Philips Golden Ears Challenge

[ras52]

How are your listening skills?

https://www.goldenears.philips.com/en/introduction.html

Very interesting!

[bartelby]

This is like a simplified version of the Critical Listening course from Belfast uni that you can do online.

[steve-bbb]

apparently there is a Dolby one like this too

[ras52]

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apparently there is a Dolby one like this too
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No good for metal then

[jonsmith]

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1410528013' post='2550413']
This is like a simplified version of the Critical Listening course from Belfast uni that you can do online.
[/quote]

I started that, but in the end there were just too many exercises for me to fit it in to the rest of my life. Pity, as I was finding it useful for mixing recordings. Some pretty tough exercises - trying to pick out a 1dB lift at 12kHz (especially with my hearing being how it is these days).

[bartelby]

[quote name='jonsmith' timestamp='1410528847' post='2550428']
I started that, but in the end there were just too many exercises for me to fit it in to the rest of my life. Pity, as I was finding it useful for mixing recordings. Some pretty tough exercises - trying to pick out a 1dB lift at 12kHz (especially with my hearing being how it is these days).
[/quote]

Exactly the same for me too. 3 hours a week sounds like nothing, until you actually try to do something.

EDIT: and 300 listening exercises per week got really tiring!!

Also, trying to pick out a 1dB boost at 12kHz with a screaming toddler in the background proved too difficult...

Edited September 12, 2014 by bartelby

[HowieBass]

Just gone through the Basic Level challenge and the one I had some difficulty with was noise, probably due to my loss of high frequencies (interestingly I picked up an increase in treble content to tell me which was which). Might keep the page open and try the other tests another time.

[RhysP]

Pardon?

[ras52]

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Pardon?
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[size=5]I SAID, "HOW ARE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS?"[/size]

[RhysP]

Twenty past four.

[PlungerModerno]

OK got basic level. Apart from some of the more subtle notches It's very obvious to my ears.

I may proceed at a better time!

EDIT: Bronze is easier than basic!

Edited September 12, 2014 by PlungerModerno

[Roger2611]

I got through to Golden [s]balls[/s] ears but then my head fell off

[xilddx]

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I got through to Golden [s]balls[/s] ears but then my head fell off
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me too, ripped through the other three and now I can't get through the freq cut/boost section. My head's falling off as well so the only solution is a glass of wine and some Longbottom Leaf.