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  • …Hearing Protection. If you're going to see live music, you should probably be wearing hearing protection, as sustained exposure to loud noise will damage your hearing.
    MATT: / unnamedculprit | TOM: / tomscottgo
    This video is not sponsored, we are just recommending things we use.
    We both use and recommend Alpine MusicSafe earplugs:
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    British Tinnitus Association:
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  • @mattandtom
    @mattandtom  7 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    I can only apologise about what Tom showed you. Ewww. -- Matt

    • @mattandtom
      @mattandtom  7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      +Matt and Tom And I should apologise for the curiosity-gap title. That was all me! - Tom

    • @manuelbonet
      @manuelbonet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Matt and Tom Slightly clickbaity, but I don't mind

    • @WouterWeggelaar
      @WouterWeggelaar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Matt and Tom I have had the musicsafe plugs for some years now, and they are pretty good indeed. funny enough, I need them more in the intermissions when my band is not playing.. and the loud venue music starts playing

    • @breadwarandcircus
      @breadwarandcircus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Matt and Tom, there is an old musician's trick for dirty earplugs involving ethanol.
      You simply drink the ethanol and you don't care in the slightest if the ear plugs are dirty or not. ;-)

    • @WouterWeggelaar
      @WouterWeggelaar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      oh, and yes, I do wear them during mixing. but I take them out occasionally to hear the real sound (and levels). and I keep a decibel meter running during our gigs

  • @mhutt333
    @mhutt333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "I once saw Justin Beiber in concert-"
    Matt tried to come up with a suitable insult.
    "- and you were there."
    Matt tries to work out how this betrayal has happened.

  • @juniorbriandunn
    @juniorbriandunn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    as someone who now has tinnitus due to years of playing in bands and ignoring everyone .
    DONT IGNORE THIS VIDEO YOU DO NOT WANT IT

    • @charliespinoza1966
      @charliespinoza1966 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brian +

    • @isaacstevens1912
      @isaacstevens1912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I mowed yards for 3 years in high school and never wore hearing protection, now I have tinnitus for the rest of my life :/

    • @rianrushwood1426
      @rianrushwood1426 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Brian fellow tinnitus person here, GET EAR PLUGS YOU DUMBFUCKS. I have tinnitus from birth but it’s been made worse by stupid things I’ve done. Like snapping myself with my swim team cap

    • @missyc13
      @missyc13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Try this, Cup your hand over your ear and tap on the soft part of your hand a few times for about 30 seconds. Enjoy the silence you can use it as much as you need since it isn't permanent fix but can be up to 12 hours in my experience

    • @ashfreywar9862
      @ashfreywar9862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I played a tuba in band class, and the teacher had us sitting in a formation in which the one speaker blasting music into the classroom was right behind my left ear. Like maybe 2 feet away. After one school year of playing tuba with the speaker 2 ft behind my ear, and one summer of ruined hearing that I thankfully eventually recovered from, I started bringing earplugs to band class. Listen to this video, guys. Save your hearing.

  • @NM-wd7kx
    @NM-wd7kx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +812

    I have tinitus, have since I was little, I always wondered why other people seemed confused when I spoke about the 'sound of silence' being a high pitched 'EEEE'.

    • @andymcl92
      @andymcl92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      I remember having similar thoughts as a kid but keeping it to myself incase people thought I was crazy. I currently work in hearing research. It's a funny world :p

    • @Pippy1
      @Pippy1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      N Martindale So thats not only me...?

    • @NM-wd7kx
      @NM-wd7kx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      sadly not :(

    • @alansmithee419
      @alansmithee419 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      For some reason I only sometimes hear a high pitched noise when its silent. I am now for example.
      OK upon checking it seems that its normally caused by my headphones (there shouldn't be any sound coming out of them) or having my fingers over my ears. However if it is very quite I do get a slight noise (very quiet). Can pressure near the ears cause these perceived sounds?

    • @brandonmartin-moore5302
      @brandonmartin-moore5302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same.

  • @TomOConnor-BlobOpera
    @TomOConnor-BlobOpera 7 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    "There are instructions on the packet, if you don't fit them properly, then they're not doing their job properly, and they're not properly protecting you" -- This applies so well to other forms of PPE too.

  • @lucygrainger4860
    @lucygrainger4860 7 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    I went to a rock concert last night and ended up crowdsurfing onto the stage (about 4 times) and in the 5 seconds I spent on stage I realised that it was actually quieter on stage than in the mosh pit

    • @gabemerritt3139
      @gabemerritt3139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Much, you are behind the speakers so the sound isn't directed at you

  • @jayzo
    @jayzo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    I'm working at an Airport, and you really don't know the "oh shit" moment when an aircraft with very, very loud engines is coming towards you, and you can't find your ear defenders. It is painfully loud.

    • @cdnarmymedic
      @cdnarmymedic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Or when you're beside a Main Battle Tank about to fire. Tinnitus for a week.

    • @KevimationYT
      @KevimationYT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      afxinfinitee yeah that sounds very painful.

    • @thegardenofeatin5965
      @thegardenofeatin5965 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Jet aircraft. The loudest non-explosive thing made by man.

    • @Mrsquiggley
      @Mrsquiggley 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Garden of Eatin jet engines are still explosive.

    • @Timeward76
      @Timeward76 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stephen Jay they're not -supposed- to be explosive...

  • @JimFortune
    @JimFortune 7 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    "I'll hit you so hard you'll have to take your earplugs out to piss!" Sounds like a bar threat.

  • @jonashelmke2564
    @jonashelmke2564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I've been performing gigs for close to fifteen years now and I've never realized the "The sound will be better with earplugs in because the sound engineer will be wearing them" thing until now. That's a really good point.

  • @christopherdwyer9496
    @christopherdwyer9496 7 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    I'm a both a sound engineer and DJ who funnily enough likes to go to live gigs as often as I can. I've used the Alpine plugs for many, many years. They are great buy and I believe have saved my hearing. They don't muffle the sound they just suppress the harmful frequencies. I truly do swear by them and I'm using the same pair I purchased over 12 years ago. It's not worth the risk and you wont be the only one wearing them, so there is no excuse.

    • @autistusmaximus8040
      @autistusmaximus8040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i cant imagine caring more about peoples opinion than my ability to hear lmao. as you say just use earplugs theyre not a big deal but tinitus is a HUUUGE deal

  • @Alex-my6me
    @Alex-my6me 7 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    As a music student I was the only person on my entire course to ever use earplugs. Everyone thought I was ridiculous for doing so. Half of them now have tinnitus.
    Custom moulded ear plugs was by far the best thing I spent part of my student loan on.
    Though they don't last forever, you're meant to get new ones every few years as your inner ear does change shape slightly as you age. 10 years later and the ones I got are still usable. Just not as great as a new pair would be.

    • @Qyver
      @Qyver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Out of curiosity, what genre of music were you studying? Even for classical music?

    • @RKBock
      @RKBock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@Qyver I'd guess it doesn't matter. even with classical music, the instrument is still loud enough. 80dB is a modern vacuum cleaner with 800Watt. any musical number performed by a group is louder. and it's even louder for the person that actually has its ear right next to the instrument.

    • @MeghanaUppala-Flute
      @MeghanaUppala-Flute 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      moulded earplugs are too costly for me atm, so what other brands might you say is good?

    • @Alex-my6me
      @Alex-my6me 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MeghanaUppala-Flute Hello from 3 years ago. If you watch the video they specifically mention brands of some of the cheaper types as well as helpfully link to them in the description

    • @MeghanaUppala-Flute
      @MeghanaUppala-Flute 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Alex-my6me ah yes! just saw the description, thank you from the present !
      ;)

  • @misssunnyglasses
    @misssunnyglasses 7 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Today I learned how to put on earplugs

  • @eamonahern7495
    @eamonahern7495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I had the squishy ones at a gig, when I got the sense to start wearing hearing protection, one time and the motivation (even if it was the 2nd best motivation) to keep wearing them at gigs was how much clearer the music was, rather than white noise above a certain level of intensity. I got the ones like Tom's as a package offer when buying through Ticketmaster online a few years ago. I wore them at a Slayer show in Dublin last year and the sound was amazing. Just as a comparison, I took them out briefly and was met with a wall of white noise, thudding bass drums and a booming rumble of bass guitar. So if people believe their hearing is invincible perhaps the clarity of the vocals and instruments can be used to motivate them to use earplugs.

