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!!!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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...
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.
In The Mix mike brother please make a video on mastering Mastering is a very needful content and Mastering video give more subscription for your channel and many many good thanks you will get from people's heart Thankyou i was waiting for a mastering video from past 3 month
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.
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
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
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!
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
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'.
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
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 🙏
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
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!
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.
@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!
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.
Using hearing protection since i have been 18, but yet the tremendous amount of music consumption (or making) apart from clubs/festivals can be very stressful for one's ears. Thanks for your video, tryin' to take the volume even lower and to take some breaks from time to time.
this was important to the entire producer community, i mean i love sounds and i love arranging ect....id surely be angry at myself if i damn near lost the ability to hear God forbid . i mean wow that would change my entire world
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 ☹
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.
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 TH-cam talking about this, so thanks for bringing awareness to this topic!
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 🙏 😎🤙
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!😊
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!
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 remember going to a drum n bass rave so loud that when i stepped outside i could still hear the drums ringing in my ears down the road walking away from the club
Yeah , ive been starting to ask ppl “say what ?” “Whats again?” For these last couple of months And iam 21 with 5 hours minimum on headphones. its start to scares me now after seeing this .
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.
This might sound funny, but I swear, they work SO GOOD, I bought some Ear Plugs for Air Pressure issues (they were only $3.00) and they are soft and have a tube, clear, and almost invisible, you can still hear everything, but it takes off the high treble in every day life. I use them when driving and in loud places, game changer! Makes your ears feel sooooo good
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!
about a year ago, I thought I developed severe hearing loss in my left ear. I could not hear anything over 10k. as if a high-pass was just put on my left ear. everything below that was muffled as well. fortunately, when I went to the doctor, they said that I had an ear infection. I cried when I got that diagnosis because I love making music. that should have been my wakeup call. a few months ago, I noticed this very slight high pitch ringing in my ears from time to time. I didn't think anything of it until now because I'm 17, going on 18 this year, and it wasn't that severe. but watching this now, yea. it's a warning sign. This is a huge wakeup call. I'm going to invest in some hearing protection when I get the money. thank you Micheal for making this!
Great advice - genuine message. My grandfather is profoundly deaf and I eat live and breathe music - it would be heartbreaking for me to not here - time to get some protection
He's rite I think i have some damige now,but I did wear earplugs to a concert recently and I come out with ears feeling good,no deafness at all,everyone else saying drums was to loud glad I was safe.
I would say that "In The Mix" is one of the best producers on TH-cam. He literally talks about EVERYTHING that has to do with music production, the content he offers is diverse (production wise), he's got a lot more to offer than most producers. I'm also impressed with the vocabulary he has for music terms, nice 👍🏼
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
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.
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 wish I could express myself more accurately and broadly rather then just saying "your videos are invaluable". Or may be I can just say thank you and I would give you a big human hug if I met you.
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.
I've always had my volume turned all the way up and after one and a half year of 4-5 hour sessions most days of the week I can feel a difference between my left and right ear. My left ear has been ever so slightly muffled for the last couple of weeks and I think it's damaged, music sounds a little panned to the right. I feel so stupid and I wish I could go back and just turn the volume down a little. This is a very important video, thanks for making it
Not only volume, but duration, man. The duration is also damaging, you can damage ears with five hours of quiet mixing without breaks. That’s the real truth.
Wonderfully put! Our bodies are well capable of recuperation, but we should be reasonable enough to know exactly when it's time to give them a moment's peace.
Everyone should see this video! Taking care of hearing is the number one priority as a musician/producer. I was careless about it for years. Playing in bands without protection, blasting in the studio for hours, going to loud concerts, blasting headphones etc. 3 months ago my right ear started to feel muffled and weird. I still have the problem and it has effected not only my music making but also my mental health and well being. Since that i’ve been resting more and taking it easy on the volume. I also developed mild hyperacusis for high pitched sounds. Once the problem starts it might be too late. You can’t buy new ears and there’s no reliable cure for hearing damage. I pray that my ear pain gets better or i’ll learn to live with it. YOU DON’T WANT TO MESS UP YOUR EARS ACCIDENTALLY!! Take care fellow producers.
