The Impact of a Prototype Acoustically Transparent Headphone System on the Recording Studio Performances of Professional Trumpet Players

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    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationInnovation In Music:
    Subtitle of host publicationPerformance, Production, Technology and Business
    EditorsRuss Hepworth-Sawyer, Jay Hodgson, Justin Paterson, Rob Toulson
    Place of PublicationUnited States/United Kingdom
    PublisherRoutledge
    Chapter23
    Pages368-384
    Number of pages16
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-351-01671-1
    ISBN (Print)978-1-138-49819-8, 978-1-138-49819-1
    Publication statusPublished - May 2019

    Publication series

    NamePerspectives on music production
    PublisherRoutledge

    Keywords

    • Headphones
    • Studio Recording
    • Binaural
    • Auditory Feedback

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