  • @adammullarkey4996
    @adammullarkey4996 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    2:00 Nice Churchill impression! (For those of you who don't know, Churchill is an insurance company here in the UK. The mascot is a bulldog called Churchill, and the slogan is "Oh, Yes!")

  • @ATee-vx6dm
    @ATee-vx6dm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I wish people were told this more often and it was more usual for people to do. It took too many "ear wincing" events and gigs before I realised what damage was being done to my ears... And presumably those I was with as well.

  • @Window_Hero
    @Window_Hero 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    3:35 "I should point out to our viewer" am I the only one? Somehow I think I'm not.

    • @DavidRosstheawesome
      @DavidRosstheawesome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WindowHero Hello Window Hero, fancy seeing you this far from a DoorMonster video

    • @RKBock
      @RKBock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sorry, as I don't watch the video and only scroll through the comments, I can't actually check out your timestamp.

    • @Tvngsten
      @Tvngsten 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RKBock ?????

    • @mynewaccount2361
      @mynewaccount2361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RKBock Uhh

    • @SkittlesNinja1000
      @SkittlesNinja1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      no its just you, no one else watched it.

  • @infrabread
    @infrabread 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    7:40 I worked in metalwork for a few months and I was specifically taught how to put earbuds in. They work well for high pitched noises (Which is great for welding, drilling, using an angle grinder, ECT) but it lets the lower frequencies though.
    This is good because the alarm (For phone calls and breaks don't worry) is low and loud so we can still hear it.

    • @HassanSelim0
      @HassanSelim0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ... that weird moment when you watch two videos in two different channels on the same day and see the same commenter on both videos :D
      Edit: It makes sense now, we probably both watched Tom's Language videos which lead to TH-cam recommending NativLang for both of us and have been kind of following up with it ever since :D

    • @devinpohl5532
      @devinpohl5532 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      TH-cam's comment algorithm puts slightly higher priority on comments posted by those who watch the same things as you. It's not just a coincidence. (fun fact)

    • @HassanSelim0
      @HassanSelim0 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Devin Pohl
      very interesting, and makes sense :)
      (side effect: It makes you kind of live in a virtual bubble. This same thing happens with Facebook News Feed and even Google Searches!)

    • @YT-Observer
      @YT-Observer 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Hassan and I've been linked across and see to be following as well just don't comment much

    • @RKBock
      @RKBock 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they work well, if you don't care about the quality of sound that gets through. which you don't if you work in metalwork. there, their only purpose it to cancel out the high frequencies and let through the lower ones.

  • @axelasdf
    @axelasdf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I only hear the ringing when I think about it. Thanks.

    • @Atexih
      @Atexih 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      axelasdf Have to agree with this one. Always manage to ignore it until someone mentions tinnitus etc.

    • @TheAechBomb
      @TheAechBomb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have a very mild case, and it's only at the very highest end, but it is annoying when it's mentioned

  • @justanotherpiccplayer3511
    @justanotherpiccplayer3511 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a piccolo player, I have to wear professional ear plugs when playing because they're so loud and high pitched, it's bizarre because you can't hear the rest of the orchestra very well but 100% worth it because I've done gigs for years and noticed it going

  • @1UpsForLife
    @1UpsForLife 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Only on my third watch of this video did I notice the clever editing when Matt tries to finish his thought: The X's and O were color coded depending on who interrupted him that time. Brilliant.

