Klarinet Archive - Posting 000688.txt from 2002/01

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Earplugs
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:29:19 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blake Arrington [mailto:klarinetteman@-----.com]
>
> Let me put my vote in for the ER-15's. I have a set. The mold was made
> here at UNT and then sent off. I got them in about 2 weeks. I wouldn't
> suggest the 25 decibel attenuators b/c it just cut out too much
> sound. It
> only took me a few rehearsals to "trust" that I sounded okay.
> For a while I
> would put a plug in my left ear (darn 3rd tpt player) and leave the right
> ear open just to make sure, but now I'm used to the sound with both plugs
> in. The best thing about these plugs is that they don't make everything
> sound muffled like regular foam plugs do. They cut out the sound equally
> over the range of frequencies.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> J. Blake Arrington
> Clarinet Performance Major
> University of North Texas
> Principal Bass & Eb Clarinet--Irving Symphony Orchestra

I don't use the 25's for playing either. However, I use them all the time
when I go to concerts. Usually it is for rock shows, however, I also used
them the night I worked with the Maynard Ferguson Big Bop Nuveau (where we
had 110dB SPL- C weighted!- at front of house)... It has been a total
lifesaver to have them.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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