What a freakin’ cool tool!!! I think I’d use the frequency one as a learning tool, since I know nothing about it. I think I’d ace reverb. It’s sort of an addiction.
I have been training on SoundGym for over a year now and my mixing skills improved dramatically! You gotta put the time and be constant. 20-30 minutes a day goes a long way! Thanks for sharing the word Warren!
@Muse Axe It's about 99$ a year. I may be wrong because I have the pro membership, but I think you can play all games for free, you just have fewer sounds to practice with.
A few months ago I did a 1 month membership where I practiced every day. Safe to say my listening skills dubbeld during that month. (Background: I had been recording and mixing a little bit over a year before the soundgym membership) I highly recomend soundgym for everyone who is relatively new to recording and mixing. Best 20 dollars ever spend 😉. Btw: Great video Warren, thank you for always providing amazing content to us.
@@Producelikeapro My ear has improved by leaps and bounds. I play bass but in the past could not even hear bass parts on records. But now I can distinguish each instrument and different highs and lows in just this short time.
I played along with you, and it amazes me how close I was, compared to when I started producing over 3 years ago. My accuracy was a bit surprising, but exciting. Cool tool. You and Joe Gilder are my two favorite online teachers. Thanks for all you do. "Stay Inspired"-Dewey Paul, Jr
Love SoundGym, been using it for a couple years now! Awesome service! I definitely notice an improvement and they have added a lot and have a wonderful community.
I was using a more basic free version of this and quite enjoyed it. The free version is limited in that you don't get as many games to choose from but it confirmed alot of how my ears work and there was some real curve balls which helped me to understand what I am actually hearing and what I'm percieving in terms of frequencies and dynamic levels in instruments and music. It has definetly helped my audio listening skills for mixing. I am working in PC Box mixing with Headphones and Abbey Roads Studio 3 so very practical to use the same phones while doing these listening exercises in SoundGym. 👂🎧🎶
This is a great idea for an app. I also suggest 'Syntorial' for anyone who wants to learn how to program their own synth presets. I love what I'm seeing/hearing 😍
I love how you ran through the delay-time excercise! I agree, SoundGym is a useful and fun tool! I just have a free membership atm, considering to pay for it.
I've been using this for about a year now, and it massively helped my mixing - particularly in learning to recognize certain frequencies. I consider the EQ tests to be the most impactful. Really learning to hear compression as well. Honestly, wish I had thought of creating this program first! It's a brilliant biz idea.
im certainly glad this company is getting more exposure. i used to have a membership with them. they have twice as many games now. they always treated me good. i really had a good time with it just havent had the money to get it again.
@Muso Snoop i understand where you are coming from. from my point of view its time vs money. another words, how much time do you want to take to get a handle of ear training? time is probably the most precious commodity we have. do we want to learn it in a few years or 10?
I have used this the past few weeks. Very good training tool. I am also relieved to see that I'm not as bad as I thought I was after watching you use this Warren. LoL
I really want to try this out. For my school of engineering&producing, i used Train Your ears. This looks somewhere similar, but this adds some new cool features. Though i find it quite expensive for a subscription fee, comparing to a whole program
Considering this is quite a "niche" product, I found the price quite reasonable. I remember paying more than $100 20 years ago for "ear training" books that came with a CD that was far less that what is offered here. This isn't a service I imagine people are staying with forever, so they need to charge enough for people to get their value out of it after 3-6 months. I think they are pretty darn fair. I'm fairly experienced, and I think I have a pretty good ear, but I also believe that learning is constant. This could be a good "brush-up" for some forgotten things.
@@MichaelGilboe I saw that you are replying to me, so here is my answer -> I compare this to recent software programs, not to ear-training Cd's or other offered services. This is a client-server based system, that is based on a service they offer. This program is absolutely decent! But what i said before, compare this to current software content, it's quite pricey. That's my opinion.
