Professional audio page
Index
Introductory articles
Equations and technical information
Dictionaries
FAQs
Web resource pages
General guides
- Active Microphone Splitter Application Notes - how dynamic microphone behaves when it's output is splitted to two mixers
- A guide to sound for the school show
- Anton's Audio Unplugged Sound - Unplugged Sound is the most challenging of all the sound reinforcement styles, focusing on preserving the acoustic experience and still reaching the listners, explanations of concepts and techniques
- ARX Frequently Asked Questions - why equalizers are needed, what are DI boxes, etc.
- Audio notes from Rent Com - wireless microphones, audio connections, PA speakers
- Basic P/A Systems Primer - from Yorkville
- Crossovers, Equalizers & Compressors - hat they are and how to use them, pdf file
- Doctor Sound - periodic article intended to help you get great live or studio sound
- Let's Get Small - how to downsize your rig
- Live Sound Crutches - many live sound technicians travel with items that make their evening run more smoothly
- Performing Outdoors - some things to think about that may make it a better experience for you and your audience, read also Dealing with exceptions
- Preparing To Tour From A Sound Engineer's Standpoint
- Rane Corporation Library - collection of good technical documents: audio connections, transmission lins, equalizers, compressors
- Safety At Your Live Show - safety tips how to avoid hazards in live shows
- Scott's PA System Tutorial - A Practical and Realistic Guide to Making the Most of Your Band's PA
- Setting Sound System Level Controls - how to set up audio system properly
- Taming the Electrical Demons Tips For Avoiding Shocks Onstage - most giggers have experienced electrical shock at least once in their lives
- The 10 minute Set-Up - how to set up mixer and sound system properly
- Trouble Shooting Guide - trouble shooting tips for amplifiers, CD players, speakers, mixers, wireless microphones and lighting systems
- Useful Pro Audio and Electronics Information FREE from Full Compass - basic information on microphones, recording, speakers, equalizers, mains power and more
- Yorkville Professional Audio Basics and User Guide
General
Amplifier specs and operation
Speaker specs
Speaker placement
Large speaker systems
Distributed speaker systems
General guides
Live sound mixing
Record mixing
TV and radio mixing
- How To Mix Video Sound
- Improving Television Audio - controlling dynamic range at the source when music is performed and mixed creates a smooth signal for TV broadcasting
- Mixing For Television - mixing a musician for live television can be quite different than mixing for a concert
- Mix Minus - a production console with auxiliary buses that can be assigned to create a mix-minus will help very much on making radio talk shows
Monitoring
Mixer connections
Mixer features
Taking care of mixer
Mixer modification ideas
Noise reduction
General information
Outdoor systems
- Under The Weather - effective systems design for outdoor sound transmission requires an acute awareness of the many variables that will affect sound quality
Hearing aid systems
- Assistive Listening Introduction - 1990 government passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requiring the use of assistive listening systems in public places where goods and services are offered
- Beyond the Basics - a close look at the various assistive listening technologies and the laws governing their application
Conference rooms and auditoriums
- Boardroom Audio - achieving good speech intelligibility remains critical to an installation's overall success.
