Latest articles by Mary C. Gruszka
DTV Returns to Empire
New York area stations are back at full power with new Dielectric combiner
How to Test for the Pin-1 Problem
How can you find out if your audio equipment has the dreaded pin 1-problem?
The Pin-1 Problem
While I've seen coverage of this topic in the commercial sound realm, I don't think it's gotten as much attention in the broadcast world.
Deconstructing Digital Audio Subframes, Part 3
The AES3 digital audio signal is composed of frames, with each frame containing a digital sample from each of two audio channels.
The Function of Channel Status
The channel status bits provide a wealth of information about its associated audio channel, which can be used by an AES receiver/decoder for subsequent processing.
DTV Begets New Transmission Test Gear
Ensuring quality of cable, satellite and telecom distributed broadcast signals.
The Basics of Loudspeaker Design
For any kind of loudspeaker system to be practical, the drivers need to be mounted in some kind of enclosure.
Loudspeakers—Parameters and Design
Loudspeaker and loudspeaker enclosure design aren’t haphazard processes if done right.
For AES67, Timing is Everything
A brilliant decision in developing the recent audio-over-IP standard, AES67-2013, was basing it on existing protocols.
Producing Intelligible Speech for Mobile DTV
It’s still the early days for mobile DTV, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that some audio issues are making themselves heard.
Beware the Specs
But how meaningful are these specs? Do they provide the information we need to differentiate performance among competing models?
Summer’s Over, It’s Back to the (Audio) Books
This summer I’ve been revisiting the classics—some of my favorite audio references, but in their latest editions.
Exploring Broadcast Audio at AES
Annual show tackles audio for DTV, newsgathering, streaming
Podcasts—Don't Forget Good Audio
While a podcast need not necessarily be of "broadcast quality," neither should audio quality be ignored.
