Marshall Chasin

Marshall Chasin, AuD, is an audiologist and the Director of Auditory Research at the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada, Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto (in Linguistics), Associate Professor in the School of Communication Disorders and Sciences at the Western University. He is the author of over 200 articles and 7 books including Musicians and the Prevention of Hearing Loss. Dr. Chasin has been the recipient of many awards over the years including the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Award for service to Canada and the Canada 150 Medal in 2017. He has developed a new TTS app called Temporary Hearing Loss Test app.

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FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com- part 3

Marshall Chasin

Over the next months, I will be uploading some commonly viewed FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com. This is the website of the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada, and was completely updated over the last Christmas holidays. I should have entitled it “What I did over the Christmas holidays”! A full range of FAQs will eventually cover pretty much everything we know about music

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Commonly Asked Questions from Musician’s Clinics – 2

Marshall Chasin

Over the next months, I will be uploading some commonly viewed FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com. This is the website of the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada, and was completely updated over the last Christmas holidays. I should have entitled it “What I did over the Christmas holidays”! A full range of FAQs will eventually cover pretty much everything we know about music

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Some FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com

Marshall Chasin

Over the next months, I will be uploading some commonly viewed FAQs from MusiciansClinics.com. This is the website of the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada, and was completely updated over the last Christmas holidays. I should have entitled it “What I did over the Christmas holidays”! A full range of FAQs will eventually cover pretty much everything we know about music

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THE PROBLEM WITH FREQUENCY TRANSPOSITION AND MUSIC

Marshall Chasin

Introduction: Frequency transposition, frequency shifting, and frequency compression are all terms that refer to algorithms that lower the frequency above a certain start point using either a linear or a non-linear processing. Many manufacturers have their own terminology for their algorithm and in some cases, manufacturer’s software will include in as a default setting for their first-fit algorithms. In this

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Guidelines for Musicians with Hearing Loss to Bring to Their Audiologist

Marshall Chasin

This is a reprint of an article written by Nancy Williams based on an interview with me, for Grand Piano Passion, an online magazine for musicians with hearing loss. It blends practical articles with inspiration for its community of readers with hearing loss dedicated to making music. Founding Editor Nancy M. Williams is an ardent amateur pianist with hearing loss

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Modification of Musicians’ Earplugs: The Romance Continues…

Marshall Chasin

This is a continuation of a previous post where the romantic nature of Musicians’ earplugs and a neat equation was introduced…. Musicians’ earplugs have been in use since 1988 when they were first introduced. An invention of Elmer Carlson (of twin tube fame), they were first commercialized and marketed by Etymotic Research (now Lucid Audio), and since then commercialized by

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Noise Exposure While Driving in a Convertible

Marshall Chasin

So… I was trying to innocently measure my noise-dose during a 2 hour trip from Buffalo, New York to Toronto, Canada with the roof down on my 2006 Toyota (bright red) convertible- it was a sunny Sunday afternoon. All was going fine until this car came up behind me with flashing lights and a very loud siren. To say

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What does the McLaren F1 racing car have in common with room acoustics?

Marshall Chasin

The field of room acoustics is not shiny, does not have neat doors that swing up, and does not travel in excess of 100 mph. But the laws of room acoustics do have something in common with the McLaren F1 racing car. Specifically, what do the laws governing room acoustics have to do with the McLaren F1 racing car’s windshield

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Musicians, our medical colleagues, and the dose…

Marshall Chasin

I recently attended the Performing Arts Medical Association conference, where I was the sole audiologist among physical therapists, surgeons, musicians and other specialists. The experience underscored our duty as audiologists to educate colleagues in seemingly unrelated fields about our expertise and training. There was a case presented of a drummer with wrist and elbow issues. Various practitioners tried diagnosing the

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An orchestral setup that Mozart would be proud of

Marshall Chasin

Although I have not seen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart clinically for a couple of years, I know him well enough to know that he was ahead of his time, hated old conventions, and was always pushing the envelope to expand the music, especially when it came to the masses. So, if Mozart were here today, how would he have changed