- Reaching the Audience - proven techniques for evaluating, maintaining and optimizing systems design for speech intelligibility
Some AV system installation examples
- An Elegant Solution - information on Sydney Opera House system which has CobraNet and fiber optic-based audio networks to transport multiple, noise-free audio channels
- Coming Home - information on sound reinforcement system for the new Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Order in the Court - effective courtroom sound system design requires both knowing which participants need to hear whom at a particular moment and providing the technical insight to make it feasible
General
- Audio Cables General Information - information on wiring of semi-professional and professional musical/audio gear that is used in live performances
- Audio cabling links page
- Audio Transformer: The Ultimate Noise Killers - application note article on audio transformers
- Balanced Interconnects theory - short introduction
- Balanced Line Technology
- Buyer's Guide to Snakes & Cables
- Cables, Interconnects & Other Stuff - The Truth
- Cable Theory - includes quite good description on many audio cable subjects, but be warned not to belive everything on wires, because the claims at Important Cable Facts about cable directivity and cable adjustment period are not correct
- Cable Trouble-Shooting Guide
- Considerations in Grounding and Shielding Audio Devices - Rane technical report in pdf format
- Cord Care - there's no reason to ruin a perfectly good performance with snap, crackle and hum due to a "weak link"
- Electrical Wiring Page - links to audio/video cabling info
- Engineering White Papers: Understandign microphone, speaker and instrument cables
- GB Audio Free Reference - information on ground loops, multicolor cables, Neutrik connectors and many other things
- Getting a perspective on noise in audio systems
- Grounding and Shielding for Sound and Video
- Home audio/video connector pinouts
- Kill Studio Hum and Buzz at the Source - motors, transformers and dimmers can be a serious source of interference, article first appeared in the September 1997 issue of Recording magazine
- Line-level transformers in High-End Audio - Excellent line-level transformers have long been available to professionals in the recording studio world but they have always been vastly too expensive for mainstream high-fi gear
- Making Connections - it is not necessary to have an engineering degree to be a successful electronic musician
- Soldering - short introduction to soldering basics and different solder types, read also Protect Yourself From Solder Fumes
- System Problems and Equipment Manufacturers - article from Systems Contractor News magazine
- The "ins" and "outs" of Inserts - information on using inserts, document in pdf format
- The Rec.Audio.FAQ Cable Overview
- Transformer Coupling Audio Inputs and Outputs - comparision of balanced op amp based and transformer coupled interconections
- Transmission lines: Why 600 Ohms?
- Understanding Balanced and Unbalanced Audio Technology - when designing an audio distribution system installer must make decision whether the system need to support balanced or unbalanced audio
- Using A Headphone Console As A Balanced Line Distribution Amplifier - this note specifies the Rane HC6 Headphone Console, but is applicable to other similar products
- When is a DA not a DA? - distribution amplifier is not absolutely necessary for the distribution of audio
- Why do I need to use a "DI" Box and what do they do?
- Why not wye? - how to properly split signals, sum unbalanced signals, make subwoofing mono, make balanced summing and what output impedances have to do with that
Guides
Making of cables
Technical basics
Pinouts
Useful wiring accessories
- Digital Format Converters MSB, Midiman & Fostex Review - converters for S/PDIF conversion between Toslink optical and coaxial electrical
- Methods for jack normalling - when a pair (up & down) of patch-points are connected, they are considered Normalled, the signal runs from the top-back point to the bottom-back, other possible connections are standard, half normalled, single-normalled and double normalled
Using audio transformers
Ground loops
Cable building tips
Test CDs with web pages
Other test CDs on the market
- AUDIO-CD - universal hearing testing CD from Digital Recordings
- CD-CHECK - for testing of CD players
- CD-2Check (Monacor 30.0180)
- Compact Test (Pierre Veranny, PV 784031)
- Hi-fi Check (Stereoplay)
- HIFI Test CD - first test CD made by HIFI magazine in Finland and sold by Helsinki Media
- HIFI Surround Test CD - test signals for surround systems, made by HIFI magazine in Finland, sold by Helsinki Media and Hifi Klubi, first Dolby Surround CD recording made in Finland
- HIFI Surround Test CD (International version) - Finlandia Records (Warner Music Finland Oy), catalogue number 0630-17711-2
- HIFI Test Effects - test signals and sound effects in for CD and CD-ROM formats, made by HIFI magazine in Finland and sold by Helsinki Media, very useful test CD for computer audio testing
- Test CD (Disky Communications Europe, TCDE 873802)
- The Test (Stax, AXCD 92001)
General
Microphone guides and tutorials
FAQs
Technical information
Microphone databases
Microphone link lists
Microphone product information
Microphone preamplifiers
Using microphones
General microphone using topics
Instrument miking
Stereo miking techniques
Measurements using microphones
Handling of microphones
Microphone connections
Connection matching
Computer microphones
Signal splitting
Microphone powering
Building your own microphone
You can find links to microphone building projects and microphone preamplifier circuits at my Audio electronics circuits web page.
Building microphone accessories
General recording topics
Live band recording
Other on-location recording
Mastering
Dial-up audio circuits
Technology to link two audio studios to each other using telecommunication line or for making on-site reports for radio through telephone lines.
Dial-up circuits are increasingly popular methods of providing reasonable-quality audio links from a remote location to the studio.
Recording telephone conversations and line basics
Linking telephone conversation to studio systems
- LecNet Design Guide - application note which describes possible solutions to common telecommunication audio problems like echo
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