Re: [Harp-L] was in ear monitors

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

not as a "monitor", per se, but as an aid to save your ears. Also, not noise cancelling, but noise reducing. A good set is expensive, but will reduce the db's coming into your head pretty much equally across the spectrum, thereby artificially giving you the sound/volume the band "should be" producing if the guitar players weren't insane. (last statement being a friendly poke at electric guitar players).


As harmonica players, we have found that we can get "that sound" without blowing out ear drums. Guitar players are a little behind in the enlightenment department, methinks.


Whenever guitar players get into that argument about having to play at "10" for "their sound", I refer them back to the ODBG days and the Chicago blues players that sounded quite compelling at low club volumes.


IMO, extreme volume is just a way to force the sound onto the audience instead of using the music to get it across.





-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce K Ritter <Ritterbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 2:48 am
Subject: [Harp-L] was in ear monitors


It occurred to me today, has anyone tried using a set of noise cancelling
earphones as a monitor with a loud band?  I'm not sure if they would reduce
the volume of the band or not?

 

Bruce K Ritter

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