SnappleTea Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I was at the Houston show and noticed all of coats pit members were wearing some sort of white devices clipped on their waist that connects to their ears through a headset. I'm not sure what those are, but some guy that sat next to me said it could be a click track (?) Could someone explain why they would need a click track? Is it supposed to help them with tempo? If yes, isn't that kind of cheating? ;) I will try to find a picture of their pit members so y'all can see what they look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 They are NOT click tracks. They are in-ear monitors so they can hear each other. Click tracks would NOT work. The front ensemble does not control the tempo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv4corps Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 That was my best guess - monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MGCpimpOtimp Posted July 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hi there, I teach the pit/run electronics for the Bluecoats. I can assure you there is no click track or metrenome that goes through the in-ears. In the name of transparency, we invited John Phillips (head of judging) to listen to the ears during our lot on Saturday, and had the contest coordinator listen during the actual show. 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hi there, I teach the pit/run electronics for the Bluecoats. I can assure you there is no click track or metrenome that goes through the in-ears. In the name of transparency, we invited John Phillips (head of judging) to listen to the ears during our lot on Saturday, and had the contest coordinator listen during the actual show. I told the kid next to me in Denton about this stuff, it blew his mind. haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriTroop Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 If you look at how the pit is set up, they don't have the connection to each other visually that a typical pit does, so the in ear monitor makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnappleTea Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hi there, I teach the pit/run electronics for the Bluecoats. I can assure you there is no click track or metrenome that goes through the in-ears. In the name of transparency, we invited John Phillips (head of judging) to listen to the ears during our lot on Saturday, and had the contest coordinator listen during the actual show. Oh thank you! That explains a lot regarding their setup is so spread out. This actually makes sense now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 yeah, physics makes it pretty impossible for it to be a click track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 That's...actually very cool. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Actually very cool.....kinda sums up Bluecoats in general the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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