Name: What Are In-Ear Monitors And Why Do Singers Use Them?
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or seen your favorite musicians performing live on TV,

you may have noticed that they were wearing these, in-ears.

But what are they listening to through them?

Well, a year back, I did a short video on these

that I thought I'd give you a more in-depth view.

it is really critical that you can hear yourself clearly.

And traditionally, this was done with wedges.

are a wedge shaped loudspeaker floor monitor.

These are placed on stage facing the performers

Legend has it that The Beatles were the first people

to use onstage monitors when they couldn't hear themselves

Their sound engineers decided to simply turn

some of the speakers that were facing the audience

around to face the band so they could hear themselves.

in the form of hearing health, sound quality,

Something smaller and more effective was needed.

And this came about in the form of the in-ear monitor.

The first basic homemade in-ears were made in the 1970s,

and they were essentially earbuds attached to a radio pack.

and were certainly not available to the everyday musician.

More effective in-ear monitors were made by Chris Lindop

These were better sound quality, although not perfect.

However, these were not made with hearing health in mind,

from the loud noises from the band or audience.

And they weren't for sale in the public forum.

until any significant development occurred.

Then, in 1995, a sound engineer called Jerry Harvey,

who has an amazing CV, he's worked with people like Kiss,

Motley Crew, Morrissey, The Cult, KD Lang,

and Linkin Park to name a few, was working with Van Halen.

felt the noise from the monitors was hurting his ears,

nothing created complete isolation from external sounds.

and didn't give the musicians an accurate representation

He created the first ever dual speaker custom in-ears,

This allowed a greater frequency of sounds to be heard,

so it was much better quality, and it had true isolation.

Skid Row were touring with Van Halen at the time

and was so impressed by it that they offered

Since then, the work of many sound engineers

they became accessible to the everyday musician

and what they do, and what makes them so great.

they create a seal between your ear canal

and the in-ear monitor themselves, creating isolation.

So, here are eight reasons why they work.

Because the in-ears fit really tightly into the ear,

the seal between the in-ears themselves and your ear canal

It also means that the sound coming from the monitors

Which leads me on to number two, hearing health.

It's no surprise given the loud environment

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What Are In-Ear Monitors And Why Do Singers Use Them?

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