Best DJ Earplugs - protect your hearing!?

[@theaverageguy3884]

Videos like this not get many views or likes. But thanks again for sharing information like this. Please keep up the good work you do. We need more positive teachers like you 👊

[@demonicmaleficentviciously140]

Man Ive been djing since i was 11 and I noticed ringing almost immediately because it was hard to sleep after a night of djing with my brothers. At 23 I had to take some time away because shit got bad. The damage is irreversible as said by my doctor so take your hearing seriously! I got back into djing after college but i use eargasms and theyre pretty legit.

[@msalem17]

I never go to a club or show without ear plugs for the last several years, a life-saver. I have been preferential to Etymotics but with prolonged use get a little uncomfortable, will be looking for custom fits soon

[@tonyscholer1493]

Holy hell the that's what she said made me laugh so loud. Having played the drums for over 30yrs, I can say without a doubt that earplugs are the way to go in any loud music situation. When I don't have my plugs in, I over play and wear myself out trying to be as loud as the rest of the group. When I have plugs in AND some other ear protection on (headphones), I over play because I think that if my drums are this quiet to me, well then, they must be quiet to everyone else. Not the case and I just wear myself out. Trusting your equipment is one of the hardest lessons to learn.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thanks Tony!

[@nicp5640]

Yes!!! More people need to talk about hearing protection and get themselves educated! Great video! 😁

[@seb5587]

Super important video. I already got tinnitus. In my case it originated from one night in a super loud small club. Whenever the DJ would start applying effects to the mix and making it really noisy, I would cover my ears, and right after the drop hits, I would uncover my ears. I think this is what fucked up my ears. Because I went from very silent to super noisy immediately. And I did that a couple of times.

[@seb5587]

I now use earplugs everytime I go to clubs or noisy environments. Best investment ever.

[@KoolKyle_Adventures]

My Ears say thank you for the great info!! Thanks for always doing your best on these videos, I always learn here.

[@Atem_S.]

since I change headphone to in ear monitor, am never going back! Feels like am listening to my headphone in my room! Perfect to block all sound! If I cut the audio they become earplugs and since thy are in ear, I barely have to put up the volume to hear crystal clear sound! Took a lot to find a affordable pair but I have to admit my BASN Bsinger MC100, excited my expectation and super easy on the wallet!

[@damiang1089]

Do you then use ear plugs when just hanging around in the club?

[@TheSamBlundell]

@@damiang1089 I’ve started bringing them to louder clubs and it’s the extended periods of loud noise that really does damage so I’ll alternate throughout the night, wearing them for an hour or so at a time just to take the edge off

[@Atem_S.]

@@damiang1089 i don't hang in clubs! Am a after hour guy and never had a buzzing ear from there!

[@SeattleFocusBlue]

Really good info. Thank you for putting this together.

[@davidhamming6206]

As an audience member, as a general rule I would suggest staying at a safe distance from the speakers, so usually in the front left and right are danger zones (for some reason you always end up there though...) but yeah I think I have the standard fit musician earplugs and they are a real game changer. Makes the music actually sound better than without, takes out some of the noise and distortion I feel

[@drewblanche]

Immediately came here after watching It’s All Gone Pete Tong ❤

[@specialtater]

I'm a big fan of Earasers - my hearing has become super sensitive to high frequencies due to exposure in my 20s so even going to a concert or club nowadays I always take (and wear!) my earplugs

[@rgfxnet]

I think you lose high frequency with ear damage. I never heard of ears becoming more sensitive. Ah Hyperacusis sorry to hear that.

[@specialtater]

@@rgfxnet Possibly ... but I know what I'm hearing :D

[@marekdenn]

Really great info. Going to look into getting some acoustic friendly ear plugs for sure. Thanks for the great video!

[@JohnSmith-kn5wt]

EarDial HiFi Earplugs. A complete godsend.

[@trancepower1205]

Your the man! Thanks for your help! 👍👊

[@katieasante]

I used to produce music on a daily basis and developed tinnitus which was temporary but it is intermittent. As a result, I never go anywhere without earplugs. Unfortunately I stopped producing fora few years, but I’m slowly coming back to making music on a part time basis

[@justinrabaut]

Best DJ content out here !