This is really an awesome product for new engineers for mixers etc... I would absolutely love to use this. Im currently halfway through my Audio Production for Music, Film, and Games, Bachelors degree at Full Sail University. I have an d am learning so much. Not trying to promote, just really love it. I really love your channel and the content you do. I'm a big fan. Thanks for what you do, its been a great addition to my online FSU studies...lol
Hi Brandon and Grace Thompson thanks ever so much for sharing my friend!! Best of luck with your Audio Education!! Thanks ever so much for the compliment! I’m so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Actually really enjoyed this app. Love gamification to help engagement in learning. All we need now are multiplayer leaderboards... not competitive at all! 🤪🎼 Thanks for sharing and here’s hoping for a win!
the school i go to, has an ear training app aswell, to recognise frequencies and another one which is a plugin to understand compression, delay, phase, hp and lp.
Dang, youre quick lol. Im literally 2 days into mixing. Im curious, which mode did u have the blue headphones on and did you have Sonar Works or any eq balancer running? Thanks for all your insight Warren! You really gave me a headstart in getting started (if that makes any sense) 🤔. Also, i purchased Glenn's Pro Mix Academy courses, any thoughts on which order to do them in?
I did a fun ear training like this a few years ago. It was with a free app/web app made by Phillips called "Golden Ears". It was a very similar format but not gamified at all like this. It just had the level of bronze, silver or gold that you could achieve based on how well you did and then you were done. This looks way more fun and can see it being extended with music in other genres or with other types of instruments to make it more challenging. It's a quicker way to train an ear than working maybe since you'll get a variety of stuff and you can be lazy on your laptop just playing it like a game as you said :-) I might have to get this but I'll wait to see if I won the lifetime membership first :-)
SG is awesome! Been there for more than 3 years. I would love to see how you're doing the Olympics game, curious how you do :-) Dr. Compressor is easy at the lower levels but at level 135 it's barely an audible difference, you really need to listen damn closely. So much fun :-)
I tested the programm around one year ago. This programm didn't help improving my hearing abilities but I was good at it because i mix a lot... so maybe it's helpful for people just starting recording and mixing but mixing real stuff is the better training for a lot of reasons I think
Went through Berklee's RP&E & Electronic Music/Synthesis majors in the early 70s.. I have no memory of anything aimed at ear teaining in either discipline. If you weren't wealthy enough to build your own studio. Then it was the long winding road of internship, assistant, engineer, producer.....
I'm more curious about the higher difficulty levels, where the differences are not as emphasized. And also I'd like to know if there are examples where it does an A - B comparison and you have to say IF there is something applied to the track or not, similar to a blind test to see if you actually can trust your ears or hear too much with your eyes. For an inquisitive mind like me I can test and use the vast majority of these things myself, and I also am not sure if certain things are of that much use? For example, why would I need to hear if a delay is 120 or 200 ms? What would that be useful for as producer?
Khunvyel marvellous question! Yes, there is tests for instance where they play 0.5 dB differences and a 0db no adjustment and you have to see if can hear the difference! The EQ difficulty increases tremendously narrows dramatically as well. If you run through the basics quickly it moves to a much higher level
@@Producelikeapro Good to know, thanks for getting so in-depth with it :) From your personal experience, where are skills needed in the producer world like "knowing what millisecond delay there is currently playing?" I'm still at a loss what that would be good to instantly recognized for.
depending on the music some fqs are more present than others by default.. having a 'feel' of how equalizers affect sound/the mix is a great skill. you know who's real good at identifying fq like that too? those annoying ppl that set up stereo and sound systems :}
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Anybody knows the price? Their site seems to be missing that info and I don't want to register just to learn the price. That's pretty lame soundgym, if you do that I expect some dark patterns later on too so I'm already discouraged.
Kacper Cieśla I typed ‘SoundGym price’ it came up immediately at $14.95 for the monthly and $119 yearly.
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@@Producelikeapro Thanks, I should have put that into google. That's still not a result from their site though. But I appreciate the response, and even more the videos.
@@Producelikeapro This looks cool, but I have to say Hiding the pricing until we give up our information is deeply suspect. Especially tied directly to Facebook. Yeah we can try to dig up the information, but should we have to, and why are they hiding it in the first place? That's not for you to delve into, but a companies practices are as important as their product. At least to me.
