--- Mark <mef@ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
quoted 8 lines Well, my old headphones broke last week, and I went out and purchased a
> Well, my old headphones broke last week, and I went out and purchased a
> really really nice pair of Sony In-Ear buds. These are the headphones
> that have rubber tips that go inside your ear and act as a subwoofer.
> It gives gorgeous bass and crystal clear highs. So what's my point?
>
> Well, after listening to a good 3 to 4 dozen cds of all genres, I've
> noticed that maybe five cds out of the dozens had no peaking or pops or
> some mixing/mastering errors. The worst cds? IDM artists, of course.
I make electronic music on my computer. My friends upstairs are in a rock
band. On my computer, I can put out a crisp - almost professional
sounding - recording in a matter of a few hours from the time that the
concept for the song appeared to me. I guess the equivalent would be them
dropping a few grand on an 8 track tape recorder and a few microphones and
recording a demo, which obviously would sound bad for it's own reasons.
Point being: IDM groups might fool a lot of people with their crystal
clear mostly digital production, but a lot of it's still "low budget" and
amateurish due to money limitations and the fact that most IDM musicians
insist on being their own producers as well - with or without any kind of
training.
That said, I do often worry that I'm going to get some kind of hearing
damage from ultra high frequencies or some other kind of destructive audio
signal from some of these noisier IDM groups (or even myself) that may
have little idea of how to filter such things. I'd be interested in any
insight regarding possible hearing damage from listening to amateurish
digital music on headphones.
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