[@alreadydropdead]

This sound and volume little series is amazing Andrew. Thank you very much! Played at the event the other night. No booth speakers, but the main speakers were fairly close and facing the crowd. At some point during the set I realized that my headphones level was a lot higher than when I just jam for myself. At the time it didn’t feel too loud, but when I got home I realized my ears were ringing for a bit. Would you say ear plugs would help in this case? Or should I look into other headphones that can block out more noise?

[@alechernandez5506]

Maybe earplugs, since the headphones are coming off between transitions (for most DJs).

[@vishnuvijayan4805]

Thank you so much for picking up this topic. Learned a lot today. Looking forward to your next video. :)

[@ntonioproductions1591]

Forgot to mention minuendo earplugs, they're absolutely amazing!

[@christianbellucci5999]

Allways waiting for your new Video. I Love your enthusiasm ! puts me a smile in the face too! Grat an informativ content🙏🏻👍

[@bigdaz7272]

Important topic for sure. You don't wanna end up like Frankie Wild xD James Hype wears In Ear Buds to DJ (Shure iirc) with so they can give you pretty good protection from being in a loud club if you leave them in like He does. Also using Headphones with ANC(Active Noise Cancelling) but again you need to leave them over your Ears not around your neck xD Its also worth mentioning for those that pump the volume of 'lower Bitrate/quality' music/KZbin Rips these are far far far far far more fatiguing on the Ears than if you played less compressed music at the same volume for the same time. Try it. Make a playlist of 320mp3/Flac/Wav and then convert them all to 128/192mbps MP3. Crank the volume, play your Higher Bitrate playlist, then a few Days later the Low Bitrate playlist under the same conditions/time/volume ect a Couple of Days later.

[@SianaGearz]

I can't really see ANC working properly in a very loud music situation, not without introducing comb filtering artefacts. Also listening fatigue and hearing damage are probably not anyhow connected. After all for each of the MP3 filterbands, the output energy is the same as for the uncompressed input material in each encoder window, just some of it was substituted by synthetic noise instead of the original material. It's also more likely to distribute the energy over time rather than preserve sharp and damaging peaks. There's any number of things that sound unpleasant without incurring physical damage to your ears.

[@VeteranTreeGroup]

Sage advice Andrew thanks mate x

[@mulisaurus]

"That's what she said..." - DJ Michael Scarn

[@DJEL011]

Thank you so much Andrew

[@busahousemusic7373]

Great info thank you for sharing!

[@stefanocanali7209]

Interesting tips Merci

[@dhrbakker8032]

I just love your videos, fantastic content!! Shout out at 120db Thanks!

[@lindsaycripps1597]

Great video and extremely informative. Just the information I needed.

[@matthockman]

Great info here! Thanks Andrew!

[@nikakebuladze]

Thank you andrew, once again great information

[@petrolpixie]

What about using in ear monitors and using split cues? That way you only have to have the iem up loud enough to hear and it blocks out the loud club speakers

[@marekdenn]

Thanks Andrew! 🔥

[@TheKaanKar]

Love this thank you

[@martinsmallman]

Hitting my 50's now and I've worn Etymotics at virtually all club and concert events I've gone to over the decades with much scorn and shit received from others. Still, I'm developing some tinnitus now but I know it would be much, much worse had I not worn plugs. I took a lot of shit in younger years like "if it's too loud, you're too old", and a lot lot worse. But fukem my mates are now saying gee I wish I'd done what you you did and wore plugs. They are honestly the best and cheapest investment ANYONE who love clubs, concerts and music in general can make for their future. Trust me... it's not now it's 30 years down the track you'll be regret not looking after your ears. Remember once you lose your hearing music is gone from your life FOREVER. Think about that for a moment.

[@damiang1089]

Thanks for the video Andrew - I am currently using Alpine musicsafe plugs with a -15db and the have been good if a little uncomfortable but due to the scene I'm into Bassline House (as you can imagine is bass heavy) I am going to get fit for custom plugs before long. the only problem is hearing people talking to you.

