Pardon? I heard that!

As you get older, you might notice that it’s harder to have a decent conversation in a noisy room, especially if there’s background music playing. This might be despite not having any specific hearing problems, according to RNID online checks or other tests. So, it was interesting to see a tip on Threads from a sound guy who mentioned that he always dips the EQ at 600-2000 Hz when he’s playing background music at an event where people are chatting. He reckons this allows people to converse without struggling to hear each other while still enjoying the music. He also points out that at those frequencies, given that they’re the common frequencies of human speech, that the overall sound tax is lowered on everyone’s ears, so it is not so tiring over the course of the event. It’s worth a try if you’re hosting a dinner party, managing a corporate networking mixer, or setting the mood in a bustling coffee shop. Scoop out those high-end mids by 2-4 dB, rather than turning the music down so…