  • @RMoribayashi
    @RMoribayashi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I guess I'm an old fart to complain, but crowds at concerts these days are way too noisy. I used to see 20 or more concerts a year in the 70's and 80's and back then people shut up after a song started. If anyone yelled during a song the crowd would turn on them (gotta love peer pressure). Now they all cheer for 30 seconds at the slightest thing. The bassist takes off his hat, big cheer. The guitarist throws a pic into the audience, big cheer. Good luck actually listening to a guitar solo. That and the loud sound are the main reasons I stopped going to anything bigger than a small club. I've already lost enough of my hearing as it is.

    • @justawatchin2
      @justawatchin2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Small clubs aren't really better. I had the closest brush with tinnitus at a tiny club gig. Band was Rolo Tomassi (screaming math metal stuff), ceiling was really low and every surface reflected sound way too well.

    • @RKBock
      @RKBock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      strongly depends on the type of music you listen to and the band.
      I'm relatively young (25) and only went to two concerts so far.
      both from disturbed. Crowds were very respectful and silent. especially at the second concert where the band talked about some very heavy stuff (they talked about depression, suicide, drug abuse, etc.)

  • @bln35
    @bln35 7 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    i watched a good 10 seconds with the sound muted, thinking it was a bad joke...

    • @jakeobryen101
      @jakeobryen101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      smithy No, no you didn’t.

  • @vsolyomi
    @vsolyomi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That's the most serious Matt I've ever seen. And more goofy than usual Tom as well. But serious Matt is nothing short of ominous!

  • @RAINE____
    @RAINE____ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    3:34 "I should point out to our viewer..." - You've got a few more than just one, Tom.

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Four?

  • @RealLuckless
    @RealLuckless 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Define clean..."

  • @tyjuji
    @tyjuji 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    No one expects The Orifice Inquisition?

  • @fidur2
    @fidur2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I'm too used to airhorns in dank videos to be bothered by the one at the end card.

  • @sirdigalot1978
    @sirdigalot1978 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    doing sound for a blues club in chicago i worked at, i was working by the foldback speaker, and one of the musicians dropped the mic right by it and i got full on 100% feedback in my earhole, (until the speaker protector lightbulb blew) i now and basically half deaf in one ear with wicked awful tinnitus.
    same club, we were pulling on one night about 115 db at the sound desk, (the club was basically empty and made of concrete) most nights were well over 95 all night 7 nights a week.
    so yeah hearing damage, tinnitus you name it.

  • @disaidra
    @disaidra 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love my ear plugs. Those with the changeable filters are great for every day life, not just as hearing protection. I sometimes put the lowest ones in if I'm going to be somewhere busy like a shopping centre or a train during rush hour. They're great to take the edge off, but you can still understand what people are saying to you.

  • @Kram1032
    @Kram1032 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Nobody expects the English Orificeition

  • @goose4310
    @goose4310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've always had ringing in my ears for as long as I can remember. I've never been anywhere loud or listen to any loud music.

  • @mckeighanjoshua
    @mckeighanjoshua 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I appreciated the discussion. I've used various types of ear plugs in the military both on the ground and in the air. Infantry and other ground forces used the foamies (or nothing) for decades. Only recently were the reusable ones introduced but they are uncomfortable. When in the cockpit we initially had the foamies (under our helmets) but eventually got the custom molded ones with integrated speakers so the intercom and radio could be heard clearly but the loud engines were muffled. Those type are a godsend. Sadly the changes were instituted later in my career those the constant (and occasionally deafening) tinnitus plus mild hearing loss. Thanks again for the information and entertainment.

  • @clf400
    @clf400 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wasn't expecting the air horn and I loved it.

  • @flensborg82
    @flensborg82 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Don't take your earplugs out to piss." That is good advice. Thank you, Matt and Tom.

    • @flensborg82
      @flensborg82 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      "You don't want to put a dirty thing in an orifice." Laughing forever.

  • @MaraK_dialmformara
    @MaraK_dialmformara 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a fellow linguist, I am fascinated by the utterance "what should I get some god damn?" at about 30 seconds in. It sounds like it should violate an island constraint--that "what" shouldn't be able to move to the beginning of the phrase. And yet it does.

