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drongo
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13/07/2012 : 21:06:11
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I wear 15db earplugs to help me with my tinnitus and also as now I sing backing vocals I can only hear my own voice singing with the earplugs in.
They're fantastic, but they lose 80% of the bass drum which is incredibly frustrating. It's just not fun playing without hearing the bass slamming away!
Is there a better filter to use or a way of getting more bass into my ears or do I have to live with this?
BTW I always mic the bass drum through the PA (we're a small pub band) but there are no monitors for me, sadly! |
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Steevo114
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United Kingdom
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TimSharp
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United Kingdom
478 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2012 : 22:09:53
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| i would suggest a pearl throne thumper (cheaper than the bum chum). it wont help you hear but you will certainly feel every beat! |
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moosetication
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/07/2012 : 22:59:57
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Two options (speaking as someone who thinks those throne-wobblers are absolutely horrible):
1. Small mixer (£50-ish) with an aux send, set of in-ears (£50-ish), in-ear amp (£50-100), couple of cables. Bass drum mic and vocal mic into the mixer, one panned hard left and one right, sent to the desk on main left and right outs. Both channels into aux mix, aux out to in-ear amp.
2. Small digital recorder like the Zoom H2 (about £100 used) on a stand somewhere near you, headphone out to in-ears, set compressor on H2 to "drums" (or the most vicious compressor it's got). Will give you an ambient mix from the stage, the closer you get to your bass drum the more you'll hear.
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stakka
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/07/2012 : 09:31:08
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| Exactly as Moose says, in ears with a feed of what you want and you will be able to hear the outside world at whatever volume you fancy and without any filtering that earplugs can cause. Ok there is some cost involved but it will enhance the experience greatly and will continue to protect your hearing. |
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Captain Bubble
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United Kingdom
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stakka
Advanced Contributer
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/07/2012 : 19:50:34
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Originally posted by Captain Bubble
The H2 idea seems to be a great solution.
Great bits of kit and now going a lot cheaper these days. I originally got mine to record band practices but found it such a handy way of providing ambient or full stage feeds in to an in ear mix. |
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DaveP
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/07/2012 : 00:12:51
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What a good idea (using a recorder etc.) - that hadn't occured to me.
A really good way to save your ears and most probably play better
cheers
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drongo
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/07/2012 : 18:17:23
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Thanks for the suggestions - they sound great.
Moosetication - can you name a brand name/model for the in-ears and in-ear amp? I know nothing about this kind of stuff.
Ta, drongo. |
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