
Dennis Baxter
Dennis Baxter has spent over 35 years in live broadcasting contributing to hundreds of live events including sound design for nine Olympic Games. He has earned multiple Emmy Awards and is the author of “A Practical Guide to Television Sound Engineering,” published in both English and Chinese. His current book about immersive sound practices and production will be available in 2022. He can be reached at dbaxter@dennisbaxtersound.com or at www.dennisbaxtersound.com.
Latest articles by Dennis Baxter

Immersive Sound – Front, Forward, Above and Beyond
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO It’s time to push the sound envelope

Why Does A/V Sync Continue to Be an Issue for Broadcasters?
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO Every time I watch TV I observe A/V sync issues, but I decided to give broadcasters another look last month and was very surprised at what I saw and heard

Mentoring Audio Professionals: It Really is a Small World
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO Audio is a unique discipline in TV production

AI-Generated Audio: The Government, Media and Doomsayers
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO While AI/ML is not new in media production, new developments bring it to the forefront

Why Does Football Sound Different Across TV Networks?
By Dennis Baxter published
A number of variables and guidelines create the differences in NFL audio

TV Audio in 2023: Looking Beyond Bigger and Better to More
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO Pushing the boundaries will take sound to the next level

Designer Sound—It’s in the Mix
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO The complexities of bringing immersive audio to the home viewer

Meteverse or Metamucil?
By Dennis Baxter published
The metaverse is in conflict with broadcasting... one is a shared experience, the other is not

NextGen Audio a Work in Progress
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO While the technology is evolving, content with compelling immersive sound and interactivity is lagging, except in gaming.

How Audio has Adapted to the New REMI Normal
By Dennis Baxter last updated
INSIDE AUDIO Enough work had been done prior to the pandemic to make the transition easier

TV Sports in 2022: In Search of Immersive Sound
By Dennis Baxter published
INSIDE AUDIO It’s out there but not always easy to obtain

Sports Icon John Madden as an Advocate for TV Sound
By Dennis Baxter published
Inside Audio Madden’s voice and the sound of the game are so well known that you can purchase sound samples

‘Noize Boyz’ and the Nasty Sounding Days of Sports Past
By Dennis Baxter published
Inside Audio It’s all about microphone design and placement

Audio Acrobatics or Just Trampoline Sound?
By Dennis Baxter published
Inside Audio I enjoyed the sound of all the divisional and series playoffs, but a smooth-balanced soundscape is easily just as entertaining without any trampoline sound dynamics

‘Trash Can’ Sound
By Dennis Baxter published
Inside Audio Capturing good audio still relies on the laws of physics

Olympic Games to Debut Immersive Sound
By Dennis Baxter last updated
What will masked and socially distanced crowds sound like?

Artificial Intelligence or Audio Illusion?
By Dennis Baxter published
Computers controlling computers is one thing; machine learning is another

Meeting the Challenge of Industry Diversity
By Dennis Baxter published
Attitude, accountability, education and mentors play a part

Solving Lip Sync Issues When Cutting the Cord
By Dennis Baxter published
Broadcasters and streaming services bear the responsibility in the end

Audio 2020: Good, Bad and New Reality
By Dennis Baxter published
Dennis Baxter’s assessment of what 2020 has meant to the audio industry

Faking It: Sound-Starved Stadiums
By Dennis Baxter published
The practice of sound supplementation has been around since before the pandemic

Live and Wired for Sound
By Dennis Baxter published
The danger of having too many people in your ear