INSIDE AUDIO

Feb 21, 2013 / 02:00PM
Has It Really Been 15 Years?
We also seem to have fractured our physical audio delivery systems into four distinctly different genres, all served by the same HD digital audio feed embedded in our productions.

Dec 04, 2012 / 06:00PM
It’s Time to CALMly Take Stock
Alert readers may recall that for the past year I’ve been devoting most of this column to the CALM Act and the related issue of audio levels and loudness in broadcast television audio.

Nov 08, 2012 / 04:53PM
Audio Levels: How Are We Doing?
Dave Moulton takes another look at TV audio levels in advance of the CALM Act next month.

Oct 02, 2012 / 03:34PM
In Remembrance of Excellence
I don’t know how many TV Technology readers know of Neil Muncy. However, it is highly improbable that any of us haven’t heard his work.

Sep 19, 2012 / 07:00PM
Loudness vs. ‘Loudness’: What Happens When You Hijack Words
We all agreed, I think, that getting the CALM Act under control was our primary objective

Aug 07, 2012 / 02:34PM
‘But It Sounds the Same’: Why Audio Measurements Differ
You may recall that we’ve been grappling with the measurement of audio loudness and the implications of the ITU’s B.S. 1770-1 standard for the measurement of loudness, in support of the CALM Act.

Jul 11, 2012 / 03:07PM
The CALM Act and How to Use Your Audio Meters
“I’m a TV engineer from the old school, so of course I never read articles about audio. The CALM Act changes that, of course.”

May 02, 2012 / 12:27PM
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
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.

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