Do you wear hearing protection

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Lately I have been checking out what's out there. I sing as well so I want to be able to still be able to hear without the muffled effect. Here's what I have come up with so far. Etymotic hearing protection Er20 true to the ear for singers and Alpine music safe pro. There's many out there, which ones do you use and have experience with.
 
I use earplugs because their cheap and they do the trick. Pete Townsend should have used some sort of ear protection like rolled up toilet paper in his days or else he wouldn't be partially deaf.


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Well the thing is if you are in a loud environment musicians should be wearing hearing protection. Many musicians are doing this nowadays . look at Clapton he has said he has hearing loss can you imagine night after night with those cab units blasting behind you over all those years. I'm looking now so when I crank it up in the near future I'm prepared. My hearing is too important to me.
 
At practice I use the ear protection from the gun range. The two nights I play I wear ear plugs, they leave enough sound in that I know where I am in the mix. I can block out all the sounds because I can watch every one.
 
Been wearing "Hearos" for years. I got called up from the audience recently to play a song with a colleague's band at The Whiskey. I had nothing with me in the way of hearing protection, so I rolled up a couple pieces of napkin and stuffed them in my ears.

It dampened the noise to a bearable level...
 
Yes, I have ear plugs for when I'm out - not replaceable ones, but the sort with the rubber fins that go into the canal. Otherwise a pair of 3M ear defenders
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. They have some serious sound reduction. Interestingly, wearing both kinds doesn't seem to make things any quieter than the 3M on their own.
 
I looked at the Hearos brand, do you do any singing with them, could you elaborate . I want to have as much natural sound as possible having the ear protection plus being able to hear the band well. I am under the impression that some brands muffle things up not to much clarity.
 
I agree with you guys. Gun ranges and even Walmart and anywhere else they have gun supplies have a tons of that stuff, and cheap.
 
syscokid those are interesting. I went to the address you mentioned above. I will check it out further.
 
I realize this is not really want you're after, but it may be an idea for the future.

Use in-ear monitors. Most of them are sound-cancelling or, at least, sound-insulated so you'll only hear what is sent to the in-ears. I've used mono and stereo versions and the stereo is much better about giving you a sense of space and immersion in the mix if you have panning set right for everything. They can be set up with a wireless pack, so you don't even need to be tied down with cables.

Again, I know this goes well beyond your question, but it may be a thought for later on.
 
smitty_p said:
I realize this is not really want you're after, but it may be an idea for the future.

Use in-ear monitors. Most of them are sound-cancelling or, at least, sound-insulated so you'll only hear what is sent to the in-ears. I've used mono and stereo versions and the stereo is much better about giving you a sense of space and immersion in the mix if you have panning set right for everything. They can be set up with a wireless pack, so you don't even need to be tied down with cables.

Again, I know this goes well beyond your question, but it may be a thought for later on.
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How much dinero?
 
They're easy and cheap to make. Just put an ear bud in, then lie on your side and get a friend to pour in some liquid epoxy.

At least you don't have to hear all the other injured people while you are waiting in the casualty department.
 
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