Originally Posted by
edi-traveller
Slightly more OT - what are those big ear plugs that singers have on TV they are really bulky - I noticed them recently on shows such as X Factor - is it to protect their ear from the noise or are they receiving a better sound quality of music to mime to..............??
I think its a combination of both. They exclude the loud background noise and replay the output of the microphone, so the singer can hear what they actually sound like.