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I'm Clint and I am a "Creative-Tech". A Creative-Tech creatively uses technology to enhance creativity. That's what I do and that's what I share that with you, the real-world creative and the real-world technology enthusiast. I'm a Jesus follower, a family man, a church tech guy, a tech geek, a musician, a live sound and recording engineer, a film maker, a story-teller.
Just bought my first iems. Microphonics noises were driving me crazy until i found your video. Puting cable in my back fixed at least 80% of the rumble noise cable was making! Thanks!
Hi! What code did you try? I checked with my contact at Canopy and he said both codes are active and people have used them since they fixed it a few weeks ago. Side note - you have to use the code when you sign up on the website first - not from the app download. After signing up on the website, you can download the app and use it. Website is www.canopy.us and the code is CLINTB20
Iv tried singing with custom mold earplugs that attenuate sounds to a degree and let you hear sound fairly clear. But when Iv done that all I really hear is the loud boom of my voice in my body. I wonder if IEMs cause this issue. It’s like sticking your fingers in your ears and then talking, you hear your voice internally . I don’t get how an IEM can be much better other than to blast it to Unhealthy volumes to compensate . My issue is I have hypersensitive ears, so blasting an amp over a drum set with no protection is a no go, even loud bars are too much for me. I’d love for IEMs to work but I’m not trying buy em only to realize It’a chasing the same issue or they have to be unreasonably loud to work properly.
Yeah - good points. If you have the flexibility and inputs, you might try placing an ambient mic at your position and have that fed to your IEMs. Just an idea, but it might allow you to dial in just enough ambient/stage sound to not feel so closed in and relieve the finger in your ears effect but still enjoy the benefits of IEMs. There are also some in ear or personal monitoring systems that offer a built in mic on the little personal mix device that will do the same thing without having to mess with adding a mic and freeing up an input.
Do it brah! It’s great. I got tired of having to manually allow every website the kids asked for. I use a combo of Apple Family screen time and Canopy. I use Apple Family for managing downtime and app requests, and Canopy mainly for filtering, but it can manage downtime as well. Good on you for taking care of the boys and caring about their souls and hearts! Love ya bro!
Even with dumbo ears, you are fearfully and wonderfully made! But your in-ear tips might not be. You might try foam tips. Squeeze them down by rolling them in between your fingers. Then insert them and hold them there until the foam expands back out and fills and conforms to your ear canal. Not sure if it will make it fit better, but worth a shot. Good luck!
I had mines on backwards the whole time Dammm. I had my wires backwards. Wonder why I had no seal and my cable was acting weird. Thanks for this video.
You can loop a rubber band around the cable just loose enough so it can slide, but also be secure if your IEMs don't have a slider. The snap style hair barrette can also be used. (not to attach it to your hair, but simply to hook the cables together. )
If it’s designed to move, you should be okay to give it a little extra umph. Of course, if it feels like you might damage the cable, don’t force it. It might depend on the set of in ears if they’re designed to move. Someone else in the comments had a good idea about using a rubber band or some sort of tiny hair clip.
Good question! I think using them for playback or computer sound would be different and one earbud isn’t an issue. The issue with using one earbud in a live stage/musician situation is that you tend to compensate in volume on the one earbud by turning it up to higher levels than it should be and boosting EQ to levels that may damage hearing. When people remove one ear, it’s typically to hear the stage and house sound - maybe they’re having trouble hearing a vocal or other element of the band or even the crowd, so they take one out. It’s not a big deal in a moment of a troubled in-ear mix, but getting accustomed to doing that like some do (particularly worship leaders and those in worship bands) can have damaging results over time. It’s better to work with your sound tech on tweaking the mix and even providing stage/house mics to provide that ambient and stage sound. When you break the seal of two buds in the ears, you kill the low (bass) frequencies. And you’ve entered the battle of stage volume within a closed ecosystem designed to eliminate that battle. So people unintentionally boost the bass, boost overall volume, and boost individual channels in their one ear to compensate for what’s lost when they removed the second earbud. Hope this is helpful!
