Summary of Contents for Soundbeam SOUNDBOX
- Page 1 MANUAL SOUNDBOX MINIBOX THE SOUNDBEAM PROJECT Unit 3, Highbury Villas, St. Michael’s Hill, Kingsdown, Bristol BS2 8BY www.soundbeam.co.uk updated 31.10.13 Page...
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- Page 3 Soundbeam 5. DO NOT under any circumstances attempt to attach a mains plug to the cable. There is no mains power running Soundbox/Minibox, it gets its power directly from the amplifier or from Soundbeam 5’s internal amplifier. The bare wires are connected as follows: 1.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
7 Speaker Protection – A. Single Unit p. 8 iii. Setting Up Soundbox and Minibox p. 9 Using Soundbox and Minibox p. 10 Sound, Hearing and Vibration p. 10 Using Soundbeam 5® Soundbox and Minibox p. 11 Making the connections p. - Page 5 Soundbox and Minibox can be connected to the speaker outputs of any ordinary hi-fi stereo amplifier.
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Page 6: Description
Soundbox was originally designed to enable children with hearing impairment to enjoy using Soundbeam. It’s surface is low enough for quite small children to be able to crawl on to it (or sit or lie on it) without coming to any harm if they roll off. -
Page 7: Minibox
MINIBOX Description Minibox is a smaller version of Soundbox Dimensions: 610mm (L) x 610mm (W) x 130 (H) Weight: 20kgs Power handling: Max. 40 watts Page... -
Page 8: Single Unit
This silences the speakers briefly, or until the volume to the speakers is lowered to a safe level. This is installed in the side of Soundbox or Minibox and enables a supervisor or carer, though not the users themselves, to monitor what’s happening. - Page 9 Connect to your Soundbeam 5 or amplifier - Connect one each of the two black wires to each of the red speaker terminals on your Soundbeam 5 or amplifier and the green cable to just one of the black terminal (either black terminal is fine).
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Page 10: Using Soundbox And Minibox
600Hz (F above middle C) and even, perhaps, as high as 1kHz (E flat, a seventh higher). The speakers used in Soundbox and Minibox, have a range of 15Hz – 10kHz (more than 5 octaves above Middle C). However, since hearing impairment varies so... -
Page 11: Soundbox And Minibox
A4 (the A above Middle C). Choose this range of notes on your keyboard, sound module or sampler, and don’t forget that Soundbeam’s ‘Transpose’ control can be used to lower the pitch of any MIDI sound source by as much as three octaves. -
Page 12: Sound And Music From Cd, Mp3/Ipad/Smartphone Or Microphone
For users with speech problems, the use of a microphone connected to the amplifier can allow them to hear and feel their own vocalisations, particularly if a sound processor (Soundbeam can supply one) can be used to lower the pitch of the vocal sounds to frequencies suitable for generating perceptible physical vibrations. -
Page 13: Practical Steps - Getting Comfortable
For many users with Special Needs, it will be important, to start with, for the carer to sit close to them on Soundbox with the volume of the amplifier turned so low as to allow no sounds to be heard until the user has been made comfortable and the carer has explained what is happening and allayed any fears or nervousness. -
Page 14: Bass And Treble Balance
Bass and Treble Balance. A graphic equaliser or bass and treble controls (Soundbeam 5 has this function) can be used to vary the levels at different frequencies so as to suit the needs of each individual user. For most users the lower frequencies will probably be the most physically enjoyable. -
Page 15: Vibroacoustic Therapy With Soundbox And Minibox
When Soundbox and Minibox are being used simply to help the hearing impaired to enjoy using Soundbeam, or as a relaxing and even, possibly, a mildly therapeutic way of... - Page 16 Vibroacoustic Therapy is a treatment with a specific theoretical basis and techniques of application, and it will be an advantage for those seeking to use, Soundbox or Minibox for this purpose to acquire training. Short training courses in Vibroacoustic Therapy are run by Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (formerly Horizon NHS Trust).
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Page 17: Contra-Indications
Contra-indications There are some circumstances in which people should NOT use, Soundbox or Minibox for Vibroacoustic Therapy Vibroacoustic Therapy has been used as a treatment within Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (formerly Horizon NHS Trust), for a number of years, with clearly observable beneficial results. -
Page 18: Acknowledgements - Enquiries
Stephen Bidgood and Paul Bridges. The Soundbeam Project gratefully acknowledges encouragement, advice and help from: Alan Bickerstaffe - Special Care Research Project, Hilltop School, Maltby, Sheffield. Gordon Dalgarno - Research Fellow, Department of Electronics, University of Keele. -
Page 19: Some Recommendations
An autistic boy who is usually hyper-active gave his mother her first rest for weeks when he relaxed, even slept, on the Soundbox for over an hour and countless children with sensory impairments enjoy the “feel” of music for the first time.
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