@@G_handle they have a free version, a monthly subscription and a yearly. I found it quicker than writing this message! I noticed Rick Beato has been selling his ear training course and you have to go through emails and many links to find out that's quite expensive. I don't believe SoundGym are doing anything that extreme.
Quit giving us a bad name Gilbert, haha... Some of us bassists nail this stuff (like me!) ...matter of fact, it's almost always the bassists that get into sound engineering ...practice makes perfect my friend!
Steve A I actually play keyboards , guitar and bass . What's odd is I can only sing and play bass at the same time . I received formal music training on the organ and trumpet . But it's only funny if I bring up bass and I'm kind of stuck on bass since I can sing lead and play that one instrument live .
some of these are way too easy, do you know the diff between a -2 db cut and a -18 db cut....can you hear the difference between a 600 HZ boost and a 6000 HZ boost....really? I hope there are more advanced levels...
Its not for beginners.....U need ur ears tuned to some level....or have some audio engineering training even if u are an avid listener!! If u fail, does it make it easier for u so one can build from there? I doubt it...
Which skill would you use SoundGym to improve?
Sound quality recognition to improve my critical listening skills for improving cross over designs 💪🏽👂🏽
#1 hit making??? Seriously though, I enjoy the frequency range tests. Finding frequencies quickly is a very useful skill.
What a freakin’ cool tool!!!
I think I’d use the frequency one as a learning tool, since I know nothing about it.
I think I’d ace reverb. It’s sort of an addiction.
All of them. This the kind of game that is fun for me. 😀
@@splashesin8 Fantastic! Me too!
I have been training on SoundGym for over a year now and my mixing skills improved dramatically! You gotta put the time and be constant. 20-30 minutes a day goes a long way! Thanks for sharing the word Warren!
OrphicTrench that’s fantastic to hear my friend!!
@Muse Axe It's about 99$ a year. I may be wrong because I have the pro membership, but I think you can play all games for free, you just have fewer sounds to practice with.
A few months ago I did a 1 month membership where I practiced every day. Safe to say my listening skills dubbeld during that month.
(Background: I had been recording and mixing a little bit over a year before the soundgym membership)
I highly recomend soundgym for everyone who is relatively new to recording and mixing. Best 20 dollars ever spend 😉.
Btw: Great video Warren, thank you for always providing amazing content to us.
Thanks ever so much Bram for sharing your experience with us!!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you, Warren!💗
TLG OnDaTrack thanks ever so much!
been a member of soundgym for approximately 6 months.
Fantastic! How have you been finding it?
@@Producelikeapro My ear has improved by leaps and bounds. I play bass but in the past could not even hear bass parts on records. But now I can distinguish each instrument and different highs and lows in just this short time.
@@Lockdownband1 that's wonderful to hear!!
I played along with you, and it amazes me how close I was, compared to when I started producing over 3 years ago. My accuracy was a bit surprising, but exciting. Cool tool. You and Joe Gilder are my two favorite online teachers. Thanks for all you do.
"Stay Inspired"-Dewey Paul, Jr
That's amazing to hear Dean! Thanks ever so much for sharing!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Love SoundGym, been using it for a couple years now! Awesome service! I definitely notice an improvement and they have added a lot and have a wonderful community.
I was using a more basic free version of this and quite enjoyed it. The free version is limited in that you don't get as many games to choose from but it confirmed alot of how my ears work and there was some real curve balls which helped me to understand what I am actually hearing and what I'm percieving in terms of frequencies and dynamic levels in instruments and music.
It has definetly helped my audio listening skills for mixing.
I am working in PC Box mixing with Headphones and Abbey Roads Studio 3 so very practical to use the same phones while doing these listening exercises in SoundGym.
👂🎧🎶
Brian Anthony Rask thanks ever so much for sharing!
This looks soooo amazing!
This would improve my abilities so much!
Hi IAmSoLoco Official that’s amazing to hear!!
Thanks Warren! SoundGym is great!
Hi Ken Hertz you’re very welcome!! Good to hear!!
This is a great idea for an app. I also suggest 'Syntorial' for anyone who wants to learn how to program their own synth presets. I love what I'm seeing/hearing 😍
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
I love how you ran through the delay-time excercise!
I agree, SoundGym is a useful and fun tool! I just have a free membership atm, considering to pay for it.
Thanks again Warren!!!
Hi Chad Taylor you’re very welcome!!
Now that definitely sounds cool and helpful for the ears. Ear Training in music is vital in every way I believe. Awesome work man!
Hi RC32 thanks ever so much!! Yes, very useful tool indeed!
@@Producelikeapro Ahh absolutely man! Pleasure to see the useful tool in action!
RC32 yes! I highly recommend it!
@@Producelikeapro Ahhh amazing man!
I've been using this for about a year now, and it massively helped my mixing - particularly in learning to recognize certain frequencies. I consider the EQ tests to be the most impactful. Really learning to hear compression as well. Honestly, wish I had thought of creating this program first! It's a brilliant biz idea.
Great video. greetings from GREECE
Hi ARPEGGIOSMP OFFICIAL greetings in beautiful Greece!!
im certainly glad this company is getting more exposure. i used to have a membership with them. they have twice as many games now. they always treated me good. i really had a good time with it just havent had the money to get it again.
That's wonderful to hear Robert!!
@Muso Snoop i understand where you are coming from. from my point of view its time vs money. another words, how much time do you want to take to get a handle of ear training? time is probably the most precious commodity we have. do we want to learn it in a few years or 10?
I love SoundGym! I've been using them for years, and I (try to) do my exercises every day! ^_^
I have used this the past few weeks. Very good training tool. I am also relieved to see that I'm not as bad as I thought I was after watching you use this Warren. LoL
This is waaay cool stuff. Thanks for the review.
Hi Billy Jones wonderful!!
A fellow youtuber tried them and I tried them right away. I think this is a great service. Thanks for trying!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
This is fun! Great! Thanks!
I really want to try this out. For my school of engineering&producing, i used Train Your ears. This looks somewhere similar, but this adds some new cool features. Though i find it quite expensive for a subscription fee, comparing to a whole program
Considering this is quite a "niche" product, I found the price quite reasonable. I remember paying more than $100 20 years ago for "ear training" books that came with a CD that was far less that what is offered here. This isn't a service I imagine people are staying with forever, so they need to charge enough for people to get their value out of it after 3-6 months. I think they are pretty darn fair. I'm fairly experienced, and I think I have a pretty good ear, but I also believe that learning is constant. This could be a good "brush-up" for some forgotten things.
@@MichaelGilboe I saw that you are replying to me, so here is my answer -> I compare this to recent software programs, not to ear-training Cd's or other offered services. This is a client-server based system, that is based on a service they offer. This program is absolutely decent! But what i said before, compare this to current software content, it's quite pricey. That's my opinion.
I hope they paid you well! I went over immediately to sign up! Got a year at 30% off! Thanks for sharing this site.
Hi Michael Gilboe I did the video because I’ve been asked any times about what apps I would recommend! Happy to be able to bring this to many people!!
This is really an awesome product for new engineers for mixers etc... I would absolutely love to use this. Im currently halfway through my Audio Production for Music, Film, and Games, Bachelors degree at Full Sail University. I have an d am learning so much. Not trying to promote, just really love it. I really love your channel and the content you do. I'm a big fan. Thanks for what you do, its been a great addition to my online FSU studies...lol
Hi Brandon and Grace Thompson thanks ever so much for sharing my friend!! Best of luck with your Audio Education!! Thanks ever so much for the compliment! I’m so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Currently a fullsail student as well but majoring in music production ✈️ 🔥
Actually really enjoyed this app. Love gamification to help engagement in learning. All we need now are multiplayer leaderboards... not competitive at all! 🤪🎼 Thanks for sharing and here’s hoping for a win!
Thanks ever so much for sharing!!
Such a fun way to Train my ears and learn how frequencies sound!
Thanks ever so much Eric!!
Marvelous tool, great idea. Thanks for the demo!
Hi David Allen Hammond thanks ever so much my friend!!
