Here’s a great article published in SOS way back in 2011 recently posted by fellow member rauliruegas.
How the Ear Works by Emmanuel Deruty
Everything from Fletcher-Munson, Darwinist speech based EQs, high frequency hearing loss to the 140dB dynamic range of the human ear.
Grim reading in part, but incredibly useful when auditioning equipment.
"Not that I want to sound grumpy, but if you want to make a career out of sound engineering, mixing or mastering, stop smoking, get some exercise and turn that monitoring volume down. Otherwise, in 25 years from now, you're out of a job..."
https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/how-ear-works#para4
How the Ear Works by Emmanuel Deruty
Everything from Fletcher-Munson, Darwinist speech based EQs, high frequency hearing loss to the 140dB dynamic range of the human ear.
Grim reading in part, but incredibly useful when auditioning equipment.
"Not that I want to sound grumpy, but if you want to make a career out of sound engineering, mixing or mastering, stop smoking, get some exercise and turn that monitoring volume down. Otherwise, in 25 years from now, you're out of a job..."
https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/how-ear-works#para4