| Sensaphonics Announces Custom Shop for 3D Active Ambient™ IEM
Record Out, CROS options now available on 3D bodypack mixer-amp.
Sensaphonics, the technology leader in custom in-ear monitoring solutions, has announced the opening of its Custom Shop, headed by sound engineering consultant Thom “Sound Guy” Fiegle. The Sensaphonics Custom Shop offers two circuit board modifications to the company’s 3D Active Ambient™ IEM System to extend its unique functionality beyond anything available elsewhere. The custom options now available for the 3D system include a Record Out option for the system’s bodypack mixer-amplifier, and a special modification for users with unilateral hearing loss, the 3D-CROS.
The Record Out option provides a stereo mini-jack output being added to the circuit board, allowing users to record the binaural audio picked up by the system’s embedded ambient earphone microphones. Users can then record the precise audio experience they are hearing for later enjoyment. The 3D-RO option is ideal for sound engineers who want to capture their live mix as heard from the mix position, and for “tapeheads” wishing to capture their personal live concert experience exactly as heard at the ears. Due to space limitations of the hardware, the Record Out option is available on the 3D-AA system only.
The second option offered by Sensaphonics Custom Shop is the 3D-CROS, which brings the 3D ambient listening option to users with unilateral hearing loss. “CROS” is an audiology acronym that stands for “Contra-lateral Routing Of Signal,” a technique used for patients who are deaf in one ear. In the 3D-CROS, all the audio signal from the ambient earphone mics are routed to the good ear, in mono, providing the full ambient listening experience. The 3D-CROS modification is available in either left-ear or right-ear active versions.
“The idea for the Custom Shop began with user requests,” notes Sensaphonics President Michael Santucci, Au.D. “Both these modifications were created to meet specific needs. The 3D-CROS involves the application of a specific audiology solution, while the Record Out option involved a request from a front of house engineer who wanted to capture exactly what he was hearing. Now that we’ve developed the circuit board modifications required, we’re offering these hand-wired options to all our customers.”
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