With the amount of sound exposure that comes with being a touring musician, Ross has come to realize how critical it is to keep his volume levels in check – especially with the long shows that Dave Matthews Band is known for.
First proposed by Wallace Sabine, critical distance is the physical distance where the sound arriving directly from the source would equal the reverberant or reflected sound level in the room. This critical distance is proportional to the physical size of the room and inversely proportional to the reverberation time which can vary depending on the acoustic qualities of the room. This article looks at the concept of critical distance for choir members and musicians, and debuts a new amplification device, HearHooks, as a possible strategy for addressing spacing concerns.
Over the past several years, the hearing aid industry has responded to the need for improved hearing aid processing for the listening to, and the playing of, music. Better-configured A/D converters and a number innovations have provided great solutions. Marshall Chasin explains why emulating a single-channel processor might be the next "big step" forward for audiophiles with hearing aids.
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Recently there have been news reports about famous musicians who can no longer perform their music and have chosen to retire. “By hook or by crook, that should not happen,” says Marshall Chasin, AuD.
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The development of an enhanced screening battery for NIHL can allow for earlier detection that could, in turn, prevent further hearing decline.
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Jenna Paley, AuD, is the third audiologist on the Sensaphonics staff. She will be organizing and presenting at educational events to promote hearing wellness with outreach to industry organizations, as well as visiting touring and local artists at venues and rehearsal facilities.
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In October, experts in safe sound at Sensaphonics held their final Gold Circle seminar of 2016, teaching audiologists hearing wellness principles and concert sound system basics, with a primary focus on in-ear monitors.
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Michael Santucci owns Sensaphonics, the only custom-only earphone manufacturer founded and operated by an audiologist. He has provided in-ear monitors (IEMs) to a diverse group of superstars and others with unique hearing monitoring needs.
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Touring musician Jeff Snider preserves his hearing with 2X-S custom in-ear monitors and a dB Check in-ear sound level analyzer from Sensaphonics, which have improved his onstage monitoring on the road.
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Dr Chasin explains Boyle’s Law, and why hard-of-hearing audiophiles or musicians who wish to program their own hearing aids, should also make an appointment with their audiologist to ensure that their programming doesn’t damage their hearing.
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Eros Ramazzotti, one of Italy’s most successful musicians, is now championing the cause of the non-profit Hear the World Foundation as an ambassador to help bring hearing treatments to disadvantaged people with hearing loss around the world.
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This May, for Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM), The Hearing Review has drawn from several sources to compile a list of famous people who suffer from hearing loss or a related issue.
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Adult musicians with hearing loss may be interested in some of the opportunities provided by the Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss (AAMHL), a nonprofit organization based in Rockville, MD.
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In his January 2015 blog, Dr Chasin explains how working with musicians (and in other audiological areas) is fun, requiring targeted application of audiology training and clinical knowledge.
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Larry Revit, MA, a performing musician, sound engineer, and audiologist, reports on an audio system built around a unique wide-band, high-fidelity in-ear-monitor system that has binaural microphones imbedded in the earpieces.
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Audio producers and engineers seek SNR optimization, have the luxury to use audio equipment with exceptionally high specifications running on AC power, and avoid extensive signal processing. This provides an amplified sound signal with stunningly realistic fidelity.
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High-fidelity hearing protectors preserve the sound quality of music and voices, and are the best choice for most musicians’ hearing protection needs.
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