{"id":14710,"date":"2015-01-21T18:50:13","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T18:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=14710"},"modified":"2019-07-22T12:49:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T12:49:10","slug":"golden-ears-challenge-improve-sound-techs-listening-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/golden-ears-challenge-improve-sound-techs-listening-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"The Golden Ears Challenge. Improve your sound techs&#8217; listening skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great little hearing test for your musicians and especially your sound techs. The Philips Golden Ears online challenge was designed to develop the listening skills of audio engineers and helps you, through a series of tests, to learn to pick out changes in Timbre, Detail, Spatial Impression, Bass and Perceived Loudness.<\/p>\n<p>Perfect for getting everyone to pay more attention to the mix!<\/p>\n<p>And of course you will want to have everyone watching the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/church-sound-tech-pa-training\/\">Musicademy Sound Tech and PA Training DVDs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Paul Goodridge for finding the Golden Ear Challenge and letting us know.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great little hearing test for your musicians and especially your sound techs. 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