[@stebarker1641]

Amazing advice as always ❤

[@jacobourregozuluaga3724]

Hi mister. Could you please Explain how to use slicer mode please? In my case for house and techno

[@KYLOWW]

Thanks for the info. 😎🙏

[@samanthavalle8602]

Hi there! Just had a qq! When you are djing and can’t control the sound in the booth, do you wear earplugs while djing?:)

[@_733t]

I couldn't afford pro audio monitoring equipment. I played and went to too many gigs without protection or proper protection and I'm only 33. I used to wear no protection as a teen and half the time when I was practicing drums, when I got into my mid 20's I was taking it seriously as I noticed the signs, but I still couldn't afford the equipment, all my money went on replacing broken gear and my car, I would even use industrial ear defenders combined with regular in ear earphones to provide my click, but on the bigger venues like Sound Control, the PA and monitors were so loud that I'd crank my click to full volume on the laptop, receiver and transmitter until it was painful and I could still barely hear it with 2 layers of protection. Now my ears are completely fucked, I've had trouble with conversation for years and years. I have hyperacusis now after covid and a night at Satan's Hollow put the final nail in the coffin. for a good few months it was the worst, everyday sounds like cars on a wet road were driving me mad and to despair, it has improved slightly but I can only enjoy low volume sounds now, everything else can spike and cause discomfort and a distorted sound as if it's come from a broken speaker. I don't even need that much exposure for things to really get bad, I walked into the cinema and after the first hour I was covering my ears. As a musician it's honestly ruined a huge part of my life, if I could go back I'd have just forked out for proper in ear moulded monitors.. I had an amazing time and nothing is quite like hearing the real thing at full blast, but you will live to regret it.

[@TheDJConnect]

Great review

[@tchip-bc1gp]

hello , what the attenuation Djs uses in general ? i'm thinking of -17 db

[@geraldeather3648]

Totally agree 👍

[@glitchsteal]

Really great video! As someone who DJ's, attends and helps run bush parties, and as a construction worker hearing protection is a high priority in my life. For my musical events I use Alpine's Music Safe Pro earplugs, which fit well and have a few filters to choose from. To touch on what you said about earmuffs, the subwoofers we use at bush parties tend to be large and horn loaded, allowing for people to sit in or on them (to REALLY feel the bass). We both use and recommend that earmuffs be used on top of earplugs because the volume and pressure is just so great, but for general festivals and clubs it's probably not recommended. To touch on custom fit earplugs, are there any companies or services you would recommend in Aus? I would love to get a set but I can only find one company which are quite pricey.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

To get custom ones in Aus is quite expensive, I just went to an ear specialist but then there's the appointment and then getting the plugs, could easily cost $500 ish.

[@kierenmoore3236]

I’m concerned about my hearing; I seem to hear people say “okay?!” at least twice, and sometimes three or four times, every sentence.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Sorry to hear that:(

[@danbiohack5353]

Since it's hair, could we use a rogain dropper to regrow them? XDXD

[@DJ-Dorian]

🙌🏻😎🙌🏻

[@SianaGearz]

Never ever trust frequency response plots from the earplug manufacturers. Don't compare paper specs. Listen to them YOURSELF. Equal broad attenuation is not what you want due to Fletcher Munson curves and various perceptual and individual peculiarities. You don't compare headphones by on-paper specs either do you, you plop them on your silly noggin right and figure whether they sound right to you, so why spec shop earplugs? I think the new Alpine PartyPlug sounds remarkably nice, is SUPER comfy (which is not something i could say about 3M EAR HiFi and the identical Etymotics) and it's dirt cheap as well, at least as long as you're European. I have been largely wearing Alpine for over 20 years but until the recent ones wasn't 100% satisfied with the sound, but they arrived there i feel now. I always have SOME ANY pair of music protection earplugs clipped to my belt, won't leave house without them, and i wear them at music events, the only exception is if the music is so quiet that someone speaking comfortably would overpower it. All of my peers even if they only have exposure to loud music once every 2 weeks, have had 20dB worse hearing than me at the minimum by the age of 35. You're kidding yourself if you think you rescued your hearing by giving your ears a week of rest, you likely made it less bad than it would have otherwise been, but your hearing is already severely degraded, i can guarantee you that. Apropos beers and alcohol. I'm fairly certain that the combination of alcohol and loud volume is MUCH worse for ears than loud music alone. Stop drinking, just stop, music is all you need, and if you need alcohol, then the music isn't good enough, get better music.

[@bitterXboifren]

the car is where i do the most damage

[@_733t]

anybody else suffering distorted hearing after covid?

[@mattjackson1732]

I’m currently suffering from tinnitus

[@Noa15Lv]

Yeah, i hear some ringing as well in ears from time to time. Kinda annoying.