Stop what you’re doing and read these!

Although I’ve never met him, I’ve learned so much from reading Dave Rat’s thoughts over the past few years on his blog (there’s a link in my blogroll if you have never read his stuff) and on various forums that I consider him an audio mentor. He released an article for ProSoundWeb last week on when hearing starts to drift and how to avoid being “EQ Oblivious”. It’s really great stuff to think about. All of us in audio or music in general have to be concerned with the longevity of our hearing. Good thoughts here.

Along the way reading this article, I ran across a few others that he’s written over the past year for PSW that are all must-reads as well. Check them out:

When Hearing Starts to Drift, How to Avoid Becoming “EQ Oblivious”

Dynamics Versus Compressed

Sometimes Sound is About Time