Grid List Latest articles by Dave Moulton Has It Really Been 15 Years? By Dave Moulton 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. It’s Time to CALMly Take Stock By Dave Moulton 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. Audio Levels: How Are We Doing? By Dave Moulton Dave Moulton takes another look at TV audio levels in advance of the CALM Act next month. In Remembrance of Excellence By Dave Moulton 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. Loudness vs. ‘Loudness’: What Happens When You Hijack Words By Dave Moulton We all agreed, I think, that getting the CALM Act under control was our primary objective ‘But It Sounds the Same’: Why Audio Measurements Differ By Dave Moulton 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. The CALM Act and How to Use Your Audio Meters By Dave Moulton “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.” Using B.S. 1770-1 for Fun and Profit By Dave Moulton 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 More About the CALM Act: Compliance With B.S. 1770-1 By Dave Moulton My measurements sought to examine the question of variance of audio levels between channels and how this variance has changed (or not) over time. Sum and Difference Signals Can Equal Fun By Dave Moulton The first thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about a pair of signals here, not a single mono signal. Are We CALM Yet? By Dave Moulton You may recall I've been ranting about variance in loudness levels on broadcast television for numerous years. Experiencing Envelopment: The Secret Sauce of Stereo By Dave Moulton A key ingredient of almost any successful stereo production Monitoring Low Frequencies in Surround Audio Production By Dave Moulton As we've discussed, low frequencies don't do well coming out of small loudspeakers into smallish rooms. Working Together—Small Rooms, Small Loudspeakers By Dave Moulton Stable, consistent and predictable bass is one of the hardest things to obtain in a monitoring situation. Helping Control Rooms Handle Low Frequencies By Dave Moulton This is not easy to do, and impossible to do perfectly. Can Sound Waves Stand Still? By Dave Moulton This will actually take a couple of columns. I'll start with the idea of standing waves. Listening to Audio on a Laptop By Dave Moulton There are issues of dynamic range, maximum and minimum levels, subjective loudness qualities, spectrum and much more. Getting Back to Subwoofer Basics By Dave Moulton Their performance and effectiveness can be highly variable for a range of not-so-obvious reasons. Getting CALMer, Bit by Bit By Dave Moulton It seems appropriate to me that we go a little further with the discussion, simply to clarify what seems to be meant and desired in practice by A/85 and its authors. A Review of CALM Dialnorm By Dave Moulton We would like all equipment to play back at the same calibrated level, including in our viewers' homes. To achieve that, we use a protocol called dialnorm. Load More Most Read Most Shared 1Coronavirus Could Lead to Tokyo Olympics Cancellation 2Two-Thirds of Americans Access OTT Platforms, Finds Piplsay 3Univision Majority Sold to Searchlight Capital, ForgeLight 4HPA Tech Retreat 2020 Technology Year in Review (Video) 5Paley Center Archives Moved to Beverly Hills Public Library 1Two-Thirds of Americans Access OTT Platforms, Finds Piplsay 2Univision Majority Sold to Searchlight Capital, ForgeLight 3HPA Tech Retreat 2020 Technology Year in Review (Video) 4Paley Center Archives Moved to Beverly Hills Public Library 5FCC February Open Meeting to Focus on Spectrum The latest product and technology information Future US's leading brands bring the most important, up-to-date information right to your inbox
Has It Really Been 15 Years? By Dave Moulton 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.
It’s Time to CALMly Take Stock By Dave Moulton 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.
Audio Levels: How Are We Doing? By Dave Moulton Dave Moulton takes another look at TV audio levels in advance of the CALM Act next month.
In Remembrance of Excellence By Dave Moulton 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.
Loudness vs. ‘Loudness’: What Happens When You Hijack Words By Dave Moulton We all agreed, I think, that getting the CALM Act under control was our primary objective
‘But It Sounds the Same’: Why Audio Measurements Differ By Dave Moulton 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.
The CALM Act and How to Use Your Audio Meters By Dave Moulton “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.”
Using B.S. 1770-1 for Fun and Profit By Dave Moulton 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
More About the CALM Act: Compliance With B.S. 1770-1 By Dave Moulton My measurements sought to examine the question of variance of audio levels between channels and how this variance has changed (or not) over time.
Sum and Difference Signals Can Equal Fun By Dave Moulton The first thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about a pair of signals here, not a single mono signal.
Are We CALM Yet? By Dave Moulton You may recall I've been ranting about variance in loudness levels on broadcast television for numerous years.
Experiencing Envelopment: The Secret Sauce of Stereo By Dave Moulton A key ingredient of almost any successful stereo production
Monitoring Low Frequencies in Surround Audio Production By Dave Moulton As we've discussed, low frequencies don't do well coming out of small loudspeakers into smallish rooms.
Working Together—Small Rooms, Small Loudspeakers By Dave Moulton Stable, consistent and predictable bass is one of the hardest things to obtain in a monitoring situation.
Helping Control Rooms Handle Low Frequencies By Dave Moulton This is not easy to do, and impossible to do perfectly.
Can Sound Waves Stand Still? By Dave Moulton This will actually take a couple of columns. I'll start with the idea of standing waves.
Listening to Audio on a Laptop By Dave Moulton There are issues of dynamic range, maximum and minimum levels, subjective loudness qualities, spectrum and much more.
Getting Back to Subwoofer Basics By Dave Moulton Their performance and effectiveness can be highly variable for a range of not-so-obvious reasons.
Getting CALMer, Bit by Bit By Dave Moulton It seems appropriate to me that we go a little further with the discussion, simply to clarify what seems to be meant and desired in practice by A/85 and its authors.
A Review of CALM Dialnorm By Dave Moulton We would like all equipment to play back at the same calibrated level, including in our viewers' homes. To achieve that, we use a protocol called dialnorm.
