MAN am I GLAD...
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I got my meter within days of buying real monitors, if not the very following day. I appreciate that Radio Shack included the FSA recommendations. I was suprised that I mix at about the same SPL as I'm under driving to work -- thank god my Mackies are less fatiguing than all that blasted white noise....
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caretaker9
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Sound Pressure Level Meter...
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What's the price range on a decent SPL meter? How about brands? Thanks for the info....
caretaker9
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I'm not terribly familiar with them, so I'll let an experienced user post a REAL explanation - but I know the meter tells you how much air you're moving, basically... How loud the sound coming from your monitors (or anything else) is rated in decibels. Therefore, providing a warning threshhold by which ear damage can result over a prolonged period of time... That's the main reason I'd buy one - for hearing safety and fatiguing concerns... Hope that helps a little bit.
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Thanks, Beat!
Concertone
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Don't end up with ears like mine
GET THAT $40 RADIO SHACK METER and use it to know what you're being exposed to. Your ears are priceless and you don't want them to end up like mine: scooped-out midrange, early distortion onset and mild tinnitus from too much exposure to loud live Rock & Roll. Makes it real "interesting" to try and judge a mix.
I'm guessing a lot of people on this board play in bands or record live music. With my cheap little meter I have seen levels above 125db in band rehearsals and live events. Anybody doing that without protection will end up with ears like mine. So the other essential thing is good earplugs that you'll actually WEAR. You can get custom molded "musician's earplugs" made for about $100 to $150, which I say is dirt-cheap if it'll avoid that "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" in your head day and night for the rest of your life. I got my plugs made at the local university's audiology clinic. A little late, but it'll prevent things from getting even worse.
I'm a newbie here, saw this topic and had to weigh in. I love music, play in a couple bands, do home recording, and sure wish I had better ears to do it with. I hope you keep yours in good shape.
Rob W.
"Concertone"
GET THAT $40 RADIO SHACK METER and use it to know what you're being exposed to. Your ears are priceless and you don't want them to end up like mine: scooped-out midrange, early distortion onset and mild tinnitus from too much exposure to loud live Rock & Roll. Makes it real "interesting" to try and judge a mix.
I'm guessing a lot of people on this board play in bands or record live music. With my cheap little meter I have seen levels above 125db in band rehearsals and live events. Anybody doing that without protection will end up with ears like mine. So the other essential thing is good earplugs that you'll actually WEAR. You can get custom molded "musician's earplugs" made for about $100 to $150, which I say is dirt-cheap if it'll avoid that "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" in your head day and night for the rest of your life. I got my plugs made at the local university's audiology clinic. A little late, but it'll prevent things from getting even worse.
I'm a newbie here, saw this topic and had to weigh in. I love music, play in a couple bands, do home recording, and sure wish I had better ears to do it with. I hope you keep yours in good shape.
Rob W.
"Concertone"
zip
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Ear Plugs...
Right on Rob...
I suffered through a spell of tinnitus from shooting a shotgun with no plugs...it eventually went away but it does suck! Especially when you go to the Doc and ask "how long until this constant ringing goes away?" ...and the answer is "it may NEVER go away". I was fortunate. The thing is - you get ringing - there is damage. PERIOD. Glad you chimed in for the sake of others out there!
As far as plugs go Norton makes a pair called Sonics. They have internal baffles to let the good music in and filter out the bad culprits...the really high and low stuff. Not bad for $15 and you can pick em up at most music stores.
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Right on Rob...
I suffered through a spell of tinnitus from shooting a shotgun with no plugs...it eventually went away but it does suck! Especially when you go to the Doc and ask "how long until this constant ringing goes away?" ...and the answer is "it may NEVER go away". I was fortunate. The thing is - you get ringing - there is damage. PERIOD. Glad you chimed in for the sake of others out there!
As far as plugs go Norton makes a pair called Sonics. They have internal baffles to let the good music in and filter out the bad culprits...the really high and low stuff. Not bad for $15 and you can pick em up at most music stores.
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