Beginner Foundation 4 hours 220 XP on completion

Critical Listening

Train the only tool you cannot buy.

Hearing what is actually there rather than what you expect. The skill that separates people who improve from people who plateau.

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1. Hearing frequency

4 lessons

Putting a number on what you hear.

○ The frequency ranges and what lives in each Reading 14 min ○ Ear training: sweep and identify Reading 12 min ○ Recognising resonance and harshness Reading 12 min ○ What "muddy", "boxy" and "brittle" actually mean Reading 12 min

2. Hearing space and dynamics

4 lessons

Depth, width and movement.

○ Near and far: what makes a sound sound distant Reading 11 min ○ Width, and how to hear a stereo image Reading 11 min ○ Hearing compression Reading 13 min ○ Reference listening without fooling yourself Reading 12 min

3. Describing what you hear

4 lessons

Turning an impression into an instruction.

○ Feedback that changes the next version Reading 13 min ○ Listening on bad speakers on purpose Reading 10 min ○ Critique three tracks Studio 25 min ○ Listening final Quiz 10 min

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