Audio primer
Audio is often a subject that is glossed over in a lot of Pro AV installations. For the average AV job, the industry has gotten a bit complacent with sound, and as long as you hear “something” then...
View ArticleAEC – Accoustic Echo Cancellation for Dummies
There are “for dummies” books everywhere these days, I figured I could borrow the title for this lesson. Anytime you are dealing with audio entering and leaving a room electronically you will have to...
View ArticleWhat Acoustics can and can’t do for you
For most people in our industry, acoustics are something that just don’t get enough publicity. Who can blame us? This is dry, boring stuff right? Nobody wants to talk about sound reflection and...
View ArticleWhy Worry About Videoconferencing Design?
One of the major issues with videoconferencing deployment is understanding that there are more factors in play than just the video conferencing hardware. If you fail to recognize these details, the...
View ArticleBalanced vs Unbalanced and why we care
One of the most common problems I find when brought in to commision an AV installation is related to audio wiring. The concept of unbalanced and balanced line connections is actually not that hard to...
View ArticleSurround and Stereo sound doesn’t work everywhere
Marketing has taught consumers to expect surround sound and theatre quality no matter where they are. From a technical standpoint, this is not something that we can achieve in every space. In order to...
View ArticleMicrophones and Speech Inteligibility
There are times when I have been asked “What is the best microphone for ____”. Unfortunately, the answer is not exactly that simple and not one size fits all. Consider this example. You have a space...
View ArticleHarvard Sentences for Audio Testing
referred to in the video: about 20 minutes of “raw” recorded test audio – Download Audio Here And the actual text of these sentences Tweet Tweet
View ArticleAudio primer
Audio is often a subject that is glossed over in a lot of Pro AV installations. For the average AV job, the industry has gotten a bit complacent with sound, and as long as you hear “something” then...
View ArticleAEC – Accoustic Echo Cancellation for Dummies
There are “for dummies” books everywhere these days, I figured I could borrow the title for this lesson. Anytime you are dealing with audio entering and leaving a room electronically you will have to...
View ArticleWhat Acoustics can and can’t do for you
For most people in our industry, acoustics are something that just don’t get enough publicity. Who can blame us? This is dry, boring stuff right? Nobody wants to talk about sound reflection and...
View ArticleWhy Worry About Videoconferencing Design?
One of the major issues with videoconferencing deployment is understanding that there are more factors in play than just the video conferencing hardware. If you fail to recognize these details, the...
View ArticleBalanced vs Unbalanced and why we care
One of the most common problems I find when brought in to commision an AV installation is related to audio wiring. The concept of unbalanced and balanced line connections is actually not that hard to...
View ArticleSurround and Stereo sound doesn’t work everywhere
Marketing has taught consumers to expect surround sound and theatre quality no matter where they are. From a technical standpoint, this is not something that we can achieve in every space. In order to...
View ArticleMicrophones and Speech Inteligibility
There are times when I have been asked “What is the best microphone for ____”. Unfortunately, the answer is not exactly that simple and not one size fits all. Consider this example. You have a space...
View ArticleHarvard Sentences for Audio Testing
referred to in the video: about 20 minutes of “raw” recorded test audio – Download Audio Here And the actual text of these sentences Tweet Tweet
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