Mixing/Mastering music with old ears ?

[BlueSpace]

So I've been wondering how it's gonna work properly, mastering with old aged ears
Last day I tested my ears to find out that my hearing doesn't go more than 14.5Khz at age 32
I tested my friend's also and range from 15KHz (33 yr old) - 16Khz (24 yr old)
testing was done with the tone generator in reaper

I also checked for normal instruments range which I found some even cross the 20Khz ( http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~boyk/spectra/spectra.htm ) and the violins and cymbals and flutes going past 16Khz, and now I realized when I cut or boost those highs I don't find any difference as it was out of my hearing range, some mixes I have boosted highs for me to sound 'ok', but now I know that teens, young adults will be hearing this all in different balance with their near perfect range

now the doubts are what you guys think about this situation ? I have seen in youtube videos older people mastering wont this affect them too ? as the range with amplitude also going down for their ears (and ours too), another thing is with natural instruments it's kinda ok as you only loose the last ends end might sound good, but when we do sound design with synths I can't even know what all creepy frequencies gets added to the patches past my hearing range which could affect the final processing

looking forwards for the thoughts on this matter, thanks

[Googly Smythe]

Things I do:
Listen to a lot of music through my studio monitors, especially my reference tracks, and really get to know them.
Make sure my cymbals are no louder than in my reference tracks, same with the bass, vocals and so on.
Make extensive use of spectral analysers.
Etc.

My hearing goes up to about 5500 hz, and my left ear is about 70% less than my right. I get along...

[garryknight]

It depends to some degree on the genre, but whether music is good or enjoyable or not doesn't have all that much to do with the frequencies above or below a certain point. The simplest thing might be to put a low-pass cutoff filter at 14.5 KHz on your master channel and forget about it. Anyone with normal hearing won't be able to hear what's not there, and neither will people with similar hearing to yours.

[xoxos]

really the only thing you can do unless you have someone else's ears to borrow is use a spectral analyser. if you're patching or selecting samples, try to avoid hats that have pronounced "harmonic" spectra in this range, go for more diffuse, broadband hats, i guess..

but kids with their perfect hearing? hah, not these days. i'm about 16k and i've got over a decade on you.

i know no one will appreciate this, but i'll still say it: perhaps the best thing you *can* do is stop listening to so much trash and garbage. save music for things that are meaningful, recordings with real content, not trash with ephermal amusement value

when you look back in a decade or two and realise it was all dumb bullshit and that you have to live the rest of your life being oblivious to what's happening around you and with constant tinnitus from all the ear damage and microwave transmissions of people happily consuming stupid trash until they are even more oblivious you'll realise that being able to hear the real universe is much better than some jerkoff soundalike production produced with about as much gorm and substance as a tictac.

also, take care of your health. diet and posture, especially back, neck and shoulders. i recommend taking up some kind of maintenance exercise like tai chi or yoga to keep your spine supple if you plan on using your ears later on, maintain a straight spine, don't slouch. you'll learn what i mean.

[BlueSpace]

thank you all for your insights on this matter
ya, I think it's better to cut out off past my range than worrying what goes there, or maybe lil EQ matching, I usually avoid listening to loud music but the city noise is much high near my place,
so ya,
Spectral Analysis - Check
High Cut - Check
No loud music - Check
Health and Posture - Check
Knowing the material well - Check