So many people in my school try to show off how much volume they can tolerate when listening to music, to seem tough and cool. Plus, most of them wear those old Apple headphones, as they have pre-iPhone X phones and those phones don't give a warning of loud volume when they detect headphones. I keep asking them if wearing hearing-aids at 25 is also "cool."
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.
This is very helpful, wish I knew about this before, I'd like to add a little suggestion. Don't use Earbuds, they are directly in your ears and just at around 60-75% volume can permanently damage your hearing in over an hour of listening or producing music, I know this because I have ringing in only one ear.. one night during a session I creeped the volume up too high and tinnitus. Needless to say I immediately stopped what I was doing and checked my hearing, I lost the upper region of 19-18k in my right ear. sounds are still fairly crisp but often I find it hard to hear certain sounds. If you're into music I advise you to stay away from earbuds and invest into headphones, as well as taking regular breaks. If you notice any ringing or damage stop what you're doing and take a break, your ears need it.
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
if you love music it's very important that you protect your ears so that you have them 100% healthy with you for as long as possible. If you need to be quite often in a very noisy environment ear plugs are good too. My vocal coach also recommended them because they prevent you from shouting too much as you can hear yourself better and you can regulate how much volume you give to your voice. Because if you are in a very noisy environment you lose track on how loudly you are speaking, if you're a singer that's bad...😱🙉🙊
Great video. Don't damage your ears because it's very easy to damage them and you can never undamage them!!! Always protect your hearing. Listening to loud music without protection is the same thing as looking at the sun through a telescope.
These are some great things to keep in mind. While I haven't been to any clubs or raves yet (Because I had to turn 18 in a global pandemic), I definitely need to watch my exposure, especially because, in terms of hearing, I haven't been dealt the best cards for a music producer with a fun mixture of genetic hearing loss, a hole in one of my eardrums along with the constant infections that come with that hole any time it gets wet, and some tinnitus (constant low volume ringing & the rare louder, slightly lower pitch ringing in one ear for a few seconds). So for me at least, the clock is ticking. And while I can't stop it, I'll sure as hell at least try to slow it down.
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.
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!
I used to mix at 80 percent Windows volume, not only this made my mixes very quiet, but it must have been really loud for me. Since I dropped volume to 40-50, I started making louder mixes. Projects that I was making on 80% volume now are about the same loudness because my ears adapted to quiet sounds. Really glad I dropped my volume before any damage happened.
This is very good. I was always concerned about sound that would make my ears ring. But I was never made aware that it doesn’t have to be that loud but that time exposure is important. I think I’ve acquired slight tinnitus (loss of very high frequencies) because of this. Now i’m More cautious about keeping the volume down... though I do still listen for long periods.
You'll get some roll off of very high frequencies with age, don't worry about that too much, it's natural. Few people can hear 18khz, and by the time you're 40, 14khz is typical. But those frequencies aren't a major component of speech or music. It's the lower voice range frequencies that people start to lose with volume related hearing loss, combined with permanent, high pitched ringing.
Thank you for your reply. My comment was a little misleading, I didn’t actually mean that I thought tinnitus is loss of high frequencies alone. I do have a slight ringing, it’s a bit like millions of cicadas constantly making their noise off in the distance. Curiously enough, I use to be very sentsitive to high frequencies, I could even hear bats in the evening as they hawked for food. It was only more recently that it occurred to me that I haven’t heard them for some time... I can live with that though 🙃
We always told our drummer he was playing too loud and he said that you cant play drums softly.. one day we got a decibel metre and he was playing at ave. 120dB with 135dB peak. I have tinnitus lol.
I have "bassist's ear" - the hearing loss in my right ear is greater than my left thanks to being a right-handed player forcing me to stand on the drummer's left unless it was a big stage. I wish earplugs and this kind of information had been available in the 80s!
Interesting advice because I'm slowly losing my hearing. Too bad bad nothing like this came out sooner. However this is advice many producers need to start taking very seriously. Insightful video dude. Thanks for the tips
That's so true. Breaks are important. I have done an experiment, and I found some interesting results. I don't know if it can be called a hack though. I put some music on, turn the volume dial on my soundcard to where it feels normal, then in the music player I turn the volume down to 5%, after a while I start hearing it better and better. Then I start turning it up slowly slowly. And now 70-80% feels normal while 100% feels painfully loud. I guess the ears are forced to reset when you listen at extremely low volumes.
