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Jordan Brown
Nov 06, 2017
do you think yours ears got better using soundgym and when did you notice?
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Luhr Løvdahl
Nov 07, 2017
Absolutely! (Although technically I guess my ears are the same, but my brain has gotten a whole lot better at interpreting what my ears are picking up... ;)
A few times I've really struggled with a certain game, trying over and over again to reach the next level, until finally giving up - and then the next day just slammed through a couple of levels, but most of the time I don't really realize my progress - it is a steady climb, and it can be hard to put your finger on exactly where or how you improve day to day.
If I look back on the last couple of months, I've learned a lot! For instance, in Peak Master, I first gained confidence finding the right frequencies when it was the piano playing - but I was completely at a loss when it came to e.g. the distorted guitars. But gradually I got better at all the different sound sources. And in Pan Man I had to sit at the exact right spot in front of my monitors in order to get the panning correct - now, it doesn't matter as much where I sit, and I can also play with headphones.
All along I've let Sound Gym choose the sound source, and I've practiced using both monitors and headphones in order to get as diverse challenges as possible.
Also I started out with a set of monitors that I've had for ages - a set of regular hifi speakers - but I decided to buy a set of proper near fields. And all of a sudden I could actually hear what was going on in the top end, and it made a world of a difference in all the games. (Not to mention recording and mixing). Good monitors and/or headphones are crucial!
Do you have the same experience?
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Gyula Kovács
Nov 07, 2017
My ears are getting better every level, and also I got to know my soundsystem and room with soudgym.
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Orrin Cummins
Nov 07, 2017
Some days I do great and beat some levels or get new high scores, others I just blow through and fail everything. Our hearing is dynamic and so many things affect it, like fatigue. I stopped caring about whether I clear a level or not. Once you stop looking for improvement, you will realize that you already found it.
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Max - Black Virgin
Nov 07, 2017
Yes it made me hear things in a new way, especially in the frequency regions where i corelate it with tonality and overtone.
I think it's also due to the challenge and game fun :)
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Ramid Official
Nov 07, 2017
you will see the progress when you do it everyday for at least 3 months. never skip any day...
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Jordan Brown
Nov 08, 2017
thank you guys i appreciate the feedback all of you made valid points and im just going to put in the work
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Hugo Braham
Nov 11, 2017
Absolutely!
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kenny star
Nov 11, 2017
yes put in the work.. and soon its like 2nd nature.. the ears learn quickly.. you will be surprised
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Silvano Jud
Nov 11, 2017
Yes it definitly improved my listening skills! listen to commercial music, or any ohter, I noticed stuff that i never heard before, here a fill, there some shakers that you can't really hear in the back, all these stuff pops out more now. That was how i realized how it improved. And in that way it automaticlly can improve your own productions.
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Jordan Brown
Nov 11, 2017
thank you guys i appreciate the feedback because i really want to be able to mix like a pro so people get the same image i had in my head if you have the time can you give feedback on this beat https://soundcloud.com/jaefreshmen/sahbabii-type-beat-let-it-hit-prod-by-jaefreshmen
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kenny star
Nov 12, 2017
you will definitely get that critical listening down.. thank you Sound Gym!
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Jordan Brown
Nov 12, 2017
for some reason its not letting me like yall comments but i see them and i appreciate you guys
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Carol Brooks
Sep 27, 2019
I tried it for the first time but was confused about what I was supposed to be doing. EQ was OK. But panning and dB were baffling. Was I suppose to guess where the panning was, left or right, and click in the position, or adjust the panning? Was I supposed to click the after button for dB and then guess how loud it actually was>
Carol Brooks
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Pete Szabo
Sep 28, 2019
I really sucked at first but I feel I've gotten a lot better especially after I started working on it every day, not just the workouts but spending extra time on certain games. I have days when I can't seem to hear anything and other days when I feel like I'm making good progress. I get inspired when I see others making progress too. Phil SickAzzTones seemed to double his SPI and get the diamond ears really quickly. 😎
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keytar muzik
Sep 28, 2019
I thoght I improved after 3 months, but now I discovered I was still OFF. It all trial and error and when you hear your audio on cellphone speaker is when you know how you are doing. Eventually you must become good. Its awesome if you know someone who been doing this for awhile, thats a fast road
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Sergey Begaikin
Sep 28, 2019
I definitely got better results but it took 3 years to get here. Of course I’m not so young and my hearing was formed in those days when tape recorders were used everywhere. So the younger you are the better your results will become in the shorter time. There are many people who believe exclusively in their abilities and this is good, but I also needed to improve the acoustics of the room, purchase better headphones and the better audio interface in order to get off the ground. What I noticed this year is the ability to hear very high frequencies, despite the fact that the doctor determines my range to 11.5KHz. It is simply unbelievable how the sound of all instruments changes with the higher frequencies. Yesterday, for example, I chose on the equalizer between the cutoff frequencies of the hi-shelf filter 14 and 15KHz and heard a huge difference in the output of the mix. Working with very low frequencies has also become much more comfortable with the last game launched. So that I completely changed my mind about mixing drum bus.
I also want to note how many here speak of frequencies that are subjectively unpleasant for them in the middle range. This is the first sign that the ears are not ready yet. I, too, was like them at the beginning of classes on the site and determined the difference between 2.5KHz and 3.5KHz by the degree of discomfort in my ears.
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Yura Kuznetsov
Sep 28, 2019
My ears have become way better, I noticed within the first month. I started on 06-august-2019, and I workout 20–30 minutes a day (rarely I skip). According on how my SPI grows, I'll be having Golden Years like perhaps tomorrow.
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Surely it does. I completely agreed with all that Sergey said above, but I also have a part of my story. I've been a practicing musician for more than 15 years and thought I should understand everything about sound. The first challenges here said me - you are not. After half a year I can say, that I started to understand something. But what should I say - you should always accompany everyday challenges with a practical work. Mixing, recording. Except pure synthetic challenges and theoretical classes here I practice (except my own bands) with a cambridge-mt, and all of these pushes forward much more further, than just everyday workout.
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Noam Gingold
Sep 29, 2019
This post makes me happy. Listening to you and know that our work is helpful and appreciated makes me feel great. With your help, we will keep improving to bring the best training and learning platform out there. Thanks guys and girls, keep training and having fun :))