AUDIO

Apr 11, 2012 / 12:36PM / By Mary Gruszka
Audio Troubleshooting: Some Tricks of the Trade
While it may be tempting to reach for a can of spray cleaner to zap the jacks themselves, don't.

Feb 14, 2012 / 02:10PM / By Mary Gruszka
Troubleshooting Analog Audio Noise Problems
It takes a methodical troubleshooting approach to isolate the source of the problem and get a handle on how to fix it

Jan 17, 2012 / 04:35PM / By Mary Gruszka
Avoiding Built-In Equipment Noise Problems
As audio systems designers, we often need to track down unexpected hums and buzzes in our systems that, despite our best efforts, crop up.

Audio Tips

Jan 03, 2012 / 12:00AM
Some Cabling Solutions to Reduce Power Line Noise in Audio
Often we need to work with what we have and an external solution is called for.

About Being a Good Recording Engineer, Thanks to Malcolm Cecil

An engineer must be transparent. Hold your tongue, and think about what you are going to say before you say it.

Test the Test Equipment

As with any job, preparation and planning pay off.

Inside Audio

May 02, 2012 / 12:27PM / By Dave Moulton
Using B.S. 1770-1 for Fun and Profit
The protocol is for modifying the television audio signal to measure its magnitude in a way that more closely agrees with humans' subjective sense of loudness

Mar 29, 2012 / 02:49PM / By Dave Moulton
More About the CALM Act: Compliance With B.S. 1770-1
My measurements sought to examine the question of variance of audio levels between channels and how this variance has changed (or not) over time.

Mar 06, 2012 / 09:45AM / By Dave Moulton
Sum and Difference Signals Can Equal Fun
The first thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about a pair of signals here, not a single mono signal.