SHP: Hear the News

Smart Hearing Protection TM is a patent pending, small, user worn, user controlled module that allows a musician the ability to adjust the sound they hear from each of four directions. The device uses a system of four very small microphones, an “in ear” headset  and a control box.  This control box allows the user to smoothly adjust the volume of the sound by direction - front, back, left and right.

Full frequency response is maintained (20Hz to 20 KHz) to maintain the quality of the sound.

Set up is simple.  The user adjusts the signals from the microphones so that the user hears no difference using the system or not using the system.  Thus the sound level of the person adjacent to the user is the same with the system on or off.  This is critical between musicians who must balance with each other such as the musicians immediately next to them.  Critical examples are the principal and second of a section and pricipals of adjacent sections such as oboe, flute and clarinet.  The levels from the rear where the inherently loud instruments such as brass and percussion are located are then reduced to a safe level for the user.

Patent Pending.

Applications:

• Orchestral Musicians
• Marching, Symphonic and Jazz Band Members
• Construction Workers
• Mining
• Factory Workers
• Race Car Workers
• Anywhere you need to block out distractions by the direction(s) the sound originates…