How To Listen
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Learn how to focus your attention to what matters in a mix
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How To Listen

Duration:19:38

We all know how to hear, it's natural, but knowing how to listen is a learned skill. It takes practice and it takes thought. Knowing how to listen is the key to making better and faster decision during the process of recording music. In this video, Fab shows you how to focus your attention on parts of the signal, explains memorization process and habits and warns you aginst the most common bad habits.

Because a lot of the listening process is based on emotions, intuition and impressions this video uses psycho-acoustics to show you the most common pitfalls of focused listening.

Please resist the irresistible urge to spoil the process for other viewers by leaving hints in the comments. You punks know who you are, darn kids these days…

Comments

OrrinPratt
| February 13, 2012 12:29 AM
this video is clearly the work of people who are trying to help people see past the nose on their face. although this can seem simple and duh, important, this pointing out of obviousness seems to be the work of dedicated philosophers, monks, and wise folks throughout history.
thanks for the slap.
android
| February 12, 2012 02:35 AM
I was skeptical that I would actually benefit from this video. However, I found it to be refreshing and I'm glad I rented it.
jerboythegreat
| February 2, 2012 11:02 PM
Thoughtful, subtle and crucially important. Very happy with the production and content
G.Chad
| January 21, 2012 07:26 AM
Yes I do!
The band is called: Plastic Days
Song is called: Periscope
Wablo
| January 20, 2012 10:52 PM
Hello, anybody know the name of the band and the song used in this video?
dcherouny
| January 20, 2012 10:12 AM
I never realized how easy it is to trick yourself. Thanks guys for a very helpful vid!!
PoPe
| January 18, 2012 06:26 AM
golden nuggets in this video! I so recognize myself in all the bad habits... *sigh*
foul
| January 18, 2012 04:54 AM
don't care what you guys say... I learned so much!
hadon
| January 17, 2012 07:13 PM
TaskUno I'm really glad that it worked for you but I haven't heard something new in this video most of the mixing book out there refer to critical listening and those are stuff that I already know BUT they are presented in a really good and funny way by Fab (respect) .All I'm trying to say is that this could be the price(17$) of something like how to compress vocals, drums or your dog instead of this. (No offense Fab!)
btw Fab....what is this? we pay for a video and it's only available for 30 days?????????????? LOL! you are not talking serious..... R U ?
TaskUno
| January 17, 2012 05:16 PM
Really hadon? I strongly disagree. I thought this was very helpful as well as informative.
Dave Zerio
| January 17, 2012 02:12 PM
I don't know who's more psycho in this video. Fab, or the acoustics. best vid so far!
robrob
| January 17, 2012 01:24 PM
ahah! true that. my girl friend thinks in binary. She like or she no like the song! nothing in between! made me laugh.

great vid. Funny too
claudine
| January 17, 2012 01:02 PM
wouoooo... I m trying real hard not to spoil it for next guys :-)
i really liked it. I think I ll listen to things differently now. Hopefully i ll be able to get my mixes to sound better. And all the bad habits... maaaan. I thought we were talking directly to me!
hadon
| January 17, 2012 09:10 AM
good man ...very good but not to much info for 17$..!the first video that I pay for and not sure if I would do it again...unless you drop the prices!
Honestly...way to much for that..!
shehanthenuwara
| December 22, 2011 07:43 AM
yo.....well
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