This is great! i did the test, awesome ! Thank You :)
Hi Erik B that’s wonderful to hear!
the school i go to, has an ear training app aswell, to recognise frequencies and another one which is a plugin to understand compression, delay, phase, hp and lp.
Sounds fun! 🌟
Hi Audrey Sims yes it is!!
this is a brilliant tool!
Dang, youre quick lol. Im literally 2 days into mixing. Im curious, which mode did u have the blue headphones on and did you have Sonar Works or any eq balancer running? Thanks for all your insight Warren! You really gave me a headstart in getting started (if that makes any sense) 🤔. Also, i purchased Glenn's Pro Mix Academy courses, any thoughts on which order to do them in?
I did a fun ear training like this a few years ago. It was with a free app/web app made by Phillips called "Golden Ears". It was a very similar format but not gamified at all like this. It just had the level of bronze, silver or gold that you could achieve based on how well you did and then you were done. This looks way more fun and can see it being extended with music in other genres or with other types of instruments to make it more challenging. It's a quicker way to train an ear than working maybe since you'll get a variety of stuff and you can be lazy on your laptop just playing it like a game as you said :-) I might have to get this but I'll wait to see if I won the lifetime membership first :-)
SG is awesome! Been there for more than 3 years. I would love to see how you're doing the Olympics game, curious how you do :-) Dr. Compressor is easy at the lower levels but at level 135 it's barely an audible difference, you really need to listen damn closely. So much fun :-)
Fantastic! Thanks ever so much for sharing Ruffin! That's amazing to hear the levels get harder and harder!
We need an iOS app! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I tested the programm around one year ago. This programm didn't help improving my hearing abilities but I was good at it because i mix a lot... so maybe it's helpful for people just starting recording and mixing but mixing real stuff is the better training for a lot of reasons I think
Great tool. I often think it would be nice to be better at some of the things this focuses on. Definitely would enhance mixing skills
Hi jbstrummer wonderful to hear!!
I would love a free membership.
Tried it many many times.
Best Regards Thomas
Enter to win my friend! Best to you and everyone else!!
Saved to my Recording tips Queue!!
Fantastic!!
Nice !
Thanks ever so much my friend!!
Maybe you've covered this elsewhere but for mixing headphones what would you recommend at a mid price point?
Soundgym it's a great site and idea , for the 25 eq answers in 1 minute , it's better to go direct on the answers without doing the on/off switch ...
We had nearly the same results in the two first "games"!
Wonderful!
This is the modern day version of the “Golden Ears” cd
Hi Daniel Bui I never had that! That sounds cool!
Agree with you, but does this one update the test?
@@feimusic839 it continually grows in complexity!
@@Producelikeapro cool, gotta try this one! Thank you for sharing this. Keep posting great videos
Went through Berklee's RP&E & Electronic Music/Synthesis majors in the early 70s.. I have no memory of anything aimed at ear teaining in either discipline. If you weren't wealthy enough to build your own studio. Then it was the long winding road of internship, assistant, engineer, producer.....
I'm more curious about the higher difficulty levels, where the differences are not as emphasized. And also I'd like to know if there are examples where it does an A - B comparison and you have to say IF there is something applied to the track or not, similar to a blind test to see if you actually can trust your ears or hear too much with your eyes. For an inquisitive mind like me I can test and use the vast majority of these things myself, and I also am not sure if certain things are of that much use? For example, why would I need to hear if a delay is 120 or 200 ms? What would that be useful for as producer?
Khunvyel marvellous question! Yes, there is tests for instance where they play 0.5 dB differences and a 0db no adjustment and you have to see if can hear the difference! The EQ difficulty increases tremendously narrows dramatically as well. If you run through the basics quickly it moves to a much higher level
@@Producelikeapro Good to know, thanks for getting so in-depth with it :) From your personal experience, where are skills needed in the producer world like "knowing what millisecond delay there is currently playing?" I'm still at a loss what that would be good to instantly recognized for.
@@Khunvyel yes, that's not something I needed to know! However, I do love knowledge!
This is great, but seems like it would be more useful if it had tutorials before the games on how to listen for the various characteristics.
