was expecting this, by the way thanks i needed this ✌🏽keep up
Happy to help :)
Thanks for the advice ! This channel is helpful !👍
Thanks Michael, that was my wake up call, much appreciated.
I am so glad I found this video and this channel. Thanks for making great videos. :)
this is such an important video! Thanks for making this, I'm 21 and just started making music. Definitely going to implement what you said. Cheers!
Thank you so much!! I will definitely pay attention to the volume now.
cONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE CROSSED 600K SUBS. KEEP GOING
Awesome video! Huge thanks and respect !
So So Soooo important. Thank you so much for making this video and bringing light to this topic. I actually searched for this because I found myself working on one session for an insane amount of time and looping the arrangement to death, endlessly. I found the same phenomenon occurring where I would slowly be increasing the volume over time after noticing the detail of the song would go down, and would just think that it's because I didn't mix it loud enough. Eventually, by the end, my ears would be exhausted, almost in pain, and I would see the volume would have gone up massively. I never really took action because it was sort of a behavior that was so ingrained in me that It took me until now really to start to consider changing how I made music. It's just so hard to take that break when you notice it, to pull yourself away from the song you're making, especially if you're really in a groove and inspired, but there isn't an excuse when you are permanently damaging your hearing. I don't know for sure but I think I might have already have lost some of the high frequencies in my right ear after producing one song horribly long. Luckily, my left ear was clogged with earwax and I couldn't hear out of it which might have saved that from happening in both ears. It's sad to know that I wasn't immune to hearing loss, especially since I was so good about protecting my ears until I started music. Unfortunately I can't get that back, but I can start salvaging what I have left and be able to listen and produce music for most of my life.
I Am 15 years old music producer.I have low tinnitus but it all make me realise that how important my ears.The scariest part is that now I getting hear loss. I thank In The Mix for giving so important video.Thanks
a lot
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I am really carefull about this and I really don't want to damage my hearing.
Thank you for informing us about the different kinds of earplugs as well!🙏
thank you 4 uploading man. thank you. you may saved my ears. wish you a good life.
Definitely needed this... Thanks Michael!
I'm 16 and I produce a lot and recently I started to feel something strange about my ears and I thought why not do some research about protecting your ears and your video showed up. Thank you so much. You saved some extra years for me to make music 🙏
Thank you for mention it. It is an important topic!!
Thanks for the valuable lesson and motivation dear brother.
Don't forget that if you mix/master on headphones you need to work for less time and rest more, as headphones produce way more ear fatigue.
In my case I work for 20 mins and rest 10 mins. Once I do the fourth 20 mins session then I rest for one hour.
heavymetalmixer how do you mix do you lower all the volume levels ?
@@michaelpinon696 he'll just turn down the volume control on the headphone output.
Your schedule is wild
Not everyone cam afford Studio Monitors
@Michael Pinon I mix on headphones exclusively.
I am not anywhere near that aggressive, but I also mix at a VERY low volume. I very occasionally crank my headphones to check that things don't sound wrong at a high level.
I have been mixing/listening to music/gaming for many hours on end on headphones for years and have had no hearing issues from it, nor serious ear fatigue issues.
Low volume and comfortable headphones are both key!
As always, very good stuff
Thanks for this...... You're the first guy who talked on this topic.😊
Thank you for this! I'll really start taking some more care of my hearing after watching this video especially since I'm suffering from tinnitus so I HAVE to take this really serious! And once again thank you for actually waking me up about this whole topic!
Great video. Found this in researching why my ears have now become hyper sensitive to certain frequencies after a week of non-stop mixing.
Thank you so much for your amazing tips, your awesome, good vibes.
Hey bro! I'm sixteen and I start producing this year, I always thought that we were superheroes, thanks for showing to the world the real things and how we can prevent it. Good job bro! Best wishes and see you!
You still producing bro? I'm curious to hear what a random person is able to make after 3 years of producing
@@jonasvansevenant1800 hope he's doing great!
@@jonasvansevenant1800 He gone lol
@@negativeincomemusic1470 Probably can't hear the notifications going off...
