with golden ears

English translation: well trained ears

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English term or phrase:	golden ears
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06:38 Apr 11, 2014

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English term or phrase: with golden ears

Next to mastering engineer, producer seems to be the most misunderstood recording job title. I tell people if a record were a movie, the producer would be the director. The recording engineer is akin to the director of photography (DP), who is responsible for the technical aspects of capturing the project. The producer is a vested, yet objective captain of the process. After each take, the producer has to make the determination if the pass was acceptable (known as a “keeper”) or if a better performance is still to be had.
Producers come in many variations. Some observe quietly ***with golden ears*** and give thumbs up/down. Others play instruments, sing backing vocals, or write string arrangements. Some do light engineering, while others serve as the engineer and the producer.
Choose a producer based upon past projects they have done as well as compatible working style. If your group wants to self-produce, that can work, but you need to inform the recording engineer who will approve each take, give feedback on the sounds, and make final approvals. Regardless of the path you choose, make these determinations before you go to the studio. The few times I’ve witnessed full meltdowns have been when a band tried to democratically vote on every decision during tracking. What a mess. The proverbial buck has to stop with a point person.

Is this supposed to mean that the person has a very good ear for music, or is it something else?

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with well trained ears

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with golden ears => with well trained ears

Moulton Laboratories :: Golden Ears
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Golden Ears. An audio ear-training course for recording engineers, producers and musicians. Moulton started doing such training as an educational exercise for .

Train Your Ears | Ear Training for Sound Engineers
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The Golden Ears Engineers have acquired it working in large studios over many years while ... Well, that's the purpose of this kind of frequency ear training.

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An Audiophile Workout: Philips Golden Ears Training | InnerFidelity
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Feb 14, 2014 - Philips Golden Ears Training is a comprehensive on-line tool that allows you to work your way through 4 levels of listening acuity training: Basic ...

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A golden ear is a term in audio circles referring to a person who is thought to possess special talents in hearing.[citation needed] Golden ears claim to be able to discern subtle differences in audio reproduction that most inexperienced and untrained listeners cannot, much like trained wine experts claim to discern differences among wines inexperienced tasters cannot.[citation needed]

The term has also been lent to titles of ear training CDs, which contain drills which teach the audiophile to identify different frequency boost and cuts, differing compression values, time delays, and reverb times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ear

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with well trained ears

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Not necessarily music but a good ear for audio in general.

It can also be used ironically for high-end hi-i snobs who hear things that aren't there but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

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