After over a year away from typical concert volume levels, the hearing of band members and sound engineers has “adjusted to a controlled listening lifestyle.” This means that “getting the band back together” will require some extra care when it comes to the ears.
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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.
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The Musicians’ Clinics of Canada announced the latest update for its Temporary Hearing Loss Test app. Among its updates, the app is now free and is available for iOS and Android platforms.
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Trained musicians showed greater powers of rhythmic prediction compared to nonmusicians, with more subtle differences between those trained in Japanese or Western classical music. This research has implications for studies of cultural impact on learning and brain development.
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MusiciansClinics.com is a resource for those seeking information on a variety of topics related to hearing and hearing loss in musicians. Developed by audiologist-musician Marshall Chasin, AuD, the website offers a large range of resources for guitarists, bass players, violinists, woodwind players, school band teachers, and more.
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Marshall Chasin explains how earplugs are modified for long-eared or short-eared individuals who have ear canal resonances that are less, or more, than the usual 2700 Hz.
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The 2018 Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss (AAMHL) web conference, Coping with Hearing Loss: Strategies for Musical People, will be held on November 17, 2018, 2:00-3:30 pm EST.
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For many sound monitor engineers working in the music industry, a pair of good in-ear monitors (IEMs) are crucial to success. One engineer has found that Sensaphonics 2MAX in-ear monitors work best for him when sound engineering for touring music artists.
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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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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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Do you think rockers or classical musicians are more likely to get noise-induced hearing loss and related tinnitus? According to an audiologist at Baylor College of Medicine, it’s classical musicians who may be most at risk.
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In February letters to the Hearing Review editor, Mead Killion and Elliott Berger comment on some statements made by authors Kris Chesky and Amyn M. Amlani in their January 2016 HR article titled “UNT Develops New Approach for Assessing Musicians Earplugs.”
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Authors Chesky and Amlani respond to a recent critique of their data by Killion and Haapapuro in the November 2015 Hearing Review, and provide support for their assertions that musicians earplugs lack “flatness” in frequency attenuation.
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Melbourne-based indie musician and research audiologist Siobhan McGinnity has set up the Musicians for Hearing charity to help improve the hearing health of the Melbourne music community, and to raise awareness of noise-induced hearing loss.
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Melbourne-based indie musician and research audiologist Siobhan McGinnity has set up the Musicians for Hearing charity to help improve the hearing health of the Melbourne music community, and to raise awareness of noise-induced hearing loss.
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