  • @Knight_Astolfo
    @Knight_Astolfo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So much bong discussion.... Mine's right over there! xD

  • @Dr.Death8520
    @Dr.Death8520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ad after the video must have watched it. It was a tinnitus support group ad.

  • @Living_Life_RN
    @Living_Life_RN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It wasn’t Matt that was out of time, Big Ben wasn’t paying attention to Matt’s amazing conducting skills! The musician should always follow the conductor!

  • @paramost
    @paramost 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The '"The sound you hear is your hearing dying" is from Children of Men :)

  • @cassandra2860
    @cassandra2860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've had tinnitus since a fast dodgeball to the ear in 5th grade, a sonic boom at a blue angels show in 2nd grade, and an exploding tire a few years ago. It's noisy when it isn't.

  • @rachelle10
    @rachelle10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6 years later this video is still getting people to order some god damn.

  • @clairekholin6935
    @clairekholin6935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the reason why I kept my earbuds in even after their battery and the phone's battery had run out while at a wedding reception.

  • @toamastar
    @toamastar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I worked in a nightclub for almost over 5 years and I really do regret not wearing hearing protection!!

  • @MetaBloxer
    @MetaBloxer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Get Some God Damn (GSGD)1: Hearing protection
    GSGD2: New socks
    GSGD3: Subtitles

  • @tomkenning5482
    @tomkenning5482 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Came back to this video after a VERY loud gig and I've had ringing in my ears for the last couple hours

  • @Mousy677
    @Mousy677 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is literally just like what having a conversion with Slightly Older Family Members is like I love it

  • @BlownTyre
    @BlownTyre 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    They use some of the expensive headphones in motorsport such as Formula 1 for the drivers, to protect them from the sound of the engines, and also so that they can hear their team on the radio

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those probably have another feature, which is playing sounds that cancel out the incoming sound. So you can get a lot more noise reduction than just insulation would give you.

    • @ruffus910
      @ruffus910 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BlownTyre Im going to be 8 rows up from the track at the Daytona 500 (NASCAR) in February, and Im definitely making sure to have good hearing protection.

    • @BlownTyre
      @BlownTyre 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm going to be going to the British GP in July and I'm going to be taking some. I won't be too far away from the action, so you can never be too sure.

    • @smokingspitfire1197
      @smokingspitfire1197 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I actually use Bose A20 Aviation headsets when I'm flying, they're the same ones Mercedes use!

  • @pocketdialmusic
    @pocketdialmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is my third time buying earplugs through the amazon affiliate link on this video. Least i can do since this video has probably saved my hearing haha

  • @ashpash150
    @ashpash150 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    the best hearing protection I got was when I was in the army I had a set moulded to my ears there amazing you can still hear really well but they some how blocks the sounds that hurt your hearing

  • @BrotherAlpha
    @BrotherAlpha 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I have tinnitus and the volume of the ringing changes. Usually it is low enough that it doesn't bother me at all, but sometimes it will get so loud it will wake me up at night.

    • @KevimationYT
      @KevimationYT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BrotherAlpha aw that is terrible. I can't imagine what that is like.

  • @zach7482
    @zach7482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm going to a show next week. I specifically remembered this video, and came back to see what you guys recommended.

  • @BlobVanDam
    @BlobVanDam 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can't hear those bells without expecting the riff to "Hell's Bells" to kick in.

    • @TheSuperCanucks
      @TheSuperCanucks 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      for me i expect Welcom98 to start playing

    • @seanrodgers1839
      @seanrodgers1839 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not close enough to Hell's Bells, likely just distance and the phone mic.
      I can still tell the opening exactly too though.

  • @Infragelb
    @Infragelb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks guys, i never thought about the issue but i want to secure my hearing and as a college student i am exposed at parties etc a lot.
    I just ordered myself the cheapest alpine plugs and am really happy that you used this channel to not let us make the same mistakes the older people like you did.

