Ken Restivo wrote: > Well, I did the test that someone suggested on this list: I set up a > little PD patch to generate sine waves, and swept it up and down to > determine the range of my hearing. > > I was pleasantly (well sort of) surprised. > > At very nearly age 44, the highest sound I can hear as an actual > sound, when turned up really loud, is 18100Hz. Up to about 19Khz, I > can get a really freakin huge headache from sounds, but won't be able > to perceive them as sounds, just as > OH-MY-GOD-MY-HEAD-HURTS-MAKE-IT-STOP! At 55, I think I'd rather not try such a test. I know I have high-frequency hearing loss - too many hard rock performances without hearing protection! ;-) > At normal listening levels, around 16kHz is the maximum I can hear. > > Still a good deal better than I expected. Is your ability to hear the same over the entire range, or do you hear some frequency ranges less well than others? -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
