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Auto Panning In-Ear Monitors for Live Performers

Authors: Webb, Tom; Horsburgh, Andrew J.

AES Convention 138 · Paper 9345 · May 2015

Abstract

In a live musical performance, accurate stage monitoring is a vital element to achieve the optimal performance. Current stage monitoring uses traditional musician-facing loudspeakers. Problems can be surmised as excessive Sound Pressure Level (SPL), the inability to hear themselves, acoustic feedback, and general stage untidiness/space requirements. In-ear monitors (IEM’s) can offer a solution to these problems when the IEM system has been properly designed [7]. One crucial issue with IEMs is the sense of isolation and disconnection from stage noise and crowd. To overcome this issue, an auto-panning system that adjusts spatial placement of audio channels within the performers stage mix has been designed and built.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 138
AES Convention
138
Paper number
9345
Publication date
May 6, 2015
Session subject
Recording and Production
Affiliation
Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper