Earplugs for gigs?

[ochoill]

Have you noticed though that if you are talking to someone (a person not also wearing Loops I suppose) that they can't hear you at all because you've lowered your voice almost to a murmur with them on? I thought it might be just me - a mate of mine said to me at a gig recently "I can't hear a word you're saying" - to be fair, he should have known what I was saying because I only say 4 things during gigs;

• "Pint?"
• "Hold my pint while I go to the jacks."
• "They're good."
• "They're shit."

there is nothing else worth saying at a gig.  The odd "look at that lad" when someone is about to take part in their own personal Fear thread but that can be done with a nod and a foot tap.  Now that you mention it I was talking to the same friend at both gigs and I spoke normally, could hear him fine, but he couldn't hear shit and I had to roar at him.  He had a regular pair of plugs in.

Apparently Loop also do a set of earplugs which filters out background noise allowing you to be more focused and present. I might get a pair of those too.

I picked up a set of the switchable 3-filter ones for my wife actually and she uses them in normal situations, things like shops and shopping centres, said they are absolutely excellent and remove a lot of the frustration of crowds, can focus better etc.  She can hear me talking as clear as day but everything else is very filtered.  They do different db levels for regular activity, gigs, and sleep I think it is.