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SoundGym
Mar 21, 21:06 in SoundGym Official

Congrats @Quinn Bennett for winning the Golden Ears Award!

Quinn Bennett
Mar 21, 21:11

😈😈

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Colin Aiken
Mar 21, 22:33

Fantastic!

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Lio LM
Mar 22, 19:49

Congrats Quinn! ⭐⭐⭐

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SoundGym
Mar 22, 17:20 in SoundGym Official

@Joshua Hentschel just uploaded the song 'Sir Accident' to the SoundGym Charts. 🎧 Listen and vote now ›

Mark van der Meij
Mar 22, 14:01 in SoundGym Cafe

Hi everyone, this is the latest musical piece I have been working on. The genre is best described as film music I think. This is the first time that I've tried to make a binaural mix using fiedler audio's dolby atmos composer. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with it. Thanks so much for listening!

Yvonne Cavaco
Mar 21 in SoundGym Cafe

It’s my first day back in over a year. Trying to do a workout on my IPad Pro, and during the games, it will stop working. It’s like the touchscreen no longer works mid game. It might be fine for the first question, then suddenly I can’t change the curves or frequency- even trying to type in a value with the keyboard only captures the 0’s but no numbers. It will allow some factors like bypass or turning the EQ on and off, but I can’t manipulate anything. I get frustrated and just hit confirm and of course, then I die. LOL. Is this an Apple issue or a “‘me” issue?

Endriu Filimon
Mar 21

I recommend you to use the web app version on you laptop or your computer. Its better. :)

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Clément RUIZ
Mar 22, 11:00

I also struggled on my phone (Android), sadly the web app version seems to be the only reliable one.
If that's really anoying, you can try activating the laptop mode of your web browser on your iPad, it might solve some issues, but for me it didn't solved everything

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SoundGym
Mar 20 in SoundGym Official

Your Ears Are Literally Reshaping Your Brain Right Now

Hard truth: better mixes usually start with better perception, not better gear. This article makes a strong case that focused training can reshape the brain systems behind attention, memory, and pattern recognition.

So here’s the debate: Team A trusts fast instinct, Team B trusts repeated drills.

Which one actually improved your mixes more? Share one moment where ear training changed a decision in a real session.

This article just proved that the community's years of ear-training DOES WORK: https://www.soundgym.co/blog/item?id=your-ears-are-literally-reshaping-your-brain-right-now

Beto Ojeda
Mar 21, 22:48

Wow, this is awesome! One more reason to keep training my ear at Soungym 💪

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KC Chee
Mar 22, 06:52

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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Dodock Cherry
Mar 22, 09:39

Thanks for this article, really interesting !

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Kevin Koelzer
Mar 21 in SoundGym Cafe

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to the first EP I mixed and mastered

Meet Coo
Mar 21, 20:53

nice job man, it's very QOTSA reminiscent :))

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Kevin Koelzer (author)
Mar 22, 04:27

Thanks, and that band was actually the reference tracks the artist chose ha

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MrCello Music
Mar 22, 01:11 in SoundGym Cafe

I am on level 27 of Dr. Compressor and am finding it trick to tell which is more compressed - the indicators I was using (like things sounding further, or ambiance getting lounder, or even consistency of the part) are frequently not there. Any suggestions as to what I should be listening for?

BOJOOPE BABATUNDE
Mar 22, 01:47

Listen to the compressed sound which has long values of sounds, carefully listen for ones that has more reverb at the end of the sounds. this help me most of the time playing this exercise

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David Schockett
Mar 22, 04:08

Hey there - I think about how compression effects each stage of a sound differently (I simplify it to transient, sustain, and release). It sounds like you've relied on more the middle and ends of the sound to gauge compression, so maybe try focusing more on the beginning? Compression can make the transient feel snappier if it has a longer attack or more dull if it has a super fast attack. I think of it like this:

Transient: with a slow attack, compression will emphasize a tappy, clicky, sharp transient at the beginning of the sound. With a fast attack, it will dull the transient entirely.

Sustain: compression will often make the sustain phase of a sound more even and subdued (that could be the far away feeling you described) and more consistent, meaning it might sustain for longer.

Release: compression can make the end of a sound louder, which can bring out residual delay sounds, ambience, or any noises associated with stopping a note (like on piano you sometimes get a release sound).

Finally, one trick I often use is to turn my volume way down and compare the two signals. At low volumes, differences in the transient and overall shape of the sound may be easier to recognize. Hope this is helpful!

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Ken Matsuda
Mar 21 in SoundGym Cafe

Music/Lyric Video for Snake Oil

With my newly released EP, I made a lyric video to see if I could visually show the movie that was in my head when I was writing the song. Interestingly, trying to visually create a story takes in new directions even when it is close to what inspired the song. There was a part of me that was fascinated and torn by this technology. I don't use generative AI for writing music, but for making videos, it is promising. What do you think? Would you use it to make music videos?

Endriu Filimon
Mar 21

Love this one, great job! AI Videos definitely can help to visualize your Visions in music and how you see your stories.

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Ken Matsuda (author)
Mar 21

Thanks @Endriu Filimon! I think over the years I had considered different ways to visually tell stories and I feel it allows a new type of expression. Thanks for checking it out!

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