Yes, I hear you! Definitely try it for yourself! Once you play it for a while you'll get the hang of it and find it an incredibly useful tool!
Do you use an app to train your ears musically? And if yes, wich one do you use?
im gonna go play this just for giggles and shiza lol
Wonderful!! Haha yes schnitz and giggles!
THIS IS PERFECT GAME 4 PLAY STORE
Cool app
Wonderful!!
depending on the music some fqs are more present than others by default.. having a 'feel' of how equalizers affect sound/the mix is a great skill.
you know who's real good at identifying fq like that too? those annoying ppl that set up stereo and sound systems :}
Anybody knows the price? Their site seems to be missing that info and I don't want to register just to learn the price. That's pretty lame soundgym, if you do that I expect some dark patterns later on too so I'm already discouraged.
Kacper Cieśla I typed ‘SoundGym price’ it came up immediately at $14.95 for the monthly and $119 yearly.
@@Producelikeapro Thanks, I should have put that into google. That's still not a result from their site though. But I appreciate the response, and even more the videos.
Hi Kacper Cieśla yes, indeed, takes just a few seconds to find the information these days!
@@Producelikeapro This looks cool, but I have to say Hiding the pricing until we give up our information is deeply suspect. Especially tied directly to Facebook. Yeah we can try to dig up the information, but should we have to, and why are they hiding it in the first place? That's not for you to delve into, but a companies practices are as important as their product. At least to me.
@@G_handle they have a free version, a monthly subscription and a yearly. I found it quicker than writing this message! I noticed Rick Beato has been selling his ear training course and you have to go through emails and many links to find out that's quite expensive. I don't believe SoundGym are doing anything that extreme.
they should get Grammarly! They wrote acoustic guitar wrong 'acustic guitar' @11:11
Hi Technofications I see! I didn’t notice that! No ones perfect! I certainly am not!!
@@Producelikeapro Not judging was joking haha! Great software!
@@technofications3686 haha yes, indeed!!
Explain more what you are doing as youre going thru exercise. Im familiar w sound but was still like wtf is this one about?
Absolutely! I understand! I would highly recommend trying it for yourself!
It's a good way to render childhood favorites unlistenable.
As a bass player this makes me want to hurt myself.
Hi Gilbert Spader haha i ‘hear’ you!
Quit giving us a bad name Gilbert, haha... Some of us bassists nail this stuff (like me!) ...matter of fact, it's almost always the bassists that get into sound engineering ...practice makes perfect my friend!
Steve A I actually play keyboards , guitar and bass . What's odd is I can only sing and play bass at the same time . I received formal music training on the organ and trumpet . But it's only funny if I bring up bass and I'm kind of stuck on bass since I can sing lead and play that one instrument live .
@@L.A.W.Studios haha I'm sure you do my friend!!
@@gilbertspader7974 thanks ever so much my friend! Of course I know you're very accomplished! You always bring great conversation to our community!
Nicee
Why wouldn't they show you the pricing BEFORE trying to get your email address? No thanks.
Agreed!
Gahh I keet clicking on my screen trying to play it! doh.
Pat haha I hear you!
look for andriod free equiv
Why does one of the avatars have a Spartan warrior's helmet on?
Hi Pat haha I’m not sure!
some of these are way too easy, do you know the diff between a -2 db cut and a -18 db cut....can you hear the difference between a 600 HZ boost and a 6000 HZ boost....really? I hope there are more advanced levels...
Oh yes! This gets far more advanced!
Its not for beginners.....U need ur ears tuned to some level....or have some audio engineering training even if u are an avid listener!! If u fail, does it make it easier for u so one can build from there? I doubt it...
If you struggled with your ears I'm doomed!!!
Common sense would say u have a beginner, intermediate and advanced level!!
Pro tip, don’t play the 50hz to 400hz game on your IPhone
😜
Or the stereo imaging exercises !
I have to say, I'm not particularly impressed.
How may levels did you get through? This is just the first quick overview.
will i get a six pack after use?
Hi Nicks Corsair S1 Tips haha a Sonic six pack!
You could go buy a six pack before you sit on your ass and train your ears!
G lol