Critical listening

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1. Unit 1·It is open to everyone

   Comparing without being fooled by volume

   This unit trains the ear to notice volume differences of half a decibel and not to mistake them for “sounding better”, the most common trap when comparing equipment.

   Learning the concepts and the vocabularyWorth reading before the exercises · 2 minPractise with the exercisesIt is a lesson · 0 done

   1. 01Which one sounds louder?. It is the next one

2. Unit 2·It is open to everyone

   Recognising the colour of sound

   This unit trains the ear to place a difference in the bass, mids or treble, to tell whether there is too much or too little, and to correct it by ear alone.

   Learning the concepts and the vocabularyWorth reading before the exercises · 3 minPractise with the exercisesThere are 5 lessons · 0 done

3. Unit 3·It is for patrons

   Following sound through time

   This unit trains the ear to hear how each note starts and to recognise when compression or clipping takes the punch out of the music.

   Learning the concepts and the vocabularyWorth reading before the exercises · 2 minPractise with the exercisesThere are 4 lessons · 0 done

4. Unit 4·It is for patrons

   Placing sound in space

   This unit trains the ear to locate each sound between the speakers, to judge the width of the image and to detect a channel with inverted polarity.

   Learning the concepts and the vocabularyWorth reading before the exercises · 1 minPractise with the exercisesThere are 5 lessons · 0 done

5. Unit 5·It is for patrons

   Hearing the room and the recording

   This unit trains the ear to separate what the recording brings from what the room adds: reverberation, distance, reflections and bass resonances.

   Learning the concepts and the vocabularyWorth reading before the exercises · 5 minPractise with the exercisesThere are 5 lessons · 0 done

6. Unit 6·It is for patrons

   Detecting noise, distortion and digital artefacts

   This unit teaches how to detect background noise, distortion and loss of resolution, and how to check how high the ear reaches.

   Learning the concepts and the vocabularyWorth reading before the exercises · 2 minPractise with the exercisesThere are 5 lessons · 0 done

7. Unit 7·It is for patrons

   Comparing blind and diagnosing

   This unit teaches how to check blind whether a difference really exists, and the final challenge puts all the training to the test.

   Learning the concepts and the vocabularyWorth reading before the exercises · 3 minPractise with the exercisesThere are 2 lessons · 0 done

The music in the exercises comes from Pixabay: «Big Band Jazz», of Music_For_Videos; «Summer Walk», of folk_acoustic; «Keep Moving On», of _Music_for_Creators_; «October Mood», of folk_acoustic_music; «Turn Up», of Keyframe_Audio y «Funky Jazz Big Band Piece», of NickPanek.