Yeah - guess that's what happens when I try to be hip. Oops, there I go again.
Jake At 09:15 AM 2/1/2010, you wrote: >I'm confused > >FWIW, YMMV > >For What It's Worth - Your Mileage May Vary? > >c > > > > > >>> James B Ewalt <[email protected]> 2/1/2010 10:03 AM >>> >David: > >Veering slightly away from your question, I've had good results using >the old style open or semi-open earphones - something along the lines >of the AKG K240. They give you good recorded sound AND allow ambient >sounds (i.e. your horn) to be heard. They're more pricey than the >earbuds, but they have been used for years by studios and home stereo >listeners, so you might find a pair to try. I haven't tried these >with an iPod or other mp3 player, but an adapter would be required, >and it's possible that the player wouldn't be able to drive them adequately. > >FWIW, YMMV. > >Good luck, >Jake > > >At 03:13 PM 1/31/2010, you wrote: > >I used to write here about the joys of playing along with song > >collection books that have piano or orchestra accompaniment on CD. I > >mp3'd some of these accompaniments for portability. Lately, I began to > >use them with noise-isolating earbuds, so as to not fill up my house > >with loud piano playing, only loud horn playing. > > > >These earbuds (Scosche, pretty good quality) eliminate most of the horn > >sound, so the volume setting for the accompaniment doesn't have to be so > >high. But the timbre of the horn seems very much stripped down - I might > >as well be playing a tin can. This simplified sound though makes it > >easier to hear certain qualities other than stunning lush tone <humor>, > >like intonation and quality of entrances. The experience is a little > >like wearing earplugs when you have to play in a dangerously loud > >environment, except for the accompaniment sound that you want to come > >through. > > > >Has anyone here experimented with this kind of isolation, find it > >useful, unuseful? > > > >David G. > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >post: [email protected] > >unsubscribe or set options at > >https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/jbewalt%40 > iastate.edu > > >_______________________________________________ >post: [email protected] >unsubscribe or set options at >https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/cwilhjelm%40pascack.k12.nj.us >_______________________________________________ >post: [email protected] >unsubscribe or set options at >https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/jbewalt%40iastate.edu _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