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.
Wow.... Iv'e maybe en 3 comments during my 14 years of using youtube and this will be the fourth one! Thanks so much for this info.... honestly... I already have blue light blockers in my eyes but I never thought about this.... i really appreciate this info mate
i got tinnitus for 10 years and agree on everything you said. try to mastering a track with permanent ringing in the ear is quite depressing and challenging !
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 th-cam.com/video/c7CQiNt8yb0/w-d-xo.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 TH-cam. 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.
Protect your ears :)
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In The Mix mike brother please make a video on mastering
Mastering is a very needful content and Mastering video give more subscription for your channel and many many good thanks you will get from people's heart Thankyou i was waiting for a mastering video from past 3 month
Can't wait!
what program do you use here?
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 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
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
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
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
That's correct man .. thanks for this video .. We really need to protect our ear .. for good music production ..✔🙏
I will never be able to thank you enough for this video Mike. You saved my career.💓💓💓
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'.
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
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
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 🙏
Very helpful & so true. I am 50 years old & I am fortunate that my hearing is still pretty damned good. Kudos!
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
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!
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!
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.
Using hearing protection since i have been 18, but yet the tremendous amount of music consumption (or making) apart from clubs/festivals can be very stressful for one's ears. Thanks for your video, tryin' to take the volume even lower and to take some breaks from time to time.
this was important to the entire producer community, i mean i love sounds and i love arranging ect....id surely be angry at myself if i damn near lost the ability to hear God forbid . i mean wow that would change my entire world
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 ☹
I'm glad I found this video. I'm going into music production myself soon. Gotta protect our ears! :D
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.
U’re such a savior idk y u have such a low subscribers, even u interested in different music genre
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 TH-cam talking about this, so thanks for bringing awareness to this topic!
This was beyond helpful 🙏
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 🙏 😎🤙
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!😊
Woah that desensetized thing is so relatable and i actually end up increasing the volume every 5 mins hoping to hear something more during a session😅
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!
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 remember going to a drum n bass rave so loud that when i stepped outside i could still hear the drums ringing in my ears down the road walking away from the club
Yeah , ive been starting to ask ppl “say what ?” “Whats again?” For these last couple of months And iam 21 with 5 hours minimum on headphones. its start to scares me now after seeing this .
If you start protecting your hearing now in 10,20 years you have amazing hearing compared to everyone else and you we be able to still enjoy music
@@igglueextra5336 I need to start doing this now at age 30.
bitch you are me
Just use speakers
Your advice is always immeasurable.
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.
Very useful tips with minute details . i dont think any youtube channel gives this kind of minute details . thanks a lot .
Thumbs up man! It's good to learn those things about our health around producing music ,before it's too late...
This might sound funny, but I swear, they work SO GOOD, I bought some Ear Plugs for Air Pressure issues (they were only $3.00) and they are soft and have a tube, clear, and almost invisible, you can still hear everything, but it takes off the high treble in every day life. I use them when driving and in loud places, game changer! Makes your ears feel sooooo good
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!
about a year ago, I thought I developed severe hearing loss in my left ear. I could not hear anything over 10k. as if a high-pass was just put on my left ear. everything below that was muffled as well. fortunately, when I went to the doctor, they said that I had an ear infection. I cried when I got that diagnosis because I love making music. that should have been my wakeup call. a few months ago, I noticed this very slight high pitch ringing in my ears from time to time. I didn't think anything of it until now because I'm 17, going on 18 this year, and it wasn't that severe. but watching this now, yea. it's a warning sign.
This is a huge wakeup call. I'm going to invest in some hearing protection when I get the money. thank you Micheal for making this!
Great advice - genuine message. My grandfather is profoundly deaf and I eat live and breathe music - it would be heartbreaking for me to not here - time to get some protection
You are doing Very Good Work, Dude. Keep it up
He's rite I think i have some damige now,but I did wear earplugs to a concert recently and I come out with ears feeling good,no deafness at all,everyone else saying drums was to loud glad I was safe.
