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Ever crank a knob on a plugin and be like, "Whoa, that sounds AMAZING!" only to realize later it just cranked the volume? Or maybe you've wrestled with a new compressor, constantly tweaking levels to compare before and after?
Our ears are sneaky little tricksters. They get fooled by volume all the time, perceiving louder sounds as "better" because they seem more detailed. It's a scientific thing called the Fletcher-Munson effect – basically, our ears miss certain frequencies at lower volumes, making things sound muddy.
What is The Fletcher-Munson effect? All about how loud we hear different sounds.
Our ears are kinda picky. At low volumes, our ears favor midrange sounds (like voices) over low bass and high treble.
Turn up the volume, and things even out. We start to hear the bass and treble more.
Imagine listening to music. At low volume, the singer might sound clear, but th…
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