Photo: Here Active Listening System on Kickstarter
I’ll say it upfront: I’m a music maniac. Like most of the people that love music, I too need to isolate what I want to hear from noises. Depending on each listener, noise can be anything from the construction field next to your house, to your angry girlfriend who won’t stop yelling. Any buzz that prevents you from accurately hearing the engine’s sound could also make for such audio fuss.
And if there’s anything better than cars or music, then it’s something that has them both. That’s what “Here” in-ear buds stand for, a device that connects your eager for melody with the possibility of choosing. With these puppies, you can literally opt for what you want to listen. Are you in love with that V8? No problem, that’s what you’ll hear the whole trip.
Through two wireless, in-ear buds and a smartphone app, Here allows you to instantly control real world audio. It’s not a stream or recorded music player, though. No, this gizmo is all about processing the sound. It uses what formally is called a Digital Signal Processor housed inside, acting as a studio in the user’s ears by providing you with a volume knob, equalizer and effects to transform real world audio.
Consider it as a remote control for your ear, using them should turn you into an actual DJ. Here has been engineered to give you control of any and all live listening experiences. Suppress whatever you want to get rid off, enhance what truly is music to your ears. It comes with preset filters, but you can later download further such features.
How does it work?
Everything sounds like a dream come true, but does it actually work that way? In fact, how does it work? Well, according to its creator who is currently trying to develop it further through a Kickstarter campaign, it should.
“The technology used in Here is fundamentally different from any audio technology that has come before it. Here uses a variety of signal processing algorithms that target specific frequency ranges to modify the sound as it enters to your ears. Each Here bud captures incoming sound waves, processes the audio, and then plays back the desired result with no perceivable latency,” the device is detailed.
To prove its working, they had famous musicians such as top violinists Charles Yang and Tessa Lark testing them. Apparently, they are working quite well. We’re going to have to get our hands on a pair first, but as petrolheads we can sure find means of using them to enhance the driving experience.
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