  • @henryefry
    @henryefry 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I use the foam ear plugs for practicing bagpipes because I don't want to go deaf but I tune before putting them in and am always surprised how different the bagpipes sound without earplugs. You got me thinking that I might want to invest in some better ear protection.

  • @DontMockMySmock
    @DontMockMySmock ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coming to this video after many years to say, I dont go to concerts much but I find myself at one now without proper preparation and I am p sure I'm going to walk away with hearing damage

  • @CaitiffPrimogen
    @CaitiffPrimogen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember working on a local Battle of the Bands for a couple of years. Myself, one of the older judges, and the sound engineer used to shake our heads at the younger staff who declined our offer of earplugs.

  • @icedragon769
    @icedragon769 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm always distressed by the number of people at metal concerts who seem to not be wearing earplugs. I desperately hope it's that they're all afficionados and so have the nice clear ones that fit tight and don't show, or else there are a lot of people in my area with severe hearing loss.

  • @FlesHBoX
    @FlesHBoX 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So interesting tidbit. The first time I ever mixed live audio I had a massive ear infection. I couldn't hear at all out of one ear, and the other was so muffled I could barely make out words at normal conversation levels.
    Afterwords, I had people coming to me saying "That was the best I've ever heard it sound in this place". So it *is* possible to mix good audio without the best hearing, you just have to understand how your hearing is affected and adjust accordingly :)

  • @acenewtype8544
    @acenewtype8544 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As someone who's starting to feel the effects of loud music over the years and have actually been looking into earbuds for gigs. I'm definately going to get a pair.

  • @octaviolopez7475
    @octaviolopez7475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GET SOME *GOD DAMM*

  • @quinnobi42
    @quinnobi42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've never wanted to go to a gig, but if I ever do I will definitely wear earplugs.

  • @PoleTooke
    @PoleTooke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a deaf person with cochlear implants, what... what do I do..?

  • @mattpytlak
    @mattpytlak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never really bothered with ear plugs until one show at Coachella left me with temporary buzzing. After that, I've always worn ear plugs.

  • @casperes0912
    @casperes0912 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Concerts I’ve been to have been at a volume level such that you could easily hear it if people talked, laughed or whatnot. But everybody respected the artist and music. Probably not normal, but lovely.

  • @ZaneDaMagicPufferDragon
    @ZaneDaMagicPufferDragon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Expect the Orifice!!!

    • @Stjaernljus
      @Stjaernljus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Nobody Expects The Orifice

    • @MathAndComputers
      @MathAndComputers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I hear the British version of "The Orifice" is better than the version from the United States.

    • @chevtothemax
      @chevtothemax 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Neil G. Dickson this was gold

    • @zJoriz
      @zJoriz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      + Neil
      Just wait until the Japanese had a go at it...

  • @halfcelestialelf
    @halfcelestialelf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a slight ringing in my ears, and I always have done since childhood. It's easier to notice in a quiet place access sometimes rings louder for no apparent reason. However unlike most people my tinnitus wasn't caused by loud music, but rather the extreme eczema I had as a baby.

  • @keleighshepherd345
    @keleighshepherd345 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spent close to 15 years as a live sound engineer and my hearing is permanently shot, despite wearing custom plugs for most of the time - now you can't always mix with plugs in, but once a sound is dialled in, you can get away with it.
    I'm 31 and I have a characteristic permanent - 20dB notch of noise induced hearing loss in my right ear at 3-5 kHz (my left ear has been knackered since birth) and this ear is the one I took the plug out to hear the mix
    Always always always wear plugs!
    The actual damage is by the cilia in the cochlea responsible for those frequencies being vibrated too hard and dying

  • @stevenallen512
    @stevenallen512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do lighting and sound for events for a living.
    I always bring earplugs (unless I forgot them at home, in which case I usually regret it), and have since I got tinnitus in my right ear from the bad decision of another sound guy. I was fixing some speakers at an outdoor festival, found the problem and told the other guy I'd found the problem and to give me time to get out of the speaker enclosure. He blared pink noise with my head about 2" from the front of the speakers.
    I get asked all the time to turn the music up (usually due to noise such as crowd) and get asked all the time to turn it down (usually because it is rather loud).
    I also tell people to bring ear plugs all the time, and have given some to people in the crowd often enough.

