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Hello, my name is John Rogers owner of JR mastering and author of the current #1 Best Selling Audio Mastering Book on Amazon.com which is now available in a video course!  Since 1999, I've worked with over 8,000 satisfied clients (that's 6-8 per week).  I've also mastered music for grammy award winners, several songs charted #1 in Europe, and my masters have been played by DJs all over the world. 


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I initially mix and master at a lower level.  I keep levels around 80-90dbs.  I listen 10-15 minutes at these levels, then take a 5-minute break.  I will do this for between 2-4 hours, then I take a full two-hour break.

When it comes time for the finalization (loud listening @ 105-110dbs) I NEVER go more than 2-3 minutes continuous and I pretty much split time.  If I listen to loud music for 5 minutes, I take a 5 minute break before starting up again.

Above is what I've doing since 1999 and it works for me.  Maybe you can go 100dbs for 8 hours a day and never have a problem, but I'm not risking it.  105-110dbs for 30 minutes continuous ruined my ears pretty good, and I had to make sure they didn't get any worse. 

Tinnitus isn't fun.  I might be going overboard a bit with my silence rests, but it's working for me.  Better safe than sorry with tinnitus because it lasts A LIFETIME!


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THE GUINEA PIG EXPERIMENT
I read a study online where a scientist exposed guinea pigs to extremely loud music.  The results were that the guinea pigs who listened to extremely loud music continuously, say for 30 minutes, had severe structural damage to their internal ears. 

The guinea pigs who listened to the same extremely loud 30 minutes of music, but it was not continuous (roughly 2 minutes of music and then a 2 minute break), the damage to their internal ears was FAR LESS severe compared to the first group. 

Now remember, both groups listened to music the same total time (30 minutes).  But, continuous listening was far more damaging than intermittent listening.


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Well, 105-110dbs for 30 minutes straight was too loud for me.  I had tinnitus at the end of the 30-minute session!  Everyone is different, so I don't want to give you specific sound ranges and upper limits.  All I can tell you is what gave me tinnitus, and what's worked for me to improve my tinnitus 80% since 1999.


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Always use hearing protection (earplugs) when at a concert or a club playing loud music, when cutting grass, when using a blower or electric power tools, and for sure when shooting a gun.  Any situation where a continuous 100db sound is present. 

Also, don't listen to music over 100dbs for long periods of time.  OSHA recommends no more than 1 hour @ 105dbs.  I would NEVER go more than 20 minutes straight at 105dbs, if that.  Also, be careful with ibuprofen and prescription drugs.


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Mine was not severe, so it did not hinder me at all.  The noise I heard was a 40db loud test tone @ 5k (at a narrow range).  I started doing my initial mixing and mastering at around 85dbs, so the tinnitus tone was pretty much masked (drowned out).  Its kind of like when someone records mic hiss.  You can hear it when the music stops, but when the guitars are playing you can't hear it at all because the hiss is being masked.

Singer Phil Collins retired because of his tinnitus.  Bono also has very severe tinnitus that greatly affects his everyday life.  If your tinnitus is very severe like those two, I'm sure your sound engineering skills would be greatly affected.


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