I'm hearing aliens

[techristian]

I'm hearing aliens. Well not exactly aliens but for the past 2 days when I hear most people talking, they sound like they are talking through a ring modulator or like a robot voice with weird subsonic overtones, especially when they hit certain tones. Now let me backtrack. On Saturday I was recording some heavy vocals for a few hours and experimenting with various close microphone techniques for a new song I'll be releasing in the spring. Some of the styles I tried were close to SCREAMING. There was a heavy electronic punchy bass sound playing constantly through my headphones while I was recording these various takes. I have had ringing in my ears before when I went to loud rock concerts but that ringing is usually a high pitched sound. Because I suspected ringing also this time, I went in an absolutely quiet room and while I covered both of my ears, I could hear a low level droning noise similar to the sound of a furnace as heard through a wall. (No my furnace wasn't running.)So this is a low frequency probably below 40 hertz, that I'm hearing. I think that even though it is barely audible, it modulates with the outside sounds around me thus producing the weird phenomenom. I hope this goes away within a few days. The last experience I had with ringing lasted a few days. Dan http://musicinit.com

[Tedster]

Hope it goes away! Take care of those ears!

[patrick_dont_fret]

Dood, if that was happening to me, I'd so get stoned and start listening to Phish and Widespread. Fer real. I'd be trippin' offa that stuff, man.

[ECBRules]

Sounds like an ear infection. Go to the doctor. Good luck. Last time I had one of those I was deaf in my right ear for two months. Keny

[doug osborne]

I had a similar experience once (in my case it was something like a sub-tone created by certain close high frequencies), and it turned out to be: wax buildup. Loud noises increase our wax production as a defense mechanism, and an industrial strength cleaning at the doctor's office fixed the problem.

[D_dup3]

Hard for Dr.d to analyze over the net but let's hope it's just some pressure imbalance of some sort. Definitely beware of the dangers of high volume/pressure sound levels. Headphones put those sounds right in your ear, decreasing your brains ability to dampen them. Everyone's hearing ability lessens over time---why accelerate the process? Hope it turns out well...

[patrick_dont_fret]

[quote] Written by d: [b]Everyone's hearing ability lessens over time---why accelerate the process?[/b] [/quote]Cause I don't want to listen to those stoopid kids screaming about needing food and clothes.

[techristian]

Update.... I have been resting my ears from loud headphones for the past 2 days and my hearing seems to be coming back to normal. I recorded some drum tracks today, but I wore EARPLUGS under the heaphones because I need to turn them way up while playing drums. Dan http://teachmedrums.com

[aliengroover]

Not aliens... We, uh, I mean they haven't run any experiments in a while. Glad you're feeling better though. Peace

[Rog]

Try sticking some olive oil (no joke!) in each ear and leaving it for a few minutes. Do this every day for a week and it'll loosen the wax ... bit like an ear enema :D

[Chip McDonald]

The aliens communicate way up around 43.7795 khz, so you're off by a couple of octaves.

[techristian]

NA NU NA NU

[Super 8]

No, Boiled sheeps urine works MUCH better! It is also a great nerve tonic... Anyway, [quote]Originally posted by techristian: [b]Update.... I wore EARPLUGS under the heaphones because I need to turn them way up while playing drums. [/b][/quote]I'd highly recommend getting some headphones that increase the amount of issolation from outside sounds. There used to be some made especially for drummers that were basically modified gun hearing protection. My understanding is that they work pretty well. Obviously, when it comes to your hearing, this is NOT an area to start getting skimpy. Get the things you NEED to protect your hearing. [b]Patrick[/b]: Lay off the ganja and 'whatever else' a little bit, man. You're too young to blow your brains out, and to lacking in life experience to see the 'big picture' of what you are doing. I'm NOT talking down to you like a kid. I'm just sharing a little of the wisdom that one can only get by being a little further down the road of life than you are at this point. In time, you'll see what I'm talking about.

[Chip McDonald]

[quote]Originally posted by techristian: [b]NA NU NA NU[/b][/quote]Why do they call it rush hour if nothing moves? (it has just occured to me Steven Wright may have been heavily influenced by Orkian wisdom...)

[Anderton]

I would URGE you to go to an eye/ears/nose/throat specialist. Things that "just go away" may be symptoms of a deeper problem. One friend of mine was having some ear weirdness, he went to the House Ear Insitute and found he had some weird bone softening. They were able to stop the deterioration of his hearing but had he waited any longer, he would have been deaf in one ear. Last time I had an ear problem it cost me $100 to get checked out and fixed. That was money very very well spent. Don't blow off any problems, if they're serious you'll be glad you found out in time to do something, and if not, you'll be reassured that all is well. DON'T DELAY!

[miroslav]

[quote]Originally posted by techristian: ...when I hear most people talking, they sound like they are talking through a ring modulator or like a robot voice with weird subsonic overtones, especially when they hit certain tones.[/quote]Sounds like a cool effect...now if you could only run a signal through your head and back out to a mixer... :p

[miroslav]

[quote]Originally posted by techristian: ...I wore EARPLUGS under the heaphones because I need to turn them way up while playing drums.[/quote]Ahhhh...so what's the point of turning 'em up if you have earplugs on...? How about if you took out the earplugs and then turned the phones down...wouldn't it be the same thing? Man...some of you folks scare me...how loud do you guys play/monitor? OUCH!!!

[Paul Berolzheimer]

I'll second two of the suggestions made so far...first, get thee to an E.N.T.! second, get some headphones with good isolation for recording anything, but especially drums. I use Beyer 770s, they have way more iso than any of the Sonys or AKG's or such that are out there, they're comfy & they sound good. As someone mentioned there are cans made for drummers that give even more Iso, there has been discussion of this here before, I think if you do a search on this forum or the drummers forum or the Massenburg & Nichols forums you'll find it. Another plus that you'll find is less headphone bleed into the mic when tracking vocals & other relatively quiet things.

[techristian]

[b]miroslav How about if you took out the earplugs and then turned the phones down...wouldn't it be the same thing?[/b] Not quite, because it isn't that easy to play the acoustic drums quieter to ROCK. I won't be able to hear the music without changing my FEEL and sound. I'm not using $10 headphones. I'm using GENEXXA Pro 811 headphones $50 from Radio Shack. (8-10 years old). They have very high frequency response and completely cup my ears allowing very little leakage. If they were any tighter on my head, they would be too uncomfortable to wear. I wear yellow sponge earplugs on my day job in a METAL shop and it is quite natural and easy for me to do. Yes I do realize that i probably have some permanent hearing loss and thanks Craig for the concern. I'll try to get to the doctor soon. Dan http://teachmedrums.com

[Paul Berolzheimer]

Do some comparative listening. You may think that $50 is a lot to spend on cans, but it ain't, what's your long term hearing worth? The Beyers I mentioned before were around $140 at a discount, I think some of the specialized Drummer's cans are around $200, but probably well worth it. You'll probably get 10-15dB more iso than with the Radio Schlock headphones, & when it comes to protecting you ears that's a lot. (a disclaimer-those dB figure are an educated guess)