MARY GRUSZKA

Highly directional microphones, those with a very narrow pickup pattern, are essential when trying to capture distant sound or pick out particular sources in a noisy environment.

Among its provisions, this standard provides the pinout assignments for eight pairs of analog or digital (AES3) audio circuits in one D25.

It’s not until there’s a problem that connector contacts might be considered as a source of an intermittent, noisy or lost signal.

Putting systems and operations in place to ensure compliance with the CALM Act involves having a plan.

It takes a methodical troubleshooting approach to isolate the source of the problem and get a handle on how to fix it

While it may be tempting to reach for a can of spray cleaner to zap the jacks themselves, don't.

As audio systems designers, we often need to track down unexpected hums and buzzes in our systems that, despite our best efforts, crop up.