Abstract
In the recording studio, most professional performers choose to place only one headphone on the ear, leaving the other ear uncovered, suggesting a need for a better alternative.
The team’s prototype utilizes a pair of standard headphones with microphones mounted near the ears. An electronic circuit powers the microphones and mixes their signals with the foldback signal.
This chapter discusses experimentation and analysis involving professional performers. This has firstly improved the acoustic environment leading to more comfortable performance, and secondly enabled performers better to manage the energy put into their performances, producing noticeable and measurable improvements in tone quality and accuracy.
The team’s prototype utilizes a pair of standard headphones with microphones mounted near the ears. An electronic circuit powers the microphones and mixes their signals with the foldback signal.
This chapter discusses experimentation and analysis involving professional performers. This has firstly improved the acoustic environment leading to more comfortable performance, and secondly enabled performers better to manage the energy put into their performances, producing noticeable and measurable improvements in tone quality and accuracy.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Innovation In Music: |
| Subtitle of host publication | Performance, Production, Technology and Business |
| Editors | Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, Jay Hodgson, Justin Paterson, Rob Toulson |
| Place of Publication | United States/United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 23 |
| Pages | 368-384 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-351-01671-1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-49819-8, 978-1-138-49819-1 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Perspectives on music production |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
Keywords
- Headphones
- Studio Recording
- Binaural
- Auditory Feedback