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```html If you’ve ever pulled an all-nighter mixing or tracking in a small studio, you already know the curse of the infamous “2 AM decisions.” That late-night creative surge can feel like a blessing, but come morning, many of those “brilliant” choices sound like a tutorial on what not to do. As a recording and mix engineer with over a decade of late-night studio experience, I’m here to tell you: the secret to a healthy and productive session workflow is learning to pri

Long nights in the studio can fuel creative breakthroughs, especially when the energy kicks in around 7 pm and the tracking session stretches well past midnight. But as any seasoned engineer knows, the euphoric rush of late-night creativity often comes paired with a less welcome phenomenon: temporary threshold shift —a reversible reduction in hearing sensitivity caused by prolonged exposure to loud sound. In this post, I’ll unpack how long temporary threshold shift (