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Topic: Playing in pitch... Do in Ear Monitors help? |
Charlie Thompson
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2013 9:08 am |
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I have noticed on live recordings of steel players, myself included, that sometimes the guitar is very slightly off pitch. I attribute it to large stages, poor stage monitoring, loss of hearing, etc.
Would like to hear from steel players who are using in ear monitors to help play in pitch. I was thinking about keeping a small headphone amp in my rack and feeding the acoustic guitar and steel into one ear only. Any thoughts on this or other suggestions to help play in pitch?.. thanks |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 30 Aug 2013 10:20 am
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One ear only can damage your hearing from what I understand. And yes in ear monitors can really help with pitch. I have heard plenty live recordings where my intonation sounds just awful to me. It can be a nightmare trying to play in tune in many situations.
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2013 10:46 am
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Yes, good monitors.
I think helps to have one instrument in the mix, perhaps acoustic guitar or piano to serve as the reference for pitch.
I played terribly out of tune on a session because they only put bass and drums in my mix. I've realized I have pitch trouble with low register instruments. It wasn't at all obvious until a vocal and guitar were added later. |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2013 11:15 am
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I have been experimenting with good results with this Mackie SRM 150
Mulit-purpose Multi-input unit
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=249555
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MSA 12 String E9th/B6th Universal.
Little Walter PF-89.
Bunch of stomp boxes |
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