I’m a drummer. I make music by banging on things with wooden sticks. My relationship with my instrument is purely organic. Cords, wires, buttons, and knobs make me nervous. Don’t even get me started on downloading an app. For playing live, the sound isolating earphones I first used actually provided better hearing protection than the custom fit earplugs I had been using, plus my mix was far cleaner and more consistent than the acoustic monitors I was used to. Even better, I could set my set my volume at a very comfortable volume and still hear everything perfectly. In-ear monitors always seemed like a bad idea to me. When my band decided to try in-ears, I hated the idea. I have always worn earplugs or sound isolating earphones and I have managed to maintain near perfect hearing after almost 50 years of playing professionally. The idea of my entire mix […]