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Starting out in the AV world.
I am writing this at 36,000 feet, somewhere over the Mediterranean on the way back from a business trip to the Middle East.
Published June 2010
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For optimal sound, school auditoriums need
effective sound design..
Not long ago, I sat in my daughter’s high school auditorium, prepared for the long haul of the Spring concert...
Published May 2010
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Matching acoustics and function.
Although most of my work relates to sound systems, I also spend a significant amount of my time working on room acoustics.
Published May 2010
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How do you know your measurement is correct?
As audio engineers, almost every day we have to measure something, be it a background acoustic noise level, the frequency response of a sound system...
Published April 2010
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A matter of timing.
In the previous parts of this discussion about sound quality [December 2009, January and February 2010], I have looked at some of the effects of frequency and temporal distortion.
Published March 2010
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A matter of timing.
Last month, I looked at some of the effects that frequency response and frequency distortion have on sound quality.
Published February 2010
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A matter of frequency.
In Part 1 last month, I introduced the concept of sound quality and some of the potential components that are related to it.
Published January 2010
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Can we quantify it?
I do not know how many specifications have crossed my desk that said that the sound system or audio has to be of “high quality.â€Â
Published December 2009
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Now’s a good time to add to your expertise.
I have been meaning to raise the topic of audio
education for awhile.
Published November 2009
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The A, B and C of sound level measurement.
For more than 40 years, the “A†weighted sound level, or dBA, has been the universal measure for assessing sound levels. But why dBA?
Published October 2009
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Strategies for dealing with the building design team.
A young colleague of mine recently asked, “Why do architects hate good sound?â€Â
Published September 2009
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FCC actions leave wireless mics in limbo.
Traveling over to InfoComm, I enjoyed(?) a nine-hour flight. After awhile, boredom set in and, because it was the middle of the day, I didn’t particularly feel like sleeping
Published August 2009
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Polar balloons, Isobal plots and coverage plots
In Part 1 of this two-part review last month, I showed that there is more to loudspeaker coverage than beamwidth diagrams and directivity plots.
Published July 2009
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Bringing audio in retail environments into focus.
As retail marketing evolves and becomes increasingly competitive, marketers continue to search for new ways to capture and guide the attention of their customers.
Published July 2009
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