Re: Beginner

[Dan Dugan <>]

Vicki Powys, you wrote,

>I know some people do use sealed headphones, but personally I can't stand
>them!  I use open-air headphones with no feedback problems.  In the field I
>can also hear what is happening in reality, as well as what I'm recording.
>If I need a directional cue I simply turn back the headphone volume to 0
>(which doesn't affect the recording level), then I can hear what else is
>happening around me.

I'm of the opposite school, I want to exclude the real sound so I can 
be fully aware of what my mics are hearing. I use Sony earplugs that 
block the ear canal completely. I've heard the Etymotic Research 
earplug phones are flatter, but more expensive.

-Dan Dugan


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