  • @Obelisktormenta
    @Obelisktormenta 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this would work really well as a podcast

  • @DavieCalifornia
    @DavieCalifornia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did an internship at a production hall that was quite loud and I thought it was a joke when a guy told me to carefully read the user's manual on the box of those foam ear plugs

  • @that_llama_in_a_tuxedo4584
    @that_llama_in_a_tuxedo4584 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was eating while watching this. I'm putting away my food now.

  • @ncktbs
    @ncktbs 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    actually well timed amazon link i need new ear plugs for work and the farm and now im reminded thanks

  • @mpmqbi
    @mpmqbi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Will there be a new season of Citation Needed this January?

    • @mpmqbi
      @mpmqbi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Liam Hackett"love recording"? What?

  • @PoleTooke
    @PoleTooke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @4:23 Matt looks like John Candy when he sits like that

  • @xtzyshuadog
    @xtzyshuadog 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw a punk band in a small city venue. Speakers turned up to drown out the drunk screaming fans, *and I was in front of the left ones with bass noise simply beeping in By ear* not producing notes.
    *Saw a horn trio after that. Beautiful, quiet venue. People provided live commentary of the piece during its performance.*

  • @magnusbuinevits9535
    @magnusbuinevits9535 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just realized the different coloured crosses on the failed explanations, nice touch.

  • @12301231234
    @12301231234 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Think about it like this: The least loud part of a venue besides, like the bathrooms and stuff, is the stage itself. Most of the speakers point away from the stage. And the musicians still wear hearing protection. That should really be all you need to know.
    Also, if the foamy ones you mentioned are the same ones I'm thinking of, those are mostly for construction workers, which is why they don't work for music.

  • @ausernameiguess7058
    @ausernameiguess7058 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never thought I'd have to look at Tom Scott's earwax but here we are

  • @Ace-yz4pe
    @Ace-yz4pe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:22 Or a piccolo. That's loud and high pitched, not something you want next to your ear.

  • @lightsboy1
    @lightsboy1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I work as a technician in theatre and live events, and I permanently have a set of ear plugs with me. Not only is it usfull while operating the gig, but for the many times I end up having to crawl around behind the drummer, running cables while they sound check at full volume. I know so many veterans of the industry who now have permanent hearing loss.

  • @SJohnTrombley
    @SJohnTrombley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I played tuba pretty seriously throughout high school and college (secondary school and university for UK audiences), and I wish I had worn ear plugs. I definitely have hearing damage from years of playing a loud instrument in small rooms, often at the same time as other people who also play loud instruments.

  • @embr4247
    @embr4247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me at 20, agreeing with this for as long as I can remember because I was raised to be careful with my hearing by two people with tinnitus. (I have now got custom molded earplugs, other earplugs give me an earaches then a headache if I wear them for any greater lengths of time, 2+hours)

  • @jonasmarshall7627
    @jonasmarshall7627 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "No-one expects your orifice, Matt"

  • @SuperFitzyBoi
    @SuperFitzyBoi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    65daysofstatic are awesome :D and yes, usually very loud.

  • @iirisjoronen2917
    @iirisjoronen2917 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I play the clarinet and I use the same Alpine ear plugs with the least soundproofing ends when playing in an orchestra. They help preventing hearing damage from sudden loud noises from other instruments like trumpets and trombones but don't completely screw up the balance so I can still listen to others around me. Many musicians have trouble with tinnitus because they stubbornly decide not to use any hearing protection.

  • @jwoodCAD
    @jwoodCAD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "You don't put a dirty thing in an orifice" sounds like a good metaphor for 2016.

