I've been doing some "vintage" projects using pre-'60s production
techniques although employing 24 bit digital recording. The most
interesting thing I've learned is that when you take away the
headphones, stage monitors, etc.
1. Most people tend to sing in tune
I noticed years ago that when I was removing headphones while the
program was still playing that there was a dopler-like shift in
pitch. The shift stayed in place, though, even when I held the
headphones still. It seemed that the distance affected the pitch, not
the motion of moving them away. I have to wonder if there is
something involved on a smaller scale that makes the sound slightly
higher in pitch when it's closer to the ears. That might explain why
people would sing not in tune when using headphones....
Just a babbling random thought....
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