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using computers to mimic hearing loss

by katie @ 1:04 pm. Filed under Misc

This post is for Natalya and all you other Mac/tech pros:

A roommate asked me how I hear music the other day- and with a pang I regretted not having Natalya’s know-how that she used to simulate how it sounds (by way of a recording).? So I ask Natalya et al: how can I learn more about using music programs to simulate my hearing loss?? Any sites with instructions?? Or is this some pretty advanced sound manipulation.. that’s beyond the reach of? my non-techie comprehension?

Do I use Apple’s Garageband program?

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5 Responses to “using computers to mimic hearing loss”

lette :
May 11th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Im not natalia obviously but YES!! YESS!! I did it as a project in art college to mimic my hearing loss, and i did it all on Garageband Its fantastic,
I basically used the ambient voice track and turned off metronome, found when you hit controle on the toolbar, I then hit the Info button to bring up the track effect i wanted which as i said was ambient vocals, then i hit details in the bottom of the window, turned on equaliser, compresser, AU Delay, AU Graphic eq, everything else was turned to manual, and then save that as ur track, and hit the record button!! away you go!! But thats how it worked for me, I had to attach a keyboard and mees with base tones and so forth, I got nearly all the help off my better half Keith but I found Garageband excellent to portray it!

Im sure Natalia, can explain it to you better!!
barakta (User Verified) :
May 11th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
I’m sadly not acquainted with how to do any audio stuff on macs, as my mac couldn’t hack it - I’ve never even seen Garageband, so you’ve lost me there.

I used a windows application which if purchased would cost $$$$$ naughty of me I know.
Sanctum1972 :
May 11th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
GarageBand…good application from Apple. Sometimes you could do this with MIDI programs connected to your music instruments…or make some live recordings around your city…convert them to MP3s and then ’simulate’ the muted sounds to portray deafness or hard of hearing stature…
katie (User Verified) :
May 12th, 2006 at 12:11 am
Thanks, Lette! I had to educate myself a little about the terms- but I’ve started playing around with a song file, and am successfully distorting the sound!

In my quest for audiogram/equalizer knowledge, I was astounded by the number of hits for articles about iPod-induced hearing losses. With this much press, I’m surprised that many people still blast their music through those earbud-head-phones while on the Subway.

References to Natalya and Lette’s posts on this topic: http://somewhatsilent.com/2006/02/10/natalyas-emulated-hearing-mp3s/
http://somewhatsilent.com/2006/01/29/artistic-deaf-project-wanna-help/
lette :
May 12th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
any time it just takes a little playing with and its tons of fun oh and ill tell u something i didnt find out for ages!, you know the pard of the garageband window with the ‘eye’ button and ‘info’ button, on the gray part beside them, hold click that part and pull up, and loads of new instruments are hidden away in there

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