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Does anyone use in-ear monitoring instead of headphones for mic  
recording? I think of getting good in-ear phones (cabled) and get rid  
of the big thing on the head and the leakage to the mic (even with  
closed headphones).

Are in-ears are comfortable enough, do they deliver a usable sound  
quality to get into the right mood even for fragile songs? Do they  
provide less leakage? What do singers say to that kind of monitoring  
- do they feel more free or more "plugged"?

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Peter Ostry

> Does anyone use in-ear monitoring instead of headphones for mic
> recording? I think of getting good in-ear phones (cabled) and get rid
> of the big thing on the head and the leakage to the mic (even with
> closed headphones).
>
> Are in-ears are comfortable enough, do they deliver a usable sound
> quality to get into the right mood even for fragile songs? Do they
> provide less leakage? What do singers say to that kind of monitoring
> - do they feel more free or more "plugged"?
>

hi Peter,

you may find that some musicians are too sensitive to the in-ear monitors
due to their generic shape. This same issue may cause some leakage to get
back into the mics, that is, you may get a big enough gap due to a lose
fit.

The advantage is that you don't need to send too high of a signal into
them and that'll avoid a high level leakage.

Lastly, some singers prefer to have one ear on the monitor and one off so
that they can hear themselves. I guess you can always tape over the
hanging monitor and carry on.

-otto

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Audio, Recording, Network Engineering / Percussion
GxM Consulting
Philomath, Oregon, US

>> Are in-ears are comfortable enough, do they deliver a usable sound
>> quality to get into the right mood even for fragile songs? Do they
>> provide less leakage? What do singers say to that kind of monitoring
>> - do they feel more free or more "plugged"?
>
> On 17.01.2006, at 18:39, Otto Gygax wrote:
> you may find that some musicians are too sensitive to the in-ear  
> monitors
> due to their generic shape. This same issue may cause some leakage  
> to get
> back into the mics, that is, you may get a big enough gap due to a  
> lose
> fit.

I guess each person should have their own set of in-ears?


> The advantage is that you don't need to send too high of a signal into
> them and that'll avoid a high level leakage.

But that and the small size means usually less low end. Do the in- 
ears provide enough bass for a smooth tone, to feel comfortable?


> Lastly, some singers prefer to have one ear on the monitor and one  
> off so
> that they can hear themselves. I guess you can always tape over the
> hanging monitor and carry on.

Usually I switch one channel of the monitor mix off and I guess in- 
ears are just small phones and I could do the same, not?


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Peter Ostry

>>> Are in-ears are comfortable enough, do they deliver a usable sound
>>> quality to get into the right mood even for fragile songs? Do they
>>> provide less leakage? What do singers say to that kind of monitoring
>>> - do they feel more free or more "plugged"?
>>
>> On 17.01.2006, at 18:39, Otto Gygax wrote:
>> you may find that some musicians are too sensitive to the in-ear
>> monitors
>> due to their generic shape. This same issue may cause some leakage
>> to get
>> back into the mics, that is, you may get a big enough gap due to a
>> lose
>> fit.
>
> I guess each person should have their own set of in-ears?

that would be ideal


>
>
>> The advantage is that you don't need to send too high of a signal into
>> them and that'll avoid a high level leakage.
>
> But that and the small size means usually less low end. Do the in-
> ears provide enough bass for a smooth tone, to feel comfortable?

if you don't EQ your signal, you'll be hard to please everyone.

>
>
>> Lastly, some singers prefer to have one ear on the monitor and one
>> off so
>> that they can hear themselves. I guess you can always tape over the
>> hanging monitor and carry on.
>
> Usually I switch one channel of the monitor mix off and I guess in-
> ears are just small phones and I could do the same, not?

If you have individual routes to each set of monitors, you certainly can
do this. My setup is low cost and most people share signals in a variety
of combinations. So, closing off a channel may affect some who need it.

-otto

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Audio, Recording, Network Engineering / Percussion
GxM Consulting
Philomath, Oregon, US