Dr. Michael Santucci, noted audiologist and president of customized hearing protection specialists ASI Audio and Sensaphonics, is the latest guest on The Table, a podcast hosted by Jason Squires focused on the world of worship leadership and music ministry.
For nearly 40 years, Santucci has been on a mission to protect musicians—and engineers—from the damaging effects of loud sound. A musician from a family of musicians, Santucci was inspired to found Sensaphonics in 1985, initially researching and evaluating ear-filtering products, after the singer quit the band that he was in because her ears were ringing.
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On the newest episode of The Table, host Jason Squires seeks insights from Santucci’s decades of experience at the intersection of hearing protection and in-ear monitoring. Squires admits that in the past he has often relied on a common trick – taking one in-ear monitor out and leaving the other in, to get a mix of the monitor signal and the room sound in the opposite ear – without considering whether it might be leaving him susceptible to hearing damage. Additionally, he is also concerned about performers setting their IEMs too loud, as well as the short- and long-term effects of ear fatigue. In this engaging conversation, Santucci provides expertise on these topics and others, and he explains the philosophy behind the ASI Audio x Sensaphonics 3DME Active Ambient Monitoring System and how it serves as a solution to all of the above-mentioned problems.
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To learn more about the 3DME, visit asiaudio.com.