If they’re specifically made to be real IEMs for stage use, they’ll usually be designed to be used by going over top the ear and the cable wraps behind. It’s hard to use them without wrapping because of the way the unit is designed and the way it’s angled. They won’t stay in correctly if they’re NOT inserted “upside down”. If they’re in ear headphones standard to what maybe someone might buy for typical music listening (Apple ear buds, etc…), then they’re most likely not made to be wrapped behind and they’ll just hang out of the ear as normal. Normal ear buds won’t be as stable as properly inserted made-for-stage IEMs. Hopefully this helps!
@clintbeasley yeah, thanks! So it's all about how stable they sit in your ears... I bought the truthear hexas, and I realized I won't wear them in public anyway, so the cable going over the ear thing isn't a problem anymore
Absolutely! Glad it was helpful. I need to do some more; VR and the meta-scape is changing so fast! This video was a year ago and AltSpace has shut down since then. 🤷♂️
how do people put the earbuds inside their ear? Everytime I try on new earbuds, it just falls right out. I tried the raycons, apple airpods, and some iems. It just doesnt work for me!!! :(
Yep - different sized ear tips is a good idea. Also try foam ear tips. They can be crushed and then will mold to your ear canal as they expand. OR go full throttle and get custom ear molds made for your ears.
Had ur problem for years, until I bought airpods pros, these just fit perfectly (small ear tips), I also purchased a Moondrop Aria which also stay in with small ear tips 👌🏻
I THINK we purchased a set of KZ IEMs at a church I worked at. If I recall, I didn’t like them very much. BUT as far as fit, if they came with other sizes of ear tips, try a larger or smaller size. Also - if it came with moldable foam tips, try those. The foam tips you can squeeze to shrink, then insert them in your ear and hold them while the foam expands and creates a good seal.
Might be a good case for custom ear molds. A lot of these IEMs you can swap the tips for custom ear molds. There are even some budget models that allow for that. 👍
Also - try the foam tips if you have them. You can squeeze the foam smaller, insert them, then hold the IEM for a minute while the foam expands to your ear canal. Creates a good seal which is crucial for the bass response.
@@clintbeasley I ordered some small size foam tips but they sent me medium, and are now not reacting to my e-mails . The universe doe not want me to have iems it seems.
I had this yesterday, was recording a music video with my band and during one take I sat down on my cable, leant forwards for the intro and immediately they were both ripped out of my ears, I actually had done all of these tips but didn't clock it in time haha. Hurt like hell and we needed to restart 😂
😆 “thanks a lot, LOUIS! You’re always the one to kill the perfect take, man.” Hopefully your band laughed it off. And the camera guy. Hope the shoot went well otherwise! 🤘
If your IEM cord doesn't have a cinch bead, you can secure them by simply tying a simple overhand knot in the cable. It actually works better than the cinch bead because it never gets loose.
Hey! I can’t remember off the top what the app was called. It was some random camera app on the android App Store. I’ll have to look next time I have it on my hands.
The sliding thingy doesn't work because of my CCA CRA cable so I need to buy new cable. Also do you have tips because my tips feel a bit weird and was considering to buy those memory foams tips
Yeah the sliding thingy is key. I’m using just the rubber/silicon tips. But I DO like the foam tips. If you put them in right, they create a really good seal which is great for bass response. However, they’re harder to pop in and out on a whim as you come and go because you have to squeeze them down then hold them in position in your ear until they expand. Give them a try though! Thanks for the question!
Man, thanks for making this video. It answered a lot of questions and secured some thoughts that I’ve had about this space. Also, amazing job on the capture and editing… that is soooo much time invested in this one production.
Thanks brother! It really did take a ton of production time. More than I like to spend on one video. But I'm thankful it was informative and helpful! That makes it worth it. It's such a crazy place we've arrived in with technology and cool to look back to see how it got here and explore the Gospel opportunities. Many blessings, sir!
Yes! Although they should fit a little more naturally and without as much wiggling. Definitely the behind the ears and sliding the little plastic tension relief piece up is crucial. Thanks for the view and the question!
Be warned. If you activate “tap to click” you may inadvertently graze the trackpad while typing especially in Microsoft Word. This will cause your cursor to move over a previously typed section causing errors. It can be a royal pain to keep having to correct what you type.
Great point! I think the Mac tries to intelligently sense the wrist as to not inadvertently make curser moves, but that doesn’t always work. Def a good thing to note! Thanks!
