Re: Personal Audio Space?

[Goddess <thefates@earthlink.net>]

  Tell me about it!  EEEK!

Goddess

At 09:55 PM 6/18/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I very recently have come to terms with tinitus..basically sitting in bed
>and realizing that I cannot achieve silence. I spend time in both noisy 
>and
>quiet situations wearing earplugs to increase my tonal awareness. Also,
>always wear them when you're doing dishes. Plate frequency hurts!
>Jehn
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Allan Hoeltje" <ahoeltje@best.com>
>To: "Loopers Delight" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:59 PM
>Subject: OT: Personal Audio Space?
>
>
>> Sorry if this seems too far off topic but I figured someone here might
>know
>> about hearing aid technology.  I will also throw in some loop content.
>:-)
>>
>> Have you ever been in a loud restaurant and couldn't make out what the
>> person sitting across from you was saying because the background noise 
>was
>> so loud?
>>
>> What I want is a "perception aid".  It seems to me that DSP's are good
>> enough that if combined with a couple good microphones you could cancel
>out
>> the noise and enhance the nearby sound.  Fit the electronics and mics 
>into
>a
>> battery powered, walkperson sized box, plug into it with head phones 
>(the
>> ear plug kind, like what some performers use on stage) and have 
>yourself a
>> "personal audio space".
>>
>> Anyone know if this is possible, or available?
>>
>> For looping or recording, it could be used as a pre-amp (a de-amp?) in
>noisy
>> places.
>>
>> Always Curious,
>>
>> -Allan
>>
>>
>
>


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