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There are basically only two ways to reduce or remove the occlusion effect- either vent the earmold, or locate the transducer(s) deeper in the ear canal, preventing the sound vibrations produced by your own voice from being developed in the ear canal.An ambient mic will reduce the feeling of isolation you may experience with closed ear molds, but won't reduce the occlusion effect. Downsides of the ambient mic may be a general smear of the mix- there is no one place on stage likely to provide a balanced mix, and time/phase differences between the direct mix and ambient mic pick up cause comb filtering (peaks and dips) in the response.
There are basically only two ways to reduce or remove the occlusion effect- either vent the earmold, or locate the transducer(s) deeper in the ear canal, preventing the sound vibrations produced by your own voice from being developed in the ear canal.
An ambient mic will reduce the feeling of isolation you may experience with closed ear molds, but won't reduce the occlusion effect. Downsides of the ambient mic may be a general smear of the mix- there is no one place on stage likely to provide a balanced mix, and time/phase differences between the direct mix and ambient mic pick up cause comb filtering (peaks and dips) in the response.