More people need to hear this. Also for constant noises like on a motorcycle you need protection for your ears
I would say that "In The Mix" is one of the best producers on TH-cam. He literally talks about EVERYTHING that has to do with music production, the content he offers is diverse (production wise), he's got a lot more to offer than most producers. I'm also impressed with the vocabulary he has for music terms, nice 👍🏼
1:27 ouch dude you are scaring the hell out of me :/
Everything okay?
In The Mix haha yeah but hearing that example made me feel veeery uncomfortable.
So glad you are also concerned about health, thank you so much 😀
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
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 here after watching Sound of Metal. Definitely taking care more of my hearing!
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I am really carefull about this and I really don't want to damage my hearing.
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!
Great video. Found this in researching why my ears have now become hyper sensitive to certain frequencies after a week of non-stop mixing.
I wish I could express myself more accurately and broadly rather then just saying "your videos are invaluable". Or may be I can just say thank you and I would give you a big human hug if I met you.
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.
I've always had my volume turned all the way up and after one and a half year of 4-5 hour sessions most days of the week I can feel a difference between my left and right ear. My left ear has been ever so slightly muffled for the last couple of weeks and I think it's damaged, music sounds a little panned to the right. I feel so stupid and I wish I could go back and just turn the volume down a little. This is a very important video, thanks for making it
Not only volume, but duration, man. The duration is also damaging, you can damage ears with five hours of quiet mixing without breaks. That’s the real truth.
Wonderfully put! Our bodies are well capable of recuperation, but we should be reasonable enough to know exactly when it's time to give them a moment's peace.
ugh this has been on the back of my mind for awhile now I love going to shows and music festivals but always knew the music was always too loud
Ear plugs are dirt cheap. Boots sell 'em :)
Everyone should see this video! Taking care of hearing is the number one priority as a musician/producer. I was careless about it for years. Playing in bands without protection, blasting in the studio for hours, going to loud concerts, blasting headphones etc. 3 months ago my right ear started to feel muffled and weird. I still have the problem and it has effected not only my music making but also my mental health and well being. Since that i’ve been resting more and taking it easy on the volume. I also developed mild hyperacusis for high pitched sounds. Once the problem starts it might be too late. You can’t buy new ears and there’s no reliable cure for hearing damage. I pray that my ear pain gets better or i’ll learn to live with it. YOU DON’T WANT TO MESS UP YOUR EARS ACCIDENTALLY!! Take care fellow producers.
cONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE CROSSED 600K SUBS. KEEP GOING
I recommend you have a pair of earplugs in your car or attached to your keys. You never know when it might get too loud.
So many people in my school try to show off how much volume they can tolerate when listening to music, to seem tough and cool. Plus, most of them wear those old Apple headphones, as they have pre-iPhone X phones and those phones don't give a warning of loud volume when they detect headphones. I keep asking them if wearing hearing-aids at 25 is also "cool."
You’re the best TH-camr period! Thank you for all your advices
Ayyy , thanks man
I couldn’t hear you tho, was the vid muted??
oh shid
😂
@@317Berk Yeah it was duh
LMAO this guy trying to troll us, he created a vid with no audio
OH SHI- ,NANI
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.
Thanks sir for awaring us.
8 people want you to speak up. Great video. Thanks.
I am so glad I subscribed to this channel as I'm getting into music making.
This is very helpful, wish I knew about this before, I'd like to add a little suggestion. Don't use Earbuds, they are directly in your ears and just at around 60-75% volume can permanently damage your hearing in over an hour of listening or producing music, I know this because I have ringing in only one ear.. one night during a session I creeped the volume up too high and tinnitus. Needless to say I immediately stopped what I was doing and checked my hearing, I lost the upper region of 19-18k in my right ear. sounds are still fairly crisp but often I find it hard to hear certain sounds. If you're into music I advise you to stay away from earbuds and invest into headphones, as well as taking regular breaks. If you notice any ringing or damage stop what you're doing and take a break, your ears need it.
Thanks Michael, that was my wake up call, much appreciated.
I've just starting producing music several months ago and I think you could have just saved me from a life full of regret. Sincerely, thank-you xD
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
if you love music it's very important that you protect your ears so that you have them 100% healthy with you for as long as possible. If you need to be quite often in a very noisy environment ear plugs are good too. My vocal coach also recommended them because they prevent you from shouting too much as you can hear yourself better and you can regulate how much volume you give to your voice. Because if you are in a very noisy environment you lose track on how loudly you are speaking, if you're a singer that's bad...😱🙉🙊
Great video. Don't damage your ears because it's very easy to damage them and you can never undamage them!!!