  • @SamuelJSAdamsI
    @SamuelJSAdamsI 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    really tempted to play the 3 object game with the affiliate link

    • @mikehouchens1223
      @mikehouchens1223 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      They made another video about weird things people bought using their link. It's a good laugh

    • @SamuelJSAdamsI
      @SamuelJSAdamsI 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mike Houchens it's almost as if I was referencing it :p

    • @KatieKat223
      @KatieKat223 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't a particularly clear reference

  • @sparkyprojects
    @sparkyprojects 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's 'sound' and there's 'noise', if the audio guy sets the system up properly, you can hear clearly, you can get the chest thump, but you're not shouting at the top of your voice to talk to the person next to you.
    I once went to a disco that had a lot of hiss ..... coming from the bass bins on an 'Orange' system (bass, mid and tweeter in separate cabinets).

  • @peter_smyth
    @peter_smyth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never go to big gigs, but I play bass a lot. Therefore I use Shure IEMs with Comply Foam isolating tips. You're right about the damage, and it sounds painful when the drummer plays before I get my earphones in.

  • @ddbsiblings7265
    @ddbsiblings7265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    swearing AND earwax exposure???? this was wildd

  • @Furcas00
    @Furcas00 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Something to add about hearing protection for non-gig related things, if it sounds noisy, and you are near it for long periods of time, you will need hearing protection. 8 hours at 85db can damage you the same as a loud gig for 30 minutes.

  • @TheBodysome
    @TheBodysome 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Tom and Matt for making me feel better

  • @rabkennedy5312
    @rabkennedy5312 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally a video I have a load of experience with :P
    Anyway I'm a music student and getting some hearing protection is vital, if nothing else it kinda makes the bands sound better cause you don't hear the room booming as much. I've use acscustom earplugs personally. They cost less than £10 (last I checked) and all they do is bring the level down. I don't think they're working until I take them out but I highly recommend them.

  • @TheTechnoman7
    @TheTechnoman7 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been to one concert where I was in the front row, right in front of the speakers. It was The Protomen in Grand Rapids a year or two back. It was a hell of a time and I'll never forget it, but neither me or the friend I went with could hear properly the next day. The worst part is that our hearing was already metallic and tinny before their openers were done. The effects weren't too bad and fortunately we recovered quickly, but we both learned our lesson. If we ever go see them (or any other band) again we're wearing earplugs.
    ADDENDUM: That said it kinda worked in favor of the band because in the middle of the show they played a song off their upcoming album (Act III) that nobody had heard before and while we could all keep up with the songs we knew this new song was nothing but metallic noise to us, and will be totally new to us when the album comes out and we won't even know which song it was. It was actually a brilliant way to make the crowd go nuts without actually spoiling anything new we hadn't heard yet, because nobody remembers the words or even what it sounded like. At least, anyone who didn't wear ear protection.

  • @LambentRayne
    @LambentRayne 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I went to a gig once and my ears rang for about a week afterwards. Was pretty nervous about damage but all is well!

  • @goneutt
    @goneutt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I took this advice before an Excision concert. We were able to talk to each other after at normal voices.

  • @deldarel
    @deldarel 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to a muse concert one time. Young people were given free ear plugs if they went to the inner ring.

  • @ThisIsARubbishName
    @ThisIsARubbishName 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    "anyway here's my earwax!"
    I use Rooth Co's "phlanged" blue concert ear-plugs. I use them in loud auditorium settings. I have another set which are EarSonics but they don't feel as nice as the other ones.
    They both come in cute containers; the Rooth ones come in a stash tin and the EarSonics come in this case thingo.
    They work.

  • @ezraclark7904
    @ezraclark7904 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a coincidence, I started this video because my tinnitus was bothering me.

  • @UnfortunateFreakNo1
    @UnfortunateFreakNo1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was just thinking about getting some God Damn because there are a couple concerts I plan on attending in 2017, so thanks for your recommendations! (I was just going to go with the foam ones) I will note that the link provided is for the "Pro" earplugs which seem to only have the additional benefit of having "low" attenuation earplugs in addition to "medium" and "high," so you can save a couple bucks by going for the non-pro version.