Dave's Ear Piece

little ants734 · Post by **little ants734** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:15 am

Hey guys, this is probably a stupid question.. but what is that ear piece Dave always wears for? Is it so that Carter can talk to him and tell him when what to do and when to start solos?

Machtimus · Post by **Machtimus** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:20 am

It's so he can hear me telling him what to play and how to play it.

little ants734 · Post by **little ants734** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:43 am

oh cool thats what i thought.. just wanted to make sure haha

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:08 am

IEM (In Ear Monitor), lets the band talk back and forth between songs and jams and such. and hear themselves since onstage you cant hear a damn thing when playing.

ericwormann · Post by **ericwormann** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:48 am

The In Ear Monitors are used for two things:
Primarily, they are used so they can hear the rest of the band. Each band member has their own mix in their ear monitor. For example, Dave probably has his voice louder so he can hear if he's hitting the notes and whatnot, and probably a lot of drums so he can keep time, while Boyd probably has more violin and drums in his monitor, etc. Most smaller bands and performers use stage monitors, which are the big speakers on the floor in front of them pointed right at them, but IEM's are used by larger bands because you can really block out all other sound since they're right in your ear. They're a buttload more expensive, though.

The other use they have is to talk to each other on stage without talking into the microphones that go out over the main speakers.

little ants734 · Post by **little ants734** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:36 am

ok I understand now.. how do they talk back and forth if there isnt a mic around.. i mean i know carter has a microphone by his drums but how does everyone else communicate? Is there a mic on their shirt?

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:13 am

little ants734 wrote:ok I understand now.. how do they talk back and forth if there isnt a mic around.. i mean i know carter has a microphone by his drums but how does everyone else communicate? Is there a mic on their shirt?

If I remember correctly, I think Dave had a mic on his shirt at the Hershey show, so that might be what that was for. Or I could have just been imagining it.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:50 am

they use the voice that resonates in your ear canal. block your ears and talk...there is a microphone in the IEM inside the canal that picks that up.

Sciaracastro · Post by **Sciaracastro** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:24 am

i like tictacs wrote:they use the voice that resonates in your ear canal. block your ears and talk...there is a microphone in the IEM inside the canal that picks that up.

cool

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:26 am

that's like motherfucking navy seals type shit

MOE.PHISH · Post by **MOE.PHISH** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:22 pm

Easy E wrote:that's like motherfucking navy seals type shit

Nuladion · Post by **Nuladion** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:15 pm

MOE.PHISH wrote:
Easy E wrote:that's like motherfucking navy seals type shit

I was thinking more secret service

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:18 am

The ear piece Dave wears is so Tim can tell him what to play. He's hiding under the thing that Dave stands on

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:56 am

Kevin wrote:The ear piece Dave wears is so Tim can tell him what to play. He's hiding under the thing that Dave stands on

that joke sucked a month ago and it sucks today.

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:25 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
Kevin wrote:The ear piece Dave wears is so Tim can tell him what to play. He's hiding under the thing that Dave stands on
that joke sucked a month ago and it sucks today.

Don't be jealous cause you didn't think to bring it back up

I thought it was more than a month ago...I was hoping a TR'er would remember it.