Mary C. Gruszka
Latest articles by Mary C. Gruszka
AES42: Updating the Standard for Digital Microphones
By Mary C. Gruszka published
At its core, the standard defines digital phantom power (DPP) for a microphone with built-in digital circuitry.
Electric Lady Studios Celebrates 40 Years
By Mary C. Gruszka published
Audio and video facilities come and go.
Embedded Audio for SD Component Video
By Mary C. Gruszka published
As the AES3 digital audio standard allows for word lengths up to 24-bits as well as a variety of sampling rates, SMPTE 272M provides the means for embedding these signals.
What to Do About Microphone Pet Peeves
By Mary C. Gruszka published
An Audio By Design reader named "Bro Duke," writes in about his microphone pet peeve, "their lack of internal filters.
The Importance of Specifications in Design
By Mary C. Gruszka published
As audio systems designers, we rely on manufacturers' specifications not only for a list of features, but for how a piece of equipment can be integrated into a system.
Resolving Pin-1 Problems
By Mary C. Gruszka published
Now what do you do when you find a pin-1 problem?
How to Test for the Pin-1 Problem
By Mary C. Gruszka published
How can you find out if your audio equipment has the dreaded pin 1-problem?
Acoustic Design for Multichannel Audio Control Rooms
By Mary C. Gruszka published
As the shift to 5.1 and beyond surround sound mixing rooms continues—with the potential for immersive audio on the horizon—there have been some new thoughts on the internal acoustical design.
Embedded Audio in a High-Def Video Signal
By Mary C. Gruszka published
This month we'll wind up our series on the structure of AES audio with a discussion of embedded audio in a SMPTE 292M high-definition signal.