Hi all,
I know this topic is "out there", but I was wondering if someone can answer a technical question from a "dyed-in-the-wool" newbie?
I'm a clinical hypnotist and I'm working with a client who experiences hyperarousal to the slightest noises in the background. In order to help him to achieve sufficient trance depth for the work we're doing together, I'm hoping that I can have him wear noise-cancelling headphones plugged into the audiogram 6. Then, I would be able to speak into a microphone directly into the headphones.

Does this sound like it will work? Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer me!

Robert

Hi Robert,

Noise canceling headphones work by blocking out a repetitive, predictable sound, like the humming of an engine, or similar constant sounds. They don't block out new sounds, like an unexpected car horn, or a phone ringing.

If you want to block out all sounds, you could get isolation headphones, and then you'd still be able to speak into a mic hooked up to them.

Thank You Peter,
Do you know if the microphone/headphone configuration I've mentioned above (with the Audiogram 6) will work?

I had a look at the specs at http://usa.yamaha.com/products/music-production/interfaces/audiogram/audiogram6/?mode=model

Looks like a nice interface. I'm assuming that you want to just use the microphone and headphones directly, without using a program, such as a DAW.

So you would need to verify that the interface works in this manner, in that it would route the input microphone to the output headphones. If it doesn't, you'd need to run a DAW program ( like Audacity -free) that would route the mic to the headphones.

Maybe others could comment on this...

Thank you Peter!

No, that would require some very clever headphones.

The way noise-blocking headphones work is by creating generating sound that's 180 degrees out of phase with the incoming sound, so that it (in theory) sums to silence:


(Image taken from here).

The only other think I know about them is that my kids break them really quickly.