Do you wear EAR PROTECTION stuff???

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Posted by Dj Ahter on Oct-07-2002 16:17:

Do you wear EAR PROTECTION stuff???

That may be a stupid questions but...

do you guys wear ear protection while you dj...or do you think you should wear...??

for how long Do you ears keep ringing???

Posted by torontotrance on Oct-07-2002 16:24:

i always carry earplugs with me when i go to nightclubs. Normally I'll wear the earplugs if the sound is too loud (sasha and digweed @ Delta Heavy 2002 in toronto was beyond loud)..i wore them then and i could still hear the music very clearly. Most of the time, I'll wear the earplugs near the end of the night....but it depends. I value my hearing, so i also take them with me and it gives me the option.

Posted by Dj Ahter on Oct-07-2002 16:28:

I've heard that you have to go to a doctor and after the hearing test(measuing what freq. you can hear....they offer you a ear plug and it's made specially, do you know anything about that???

I've seen them but not quite sure...I guess they were blue '!!!

Posted by torontotrance on Oct-07-2002 16:30:

some deejays are starting to wear those. They are special made and custom fitted ear plugs and certain deejays are starting to wear them every so often. Sasha, Digweed, Jimmy Van M, Carl Cox, Pete Tong, Judge Jules and others have bought them.....some english company makes them, I read it in Mixmag like a year ago.

Posted by Dj Ahter on Oct-07-2002 16:36:

But I think it the right thing to do cos....
Let's say you are just starting djing(at the age of 18 or 19)

If you RUIN your ears and you can'T even hear the beats(ha ha ha) what's gonna happen next???

I think it the right thing to do...
I'm looking for that kind of plugs indeed but I'd like to get some -=MORE=- information about them...

Posted by Ekstasis on Oct-07-2002 16:38:

I think I'm going to get a set of these. The other day I noticed my mixing started to suck and couldnt figure out why. Then I started to get nausious, and dizzy. I took a break then kept my headphones off my left ear and everything was fine. Think I may have damaged my hearing pretty bad. Going to the doctors later this week.

Posted by Dj Ahter on Oct-07-2002 16:40:

You better do GO to the doctor...
I was afarid of this thing happening to me in the middle of a set...
MAN!!!
,God bless me

Posted by Haak on Oct-07-2002 19:01:

I've had ringing in my ears for more than a week now after seeing M.I.K.E. and Joy Kitikonti at [email protected]. It was Joy's fault cause he was pulling the mid and hi eq's up during buildups like the madman he is and the sound was overall very loud. Not that bad anymore now though, but I don't think too many of those are too healthy

Posted by STi_WRX02 on Oct-07-2002 20:18:

Everybody should wear ear protection whenever they are in a loud environment. Whether its custom made of bought over the counter, just wear em'. Once you lose ur hearing, it'll never come back. and just think how life would be without listening to trance.

I've already lost some hearing in my left ear from all the partying and days at the shooting range. Now I wear hearing protection all the time in clubs and loud areas.

latez,

Posted by Tony Morello on Oct-07-2002 21:23:

there's some threads on the dj forum with some valuable info

Posted by Jigglypufffff on Oct-07-2002 22:47:

im definitely considering gettin ear plugs esp for the nxt Gatecrasher NEC event nxt month. i remember the last one in march where the bass was so loud it rumbled thru right up to my chest. it was painful...

Ringing in yr ears is a horrible thing .. continued exposure leads to Titinous ... i certainly dont want that ... wivout music id be lost !

Posted by Spad on Oct-07-2002 22:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Jigglypufffff
im definitely considering gettin ear plugs esp for the nxt Gatecrasher NEC event nxt month. i remember the last one in march where the bass was so loud it rumbled thru right up to my chest. it was painful...

Noooo that's the best bit. Especially that speaker on the right of the DJ Booth in crasher Sit with your back to that if flash comes on.... your veins pulse with the beat

You're going to go deaf eventually anyway, abuse your ears while you still can.

Posted by Jigglypufffff on Oct-07-2002 22:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Spad

Noooo that's the best bit. Especially that speaker on the right of the DJ Booth in crasher Sit with your back to that if flash comes on.... your veins pulse with the beat

You're going to go deaf eventually anyway, abuse your ears while you still can.

o yeh the bass i great ... but that was sooo heavy ! the front of the main arena ! OUCH !

btw ... how r u bab ?

xx

Posted by Spad on Oct-07-2002 22:59:

I'm good. You going to Rick's birthday party tomorrow? The flyer cracked me up, our room has the best lineup of the whole club tomorrow, all the others are just funky house shite and we get Nick Riley & Andy Durrant

Posted by Jigglypufffff on Oct-07-2002 23:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Spad
I'm good. You going to Rick's birthday party tomorrow? The flyer cracked me up, our room has the best lineup of the whole club tomorrow, all the others are just funky house shite and we get Nick Riley & Andy Durrant

I REALLY wish me and stef cud make it !! So gutted beyond belief but we both wrking nxt day so cant make it
Still, hope to see you all at NEC? That was th efirst and last time we met you ... the april NEC !

make sure u have a good'n 2mrw nite on our behalf too !

xx

Posted by Spad on Oct-07-2002 23:13:

I have to work too...ah well

Oh and I've seen you since NEC...I'm sure I said hello at Summerslam.

Posted by phyrest0rm on Oct-08-2002 07:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj Ahter

If you RUIN your ears and you can'T even hear the beats(ha ha ha) what's gonna happen next???

I would guess you would have to either get a monitor which shows the beats, or put a glass of water on the speakers and watch for it to vibrate (like in Jurassic Park, hehe)