Always protect your hearing. Listening to loud music without protection is the same thing as looking at the sun through a telescope.
These are some great things to keep in mind. While I haven't been to any clubs or raves yet (Because I had to turn 18 in a global pandemic), I definitely need to watch my exposure, especially because, in terms of hearing, I haven't been dealt the best cards for a music producer with a fun mixture of genetic hearing loss, a hole in one of my eardrums along with the constant infections that come with that hole any time it gets wet, and some tinnitus (constant low volume ringing & the rare louder, slightly lower pitch ringing in one ear for a few seconds). So for me at least, the clock is ticking. And while I can't stop it, I'll sure as hell at least try to slow it down.
This should be shared by every DJ out there, or anyone to be perfectly honest!
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.
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!
I used to mix at 80 percent Windows volume, not only this made my mixes very quiet, but it must have been really loud for me. Since I dropped volume to 40-50, I started making louder mixes. Projects that I was making on 80% volume now are about the same loudness because my ears adapted to quiet sounds. Really glad I dropped my volume before any damage happened.
on headphones? How long do your sessions last?
Always keep the volume at 50 when mixing on speakers anything above will damage yer equipment
This is very good. I was always concerned about sound that would make my ears ring. But I was never made aware that it doesn’t have to be that loud but that time exposure is important. I think I’ve acquired slight tinnitus (loss of very high frequencies) because of this. Now i’m More cautious about keeping the volume down... though I do still listen for long periods.
You'll get some roll off of very high frequencies with age, don't worry about that too much, it's natural. Few people can hear 18khz, and by the time you're 40, 14khz is typical. But those frequencies aren't a major component of speech or music. It's the lower voice range frequencies that people start to lose with volume related hearing loss, combined with permanent, high pitched ringing.
Thank you for your reply. My comment was a little misleading, I didn’t actually mean that I thought tinnitus is loss of high frequencies alone. I do have a slight ringing, it’s a bit like millions of cicadas constantly making their noise off in the distance.
Curiously enough, I use to be very sentsitive to high frequencies, I could even hear bats in the evening as they hawked for food. It was only more recently that it occurred to me that I haven’t heard them for some time... I can live with that though 🙃
I was expecting this, by the way thanks i needed this ✌🏽keep up
Happy to help :)
This is very important and often overlooked. Thank you for spreading awareness.
Extremely important, excellent advice !
We always told our drummer he was playing too loud and he said that you cant play drums softly.. one day we got a decibel metre and he was playing at ave. 120dB with 135dB peak. I have tinnitus lol.
I have "bassist's ear" - the hearing loss in my right ear is greater than my left thanks to being a right-handed player forcing me to stand on the drummer's left unless it was a big stage. I wish earplugs and this kind of information had been available in the 80s!
Just ordered some discreet ones. Thanks for the heads up 3 years ago!
Thanks you mike for taking care of your fan producers too!!
U really take care of your subscribers too
Really appreciate!!😘
Thanks for this...... You're the first guy who talked on this topic.😊
Interesting advice because I'm slowly losing my hearing. Too bad bad nothing like this came out sooner. However this is advice many producers need to start taking very seriously. Insightful video dude. Thanks for the tips
thank you 4 uploading man. thank you. you may saved my ears. wish you a good life.
I love your voice. It is very peaceful.
That's so true. Breaks are important. I have done an experiment, and I found some interesting results. I don't know if it can be called a hack though. I put some music on, turn the volume dial on my soundcard to where it feels normal, then in the music player I turn the volume down to 5%, after a while I start hearing it better and better. Then I start turning it up slowly slowly. And now 70-80% feels normal while 100% feels painfully loud. I guess the ears are forced to reset when you listen at extremely low volumes.
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.
Wow.... Iv'e maybe en 3 comments during my 14 years of using youtube and this will be the fourth one!
Thanks so much for this info.... honestly... I already have blue light blockers in my eyes but I never thought about this.... i really appreciate this info mate
i got tinnitus for 10 years and agree on everything you said. try to mastering a track with permanent ringing in the ear is quite depressing and challenging !