[ARSCLIST] Not using headphones

[Dave Bradley <db65@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've been doing some "vintage" projects using pre-'60s production 
> techniques although employing 24 bit digital recording. The most 
> interesting thing I've learned is that when you take away the 
> headphones, stage monitors, etc.
>
> 1. Most people tend to sing in tune

I noticed years ago that when I was removing headphones while the 
program was still playing that there was a dopler-like shift in 
pitch. The shift stayed in place, though, even when I held the 
headphones still. It seemed that the distance affected the pitch, not 
the motion of moving them away. I have to wonder if there is 
something involved on a smaller scale that makes the sound slightly 
higher in pitch when it's closer to the ears. That might explain why 
people would sing not in tune when using headphones....

Just a babbling random thought....

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