Healing Sounds for Body and Soul

by Stefan Huber on July 20, 2023

The SoundPad is a thin wooden soundboard. It uses Bluetooth technology to make music audible and tangible through vibrations in the wood and is used in educational and therapeutic settings. In principle, it is a wonderful product from the musical instrument manufacturer resono in Schramberg, Baden-Württemberg. However, the sound quality still seemed to have room for improvement, the performance was limited, and the sound potential was not fully exploited. So what to do? Help was not far away, and Konrad Gießibl, music therapist and developer of the SoundPad, found some good answers in Deißlingen, about 20 kilometers away, at WHD.

 

"The inquiry from resono immediately appealed to us. At WHD, we are always delighted to use our many years of expertise in innovative audio solutions to provide professional guidance and technical support for the further development of exciting products." - Stefan Huber, Managing Director WHD

 

Technical update with invisible sound system 
WHD was able to quickly assist with the optimization of the therapeutic soundboard. The team opted for a set with a Bluetooth receiver BTR 405 LV and two X32 exciters, as the compact BTR 405 LV is particularly suitable for space-saving installation of an invisible sound system in the smallest of spaces. Also included: a practical line-in jack and automatic shutdown - to extend the battery life of the battery also integrated by WHD. 
Sound optimization with individual sound settings
In the next step, WHD developed an individual sound setting tailored to the SoundPad: Using computer-aided sound measurements, the team programmed the thin soundboard so that the SoundPad now convinces with voluminous and rich sound and allows for a much more intense experience. 
"The targeted collaboration with the entire WHD team was great - and the result is impressive with an extremely balanced and spatial sound. We look forward to many sonically powerful moments with the new resono SoundPad Mk II." - Konrad Gießibl, certified music therapist (FH) and naturopath (psychotherapy) according to HPG and developer of the resono sound tubes