cueing ear?

**Sherm** · 04-30-2001

which ear do you all cue with? I used to cue with my left but its all ###### up now, so I switched to my right!

**Dj Thy** · 04-30-2001

I regularily switch.
1) It destroys both my ears equally

2) if you ever get to spin in a very loud venue, and the monitor is at the same side as your "usual" cueing, it can give you problems. So it's better to train both ears.

**Skillzmb** · 05-02-2001

Do any DJ's out there use any kind of ear protection so they don't blow at their ears and stuff?

**DJMangazm** · 05-02-2001

mixers have booth volumes and cue volumes, if you are blowing out your ears, you aren't too smart.

V · 05-02-2001

i cue in the ear that is the farthest from the monitor. and i keep the cue level very low so that you can hear it just enough so that it doesn't overpower the other ear

**Dj Thy** · 05-02-2001

When playing in venues where high cueing volumes are required, I use earplugs (get them at the pharmacy). Those earplugs stop certain frequencies, just those that are most annoying and dangerous.

**mattu** · 05-02-2001

I always lose my good earplugs, so most of the time I end up using those thick yellow ones that cut out all the bass, most of the mids and a huge chunk of the highs.