people on this site saying that recording studios aren't a real threat to our well being are dangerous and their advice should not be followed. that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Do you find being at home a threat? How about travelling to work? What about cooking or watching TV, etc?
If you honestly think a professional recording studio is inherently dangerous then you've either never been in one as a producer or you have no idea what you're talking about. In fact, in most recording studios you have to be quiet if there is more than one live room - as other bands are recording. In fact, you'll often find they are too quiet. When I was recording the other day it was like sitting in an anechoic chamber for 8 hours as all the rooms are acoustically treated. It was deadly quiet (I couldn't wait to hear environmental noise again as my tinnitus was becoming crazy loud).
Have you ever recorded professionally, John? I think you're confusing yourself between what a rehearsal room is and what a studio is. Live rooms are completely isolated to the point that you need a talk button on the desk in the control room just to communicate with the performer who is in the live room. The only real sound a producer is exposed to comes from the monitors and you set this level yourself, as you are the producer! Engineers are wise to this shit and you'll find most of them nowadays don't crank things to silly levels. We mixed at a very comfortable level that didn't require earplugs at all.
In my past, I practically lived in recording studios and most of my memories are based around mixing at normal levels. Rehearsal rooms, on the other hand, can get loud. Especially if there are a few idiots in the room.
just imagine one day leaving the studio with your tinnitus permanently twice as loud.
Just imagine waking up one day when you're older and realising you're depressed as shit because you didn't live the life you wanted.
unless you have a sign on your head that says "please don't play too loud, my ears are sensitive" you're not going to be able to safely hang around in a studio. some drummer is going to randomly crash some symbols or some guitar player is going to forget to plug in his guitar BEFORE the amp is turned on and blast your ears plugging it in.
This doesn't make any sense? Why would you need a sign on your head in the control room? Firstly, who's going to see it from the live room, anyway, unless there's a window? They can play as loud as they want; the rooms are soundproof so you won't hear a thing. If the drummer randomly hits the crash cymbal, then again, so what? They are in a different room. If you are going in the live room to set up, then take control and have the drummer/guitarist wait outside while you set and mic everything up. Once that's done, head back to the control room and let the musicians record. They have a choice, they can record from within the live room itself, or they can record from outside. If they choose to record outside then they'll hear their sound either through headphones or the monitors set at a safe level. Most pros don't blast their ears in these situations anymore. You're far more likely to get exposed to louder sounds on the way to the studio than inside it.
unless you are going to remember to have a wad of earplugs handy every time you step into a studio and are around anything that may cause loud sounds then don't do it. face it. we are disabled.
Where do you draw the line? Life will get loud occasionally, but this is not always going to be dangerous. Many people on here are clearly mentally ill and need a lot of help. There comes a point where TT can start to hinder any potential progress because one ends up reading the same paranoid shit over and over again and it's certainly not helpful. That is unless the plan is to become a paranoid hermit who sits at home wearing double protection 24/7?
@Bill Bauer, when did you last record a song/album?
Sometimes what I read on here just amazes me.
that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
I think the stupidest thing I've heard on here is that someone actually paid Dr Shim. Very brave, but totally bonkers.
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). After speaking directly to Dr Shim a few months back I was taken aback at how unprofessional and rude he was. His behaviour was cringeworthy and it was clear to me that he preys on desperate people. That was my conclusion, but I decided to keep it all private (at the time). Not to mention South Korea has high levels of corruption which would put Dr Shim into a very grey area.
