Tech Focus: Remote Audio Monitoring, Part 1
Remote-production trucks are shrinking, and the form factors for the speakers used in them are being reduced commensurately. And this is all in support of bigger sound on television. More
Recent Posts by Dan Daley, Audio Editor
Demonstrations Indicate Potential of ATSC 3.0 Audio Standard
The two platforms vying to become the audio element for the ATSC 3.0 standard showed their stuff during a four-day demonstration exhibition in Atlanta in July. Dolby Labs (AC-4 ) […] More
Sound at the Show: Spectrum Concerns, Multichannel-Format Competition, Object-Based and Networked Audio
NAB 2015 expanded incrementally over the previous year’s expo:103,042 (preshow) registered attendees, versus last year’s 97,915 final audited count, and 1,015,000 net sq. ft. of exhibit space, up slightly from 2014’s 947,000 net sq. ft. And the issues facing broadcast audio never seem to decrease, either. With loudness management pretty much taken care of, the […] More
Roland Aims for Flexibility
One way you can tell that an industry has momentum is the number of people who want to join the club. At NAB 2015, 244 companies are exhibiting for the first time, including audio players like Source Audio and Zoom. There are also familiar names but in a new context. One of those is Roland, […] More
New And Improved: Key Platforms for Sports Sound Debut and Evolve
Dolby Labs says its object-based audio (OBA) authoring toolkit for broadcast applications will become available at the end of this month. The system consists of the DP590 object-authoring tool and DP591 broadcast processor. The units are on display at the Dolby booth at NAB 2015. No costs associated with the system have been disclosed. According […] More
Player Sound Inspires New Products, Interest
The personalization of the viewing experience has been a hot topic at NAB 2015, and that’s putting a new emphasis on perhaps the most intimate audio in sports: player sound. The ongoing challenges for this intense aspect of broadcast-sports audio have generally centered on two key items: league concerns about the nature of the audio […] More
AoIP = Pro Audio’s New Tipping Point
Once it can be looked at clearly in the rear-view mirror, the 2015 NAB Show may be the one that marks the tipping point for networked audio. The first day alone saw a slew of new networked-audio product offerings. These include Wheatstone’s new IP-64 large-format digital mixing console with IP networking, available in 32-fader frame sizes […] More
Calrec, DiGiCo Venture Bears First Fruit
It has been less than a year since three iconic UK-based console brands began a unique joint venture. Calrec, DiGiCo, and Allen & Heath announced in August that they would form a professional group, pooling their R&D capabilities but stipulating that each of the three would maintain its distinct brand identity. Two-thirds of that consortium, […] More
DTV Audio Group Meet Underscores Challenges Old And New
The annual DTV Audio Group meeting that takes place the day before the NAB Show opens remains a weathervane for where broadcast audio is pointing towards. This year, past concerns about training and loudness management have given way to issues such as remote integration of production and object-based audio (OBA). It’s all part of what […] More
ESPN’s Discusses REMI ‘At-Home’ Production Workflows at NAB
During the DTV Audio Group’s event held the day before the NAB Show opened, ESPN revealed the results of its ambitious Remote Integration — aka REMI — program, which substantially reduces assets on location at sports venues and moves more of the live production workload back to the main plant at its Bristol, CT headquarters. […] More