VIDEO: SOUNDGYM CHALLENGES YOUR HEARING WITH A NEW GAME!

SoundGym's latest game is an arcade game for the ears. It looks like a fun game that tests your ability to pinpoint where the sound is in the stereo field. The website, which is sort of a Lumosity for musicians, features daily exercises and games that are designed to improve specific types of listening.

The latest game, which SoundGym calls "The Panning Challenge" is a bit like Space Invaders but with invisible aliens. The object of the game is to locate 25 aliens in the stereo field by listening to the sounds they make, then shoot them before they reach you. If you’re correct about where the sound is coming from, the alien is revealed. If not, you lose a life.

It is a really addictive game even for people who aren’t pro musicians and engineers. However you have to sign up for SoundGym to play and the game comes with a bonus — beat it and you’re entered to win a pair of ADAM A5X studio monitors. The contest is only open until September 28th, but hopefully, they keep the game around afterwards. It is fun to zap these little creatures.

SoundGym offers a bunch of other audio ear training games, like “Dr Compressor,” which challenges you to listen for which sound is more compressed, and “EQ Cheetah,” where you find as many boosted frequencies as possible within 60 seconds. Access to the full platform costs $14.95 a month, but you can play “The Panning Challenge” and daily workouts for free.

Watch the video below to see the game in action and let the panning start: