{"id":8,"date":"2013-09-20T12:49:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T16:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviom.com\/aviomblog\/?p=8"},"modified":"2013-12-01T18:45:04","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T23:45:04","slug":"making-the-transition-to-in-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aviom.com\/blog\/making-the-transition-to-in-ears\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Transition to In-Ears"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IEMs-on-mic_960\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a big topic, and there\u2019s no way we\u2019ll cover it fully in this one post. So let\u2019s just get the conversation started, and we\u2019ll return to it in a series of future posts.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the first thing: in-ears are different than wedges, and there will be issues as you make the transition. That\u2019s inevitable.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s start with some advice for managing these issues.<\/p>\n

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  1. Have reasonable expectations.
    \n<\/strong>Significant changes take some time, no matter what they are. If your guitarist went to a different amp or your engineer switched consoles, you\u2019d expect both things to take some time to get worked out, right? It\u2019s no different for this change. Things aren\u2019t going to be perfect right away, so keep your expectations reasonable.<\/li>\n
  2. Celebrate the good and acknowledge the bad.<\/strong>
    \nIt\u2019s going to be a mixed bag. Some things are going to sound and feel fantastic. Other things are going to drive you crazy and take some work to figure out. Focus on the good to keep yourself feeling positive, and be upfront about the challenges so they can get better.<\/li>\n
  3. Remember that everyone\u2019s working towards the same goal.<\/strong>
    \nWhether you\u2019re an engineer or a musician, you want the same thing: a great monitor experience that\u2019s part of an outstanding performance and production. You\u2019re not always going to be on the same page, but that\u2019s because engineers and musicians are working at it from different perspectives and different skill sets not with different goals.<\/li>\n
  4. Be patient.<\/strong>
    \nEveryone\u2019s ears are different, and some musicians take to in-ear monitors like fish to water, while others are going to find it uncomfortable at first and they won\u2019t always be able to explain very clearly what they want. Stay cool and keep working it.<\/li>\n
  5. Get educated about working with in-ears.<\/strong>
    \nIf you approach in-ears the way you\u2019ve approached working with wedges, you\u2019re going to get mediocre results at best. You need to learn what\u2019s different and how to approach mixing etc. for those differences. Fortunately, you\u2019ve found a blog FULL of useful information!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There\u2019s no real rocket science here: communicate, be patient, don\u2019t get frustrated, work together. It\u2019s like what your grade school teacher (or relationship counselor) told you.<\/p>\n

    Stay tuned for more on how to get the most out of your in-ears\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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