you know during live musical performances, are the band wearing ear plugs, they seem to have wires going down leading to something though... i was just wondering whether it just makes it more quieter for them, or is something actually playing into their ears
2006-10-10 05:34:22 · 16 answers · asked by submanant 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The music is very loud onstage, but at the sametime they have to sing. If you've ever tried singing when you can't actually hear yourself it is very difficult to stay in tune. So when you plug your ears you can drown out alot of background noise and actually hear your own voice to make sure that you sound good.
2006-10-10 05:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Curious 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. Because they are subjected to loud music night after night, their hearing gets a battering so they are for the protection of their ears.
2. Because they have the plugs in they can't hear much so need to know what the rest of the band are doing so will generally have a feed of the music the band are playing. Directors can also tell them things while they are on stage.
It may seem pointless because either way they have music blasting into their ears but the ear pieces are generally better than a combination of the amplifiers that are all over the stage blasting them with sound
2006-10-10 12:41:46 · answer #2 · answered by ggreggers123 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They're not ear plugs; they're ear phones. They are basically listening to themselves and the rest of the band through those. There's a spot on the stage where you won't hear anything; all you'll get is what's called "white noise". The band isn't able to hear themselves because of the white noise.
Back in the 80's and 90's bands didn't have earphones; you'd see monitors on the edges of the stage that looked like amps, only they were facing the band.
2006-10-10 12:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by Demon Doll 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are in ear monitors to replace the older system of having physical front of stage monitors that would play back the sound that the audience heard through the stage mixer. It helps isolate the performers from instruments played near them because they would other wise only hear a rather odd balance of sounds unrelated to what the audience is hearing.They have the added benefit of protection hearing too and can be used to provide a reference click track for the band.
2006-10-10 12:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by emread2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are similar to headphones; they are so that the band members can hear themselves and each other. This used to be a big issue; I can remember going to shows in the '70s that were awful, and it was obvious that the band members could not hear each other.
2006-10-10 12:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by dontexhale 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They wear them so they don't get hearing damage from playing so many shows. The "wires" are just a cord that connects the two plugs, so you can take them out and wear them around your neck so the don't get lost.
2006-10-10 12:39:02 · answer #6 · answered by kellenator 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are not earplugs, they are inner ear phones, so they can hear the music and directions from the stage manger et al.
2006-10-10 12:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by psychoticgenius 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's both. some are listening to their own pre recorded song, to keep track during live shows. most have ear plugs to lessen the damage to eardrums after hours of high decibel music.
2006-10-10 12:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by Jenna 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Philipino Chocol@te - what a lovely pseudonym - seems to me to be spot on: preventing extraneous distracting noise is absolutely necessary. I think I'll change my pseudonym, to something like P.C.'s, something macho, like er, erm, er....
2006-10-10 12:51:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the onstage sound is very loud. It can damage your ears.
2006-10-10 12:39:41 · answer #10 · answered by bananaaaaassss!!! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