@@DaftFader lmfao
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks alot for the advice. Very clear, well explained, and i've gained alot from it, mate.
Everyone should take serious note of this. Im 46 and although I have good hearing I have over the last year got bad tinnitus from raving, clubing, djing and blasting my ears off listening to music at home. It really isnt fun and im scared to turn music up loud now. I also thought I had super human ears until now ☹
Great advice buddy ❤️
Been meaning to buy some ear protection. Literally purchased some while this video is playing. Thanks m8
Thanks bro for creating this useful video. Even my ears were also paining and I had fall sick due to my ears. This video really helped me to reduce ear problems. Thanks once again bro.
Very important message, thanks for speaking real sense.
Nice video thank you. 🙏❤️
Good that you talk about this.👍🏼
As a 16 year old, thank you for making this video. It was really eye opening and made me aware of how important it is to keep my ears healthy and ways that I can keep them safe from damage while mixing. I haven't seen any other producers/mixing engineers on RUclips talking about this, so thanks for bringing awareness to this topic!
wow thanks for this, i have been worrying about my ears for a coupla weeks now, not because they hurt, but just because i am spending more time making music. very helpful video!
U’re such a savior idk y u have such a low subscribers, even u interested in different music genre
I'm so so glad I watched this. Ive been producing seen last year and last week was the first time my ears actually hurt after listening to one of my songs and it really scared me straight lol. I hope I didn't cause any damage in the past year. I'm gonna have to be very careful from now on
This is really, really good to see, thank you for addressing this too neglected topic.
I have a colleague who has just turned 40, and has bad tinnitus - permanent ringing in her ears. Only went clubbing once a month when she was in her 20s, but was overexposed to sounds way too loud, by her own admission, always had ringing ears when she left a club. By contrast, I regularly go to live concerts, but I've always left gigs that I judge too loud, yet have recently been confirmed as having excellent hearing from a formal medical test. Simply isn't worth the price of a ticket to lose your hearing. Once it's gone, it's gone.
If I can offer one tip, I've started using Android apps to discretely monitor sound levels and they vary wildly between venues. Guess the same can easily be done with monitors in a studio environment. The reputable venues seem to stick to a 80-82db limit, but I've briefly been in places where the sound levels continuously exceed 90db - way too loud to suffer for a support band and main act, for 2-3 hours. Same should apply in any studio, given the longer exposure times.
Rule of thumb is if I can't hear myself shout, I leave.
So glad you are also concerned about health, thank you so much 😀
Thank you so much for the advises man. I just bought a pair of Ear Peace earplugs online. I also going to be very careful while I'm in the studio, taking breaks, etc. We love music, I can't imagine life without it. Cheers!
Thank you for this video, I needed it!
This video is so helpful, thank you!
Thank u a lot for these priceless advice !
Great video Thank you. You are so right !
Thank you for the advice.. it is very useful...
The positive thing of listening less and not looping is also that you wont get used to your own song or get tired of hearing it. So you have a better impression of what a first time listener would hear and pay attention to.
never thought about this. thank you :)
You're right. After a while you feel the need to raise the volume. Maybe that's the moment to take a break. When you put the cans back on, you find you have to turn the volume DOWN for a while. Really good video. Very informative and it's a wake up call to budding sound engineers.
Great vid. As Always!
Thank you 🙏🏿 appreciate this info.
Thank you soo much great video !!!
Thank's for the tips man!!!
Thanks for making this.
This is so true! You can't "fix" a hearing loss. Hearing aids can't replace a good hearing. I was born with a severe hearing loss and in the meantime I am deaf but I can hear with Cochlear Implants. The sound is far, far, far away from a good hearing and it needs a long training to "enjoy" music. Basically, it is not possible to hear music with Cochlear Implants and I am very lucky that it works for me . I have just started to produce my own music with FL Studio.
I can fully support your tips to protect your hearing:
- No concerts without good fitting ear plugs
- Use great headphones or monitors - it is worth the investment
- Take breaks. Our ears are "always on" even while we are sleeping and we can't switch them off