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Originally Posted by carltaylor43  hey thanks for the replies 
yeah FM curve I know about that... maybe what im after isnt that realistic with this in mind?
those ginko speakers look really nice! 500 Euros ive seen as a price on the net.. not cheap but maybe worth it??
MSP5's might have to demo some of these.. just thinking tho, would the 3's be a better option seeing as they are smaller? |
The phenomena observed by Fletcher and Munson are 'built' into everyone's auditory systems to
varying extents, so, yeah, in some ways you're going up against your own physical nature.
But you
can acclimate yourself to lower listening levels. Use
appropriate reference CDs to help relearn how things should sound at your desired level. You might even consider using an SPL meter to help maintain consistent monitoring levels -- I've seen that recommended as a way to maintain a consistent mix environment and approach.
Like a lot of folks who
can, I used to mix at pretty high levels. Most of the people I came up with did, too. And then, in those days, I was often involved with punk and other outsider rock stuff so there's a culture of
loud, there, too.
It took me a while to unlearn a lot of that. Part of it was working with more experienced engineers who tended to work at lower levels -- because they were doing it 12 hours a day in a lot of cases and there's little question that moderate levels equate to less fatigue. (I'll leave it to others to decide if
too low levels can also cause some kind of fatigue.)