Flare Audio is a Sussex-based audio technology company that has spent the past 10 years re-inventing audio devices on both a consumer and pro level, drawing praise from music industry luminaries including Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley and producers from Tony Visconti to ‘Flood’ in the process.
Small but potentially life-changing: Calmer devices
Barely visible in the ear
Recently, Flare have been focusing on the ear itself, with their most recent innovations focusing on passive in-ear devices that change the way we hear.
Calmer is a small device worn in the ear to reduce stress. Launched in June 2020, featuring a unique and non-electric technology, Calmer minimises distortion in our ears and calms our environment in a subtle, but potentially life-changing way.
Calmer sits barely visible in the ear and reduces mid- and high-frequency distortion without having a detrimental effect on our hearing.
Natural way to minimise noise stressors
The result is a natural way to minimise today’s constant barrage of environmental noise stressors, which have a negative impact on our mental and physical wellbeing by removing distortion that would usually trigger the human ‘fight or flight’ response.
Calmer work by reducing the frequencies between 2 kHz and 8 kHz, which is where most unpleasant noises are found. It does this by filtering the sound that enters our ear and taking off the sharp, sometimes painful edges without reducing the volume.
We discovered very quickly that Calmer were very popular with the autistic community and were extremely effective at helping people manage sound sensitivities that impact their day-to-day life.
An autistic reviewer says of Calmer:
“As an autistic person, excess noise can be an issue for me. What a difference! Sound is toned down, it’s ‘softer’ but not quieter. It’s hard to explain, but there is definitely more ‘comfort’ in how you hear things.” – Tim Taylor, Google review
Overwhelmed by feedback
We were so overwhelmed by the feedback we now have a web page dedicated to blogs written by autistic people with sound sensitivities and people with hypersensitivity to sound. They detail their experiences dealing with different sensitivities and how Calmer help them to reduce noises that were affecting them in a negative way.
Find out more about Calmer: https://www.flareaudio.com/products/calmer
Our blogs: https://www.flareaudio.com/blogs/sound-sensitivities
Calmer review:
CAL-REVIEW-JAMEY-1080×1080 from Flare Audio on Vimeo.
