critical listening is something I must do in the process of audio restoration of old damaged recordings. I must be sensitive to various audio anomalies common in older audio recordings. above all, my restoration results must seem nominally "musical" to the average ear. that means, in effect, "no shriek or boom" unless it is in the recording itself.
What exactly is critical listening? Who does it?
I'm supposed to listen to every single instrument within a mixture of instruments. And somehow evaluate every aspect of what I'm listening to and somehow all this is critical listening.
This is supposed to bring enjoyment?
I'm just listening for the Quality of what I'm listening to with all the instruments playing and how good they sound hopefully.
And I'm tired of answering that I'm not a robot all the time. That's being critical.