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[ARSCLIST] Not using headphones



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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