# EQ Ear Trainer

> Frequency ear training: hear a boost or cut and name the band, or call No change. Eleven levels from pink noise to a full mix, free in your browser.

Page: https://mixchops.com/eq/identify

The exercise runs at [https://mixchops.com/eq/identify](https://mixchops.com/eq/identify) in any modern browser, with headphones or decent speakers.

## Name the band *by ear.*

Identify is frequency ear training at its simplest. One frequency band has been boosted or cut. Flip the EQ in and out, then name the band, from 63 Hz to 16 kHz in octave steps. It starts on pink noise with three bands to choose from and ends on a full mix, where the move can be a boost or a cut.

### How it works

1. Press Start and listen. Flip between EQ In and Bypass as often as you like.
2. Pick the band you think moved (keys 1 to 9). From level 2, sometimes nothing changed, and No change is the answer.
3. Miss one and Help me hear it plays your answer against the real one, then tests you on the pair.

### How it’s scored

Eight questions a level. Get six right to pass and unlock the next.

### Levels

Eleven levels: pink noise with 3 bands, a drum kit with 5, pink noise with 7, then all 9; a drum kit with 5 bands, then all 9; bass and drums; a full mix; cuts on pink noise; cuts in the mix; and Golden Ears, small boosts and cuts in a full mix. Levels 1 and 2 are free. Levels 3 and up are part of [Mix Chops Pro](https://mixchops.com/pro), and every level is open while Mix Chops is in early access.

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