Caveat: I have mixed since the 60's and never used headphones at the board so the following is based on speakers.

I have what is technically described as a profound hearing loss in each ear.

I'm well schooled on over the counter aids and aids via audiologists, etc., and I have explored many options over the past 12 years since I started wearing them.

Firstly irrespective of what your audiogram indicates your provider cannot enter your phenomenology. You know your hearing experience. Many audiologists are overly conversation oriented. Why, because most folks want to hear conversations in a variety of environments. Nothing wrong with that. But it’s a bit different for musicians and music producers. And many of the presets used will not offer the enhancement musicians desire even the ones claimed to be for music. I was lucky to have started with a young Ph.D. audiologist who was quite intrigued by my knowledge of eq, compression, etc. Bottom line is together we created a preset that I use for listening to and creating music. With the typical configurations I would not hear high hats, cymbals and much more. And you can add many birds, tree frogs and more nature sounds to that. smile Over time I have gotten so used to the preset that I use it most of the time. I have found, as have other music folks, that the settings to enhance conversation are often to the detriment of listening to music - at least from the perspective that us music makers need.

All I’m babbling about is that a quick fitting at Costco, etc., may not work for you. Use your ears and tell them what you are hearing. After you get fitted sit down at the DAW and listen while changing eq and compression settings. Take notes and hope you will have an audiologist or associate who is willing to work with you.

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Bud

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