Who brings ear plugs to every show?

[Shum]

#yoho

like someone else said, it's damage control for me too.

[chekov]

fuck tinnitus

[Gewze]

I use cheap ER20's, worked rather well at system even when by the stack all night. For once my ears didn't ring.

YESSS how jammed are they. even have a little pouch and everything! love my pair

[hifi]

didnt u make this thread a while ago?

edit: http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... +ear+plugs

guess not

you were the first one to reply in both threads, wow.

[exfox]

i don't, but i really should. got permanent tinnitus - always had it though and it's not that bad, but i don't want it to get worse

[exfox]

also - i find it interesting to see how different the reactions to that subject are depending on the scene. i used to post a lot on the sonic youth board and the exact same thread came up, except on there people answering they used ear plugs like most of you did were really the exception. most people were like "blasting music full volume day & night - no earplug Policy yolo"

[chekov]

i wear earplugs when i practise mixing at home... probably overkill but i also don't want my tinnitus to get any worse

[dickman69]

didnt u make this thread a while ago?

edit: http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... +ear+plugs

guess not

you were the first one to reply in both threads, wow.

LOL #YOLO prob y i rememberd it

[Marcus]

i wear earplugs when i practise mixing at home... probably overkill but i also don't want my tinnitus to get any worse

You could just turn your headphones down.

[chekov]

i wear earplugs when i practise mixing at home... probably overkill but i also don't want my tinnitus to get any worse

You could just turn your headphones down.

i do hahah

[sigbowls]

its not that loud here at least where I'm standing

[Doozle]

I've got a few packets of disposable ones they hand out from nights out, I'll normally take a packet with me just in case.

[AxeD]

I've got a few packets of disposable ones they hand out from nights out, I'll normally take a packet with me just in case.

This. Those moments when you really don't want to take a break and you feel it's putting a strain on your hearing, just
pop those free plugs in and you're crackin.

[Artie_Fufkin]

I do and I feel so much less fatigued after concerts.

[zerbaman]

Going out to system music with my brand new earplugs...

[pulsar]

Anyone got full-blown tinnitus?

[__________]

Every show - standard. It's silly not to!

also, i was right near datsik during the show and he didnt seem to be wearing any ear protection, do big dj's usually do this?

Any sensible DJ will at least take earplugs to every gig. Unless the system is really quiet there's no good reason to not wear earplugs.
Sometimes I'll take them out when I'm actually on the decks - depends on what the monitoring is like.

lastly, does anyone know if any fairly priced custom ear plugs that allow for some conversation and block all frequencies fairly evenly?

I'm pretty sure most people who do custom moulds let you specify the amount of attenuation you want the plugs to provide.
I'd love some custom plugs but I'd just lose them. I'm quite happy sticking to ER-20s, have lost and re-purchased 3 or 4 pairs of them now.

got a bad case of tinnitus a few years back that passed (or at least I stopped noticing it) after about a year. Got a bit lax after that

Dude, don't get lax! Tinnitus never goes away. The 'sound' of your ears ringing is the 'sound' of any damaged or missing hairs inside your ears - the hairs which pick up vibration in the air and provide you with your hearing to begin with. These don't grow back. Hopefully science will be able to fix our ears in the future, but until then, earplugs at every gig!

[finji]

ER20s every night for me, until I get some better ones. I'm thinking about getting some custom moulded ones; I don't like the way the ER20s stick out of my ears slightly.

[pulsar]

I'm thinking of getting these http://www.acscustom.com/uk/index.php?o ... &Itemid=52 anyone here use them?