Accessories Self-contained in-ear monitor

[Tonehole]

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I have found an android app (Sound Amplifier) that allows me to plug external wired mike and headphones into my phone and sound transfers straight through.

Would please list the app for us? You using wired earphones and mic how do you plug them both in?

 

[Vetinari]

Would please list the app for us?
Are you using wired earphones or buds?

' Sound Amplifier ' wired

 

[Tonehole]

So you use a spliter like this -

Plus this app- Sound Amplifier App - App Store​

So how well does it work? These apps seem to be intended for hearing impaired and this app does not allow recording. There are few similar apps that do allow voice inhancement and background recording.

A good work around but I think I might spend a little more for a system designed to record with better sound and recording management if using a phone. But this will work.

Thanxs for sharing this. 👍

 

[Vetinari]

@Tonehole app in google playstore its android not apple. Different ap actually called Sound Amplifie Something similar. Not actually used it and doubt I ever will. I only found it and tried it for this thread. With my galaxy phone the adaptor has to suit the the correct dac to ger sound uot of the usb c. May be just a samsung thing

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[SuperAction80]

I've always had trouble hearing myself when playing with other folks - and rather than blow harder (and thus increase the overall volume) I find it's better to use some sort of personal monitor. You can think of it as a sort of hearing aid I suppose.

Standard IEM's would do the trick. If it's a gigging situation you're looking to use this for, a simple X-vibe would handle the work load quite well. A few caveats here. You need a decent multi-driver bud to get the most out of the IEM. I recommend KZ's buds since their cheapest options are as good as $200 Shures. Go for their higher end stuff, without a traditional speaker, and you have something special. You'll have to spend time figuring out which foam insert fits your ear canal best. Too big and it's irritating, too small and you lose bass response and add bleed through. That perfect size will bring the bud to its fullest potential. Those graphene drivers produce a sound cleaner than clean. It's hearing aid tech designed to use your own ear canal to produce the sound.

Digital boards work with IEM's better than analogue. That's been my experience at least. Better preamps and a ton of rackmount processors are built into even the cheapest boards. If you have someone who knows how to run them, you're in for a great experience. I usually keep every microphone and instrument at unity in my mix while giving myself a +3db boost in order to offset the reverberation of sound that the saxophone is already producing in my skull. Sound from the mouthpiece is omnidirectional and does vibrate the bones in your head, so you have to offset this. Keeping everything else at unity gives me one volume to focus on with my receiver. If it's comfortable, it's loud enough. That +3db on your channel allows the mic'd saxophone sound to just cut through what you're already hearing in your head. If you're using effects, it also allows you to hear them against the rest of the mix.

An isolated saxophone monitor can be fabricated with a preamp and headphone jack, however you do run the risk of mishearing what the band is doing around you. The Soundwaves from other instruments are being partially blocked and altered by going through the headphones and into your ears. The possible results are a hit to your intonation by your adjusting to this altered sound. There's also missed opportunities to play off of certain improved licks from other musicians, because you simply couldn't hear them.

 

[Tonehole]

Is this what you are recomending? I could do with a new set!

https://www.amazon.ca/Headphone-Faceplace-Detachable-Silver-Plated-Audiophile/dp/B0BD812JRN/ref=sr_1_11?crid=1K3NUYS9NWFU3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.69qn7hyi8qos1bRjRUxcpH_yuBEcruLRgcJ7ltTWYUfTbEQDQOyROIIm0emYbic1io1EWCWdx6H2EplB3LVXvAeAALfit6q-KsOYyhNe5LMz8RNKAV18K-67K9Pi7o5evxsZImrAZc9wwAODDcilXHWVyLpLs93B6fXV4oE1p5fJGrPc6e2V5bsXlluD6Hc9s22DInqH0iFd9y9DKDWSvews-N118WLXinK2iD7jrv433NkmQAJPoHY4cHVfwhEmMIk2yR2vRQn5Avep2DWDPdqlFSHLzADshbwJ7rBOjfc.u0TSVumbwVx3XsZEFyZ86hSs2B7i3hWoVlkTmHu6jcw&dib_tag=se&keywords=kz%2Bzs10%2Bpro&qid=1775522706&sprefix=kz%2Caps%2C428&sr=8-11&th=1

 

[lig]

^^^ I have the Chi-Fi KZ10s for a backup pair. When used with a nice foam tip like the Comply they sound great for the price.