Wireless bodypacks have been getting smaller and tougher in recent years, in response to broadcast sports’ increased use of wireless sound from the field and on athletes. With mics now routinely buried in the dirt around home plate and the pitcher’s mound, as well as on NFL linemen repeatedly bringing thousands of PSI to bear […] More
RF bodypack audio transmitters continue to grow in number, features, and functionality. Here is a selection of current models. More
— The European pro audio education and networking event of the year is set for a Dublin debut — New York, NY, January 15, 2019 — Advance Registration is now open for the 146th International Audio Engineering Society Convention, taking place March 20 – 23 at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Featuring four days […] More
— Core and advanced technical topics to be presented by industry experts, including sessions in Mandarin and Spanish — New York, NY, January 3, 2019 — The Audio Engineering Society brings audio engineering education and technology to the forefront in January with the announcement of Audio Science events taking place during the [email protected] Pro Sound Symposium: Live & […] More
2018 will be looked back on as a pivotal year: IP production techniques and technology became more firmly and deeply embedded in broadcast audio, and immersive sound moved from novelty to reality. More
Close-up and on-player audio — also known as miked-up sound — is transitioning from a novelty used for special events to an integral part of regular broadcast-sports audio. It’s still subject to an array of controls, including by leagues and teams, and even individual athletes, but it has become clear that viewers are responding to […] More
Immersive sound has been moving along dual tracks in recent years. Formats like Dolby’s Atmos and Fraunhofer Institute’s MPEG-H have made deep strides into broadcasting, and music-touring artists are taking live-sound versions of immersive systems on the road, as Childish Gambino has done with L-Acoustics’ L-ISA platform. However, immersive broadcast-sound formats have been using sports […] More
Last week’s two-day SVG Summit covered a lot of ground, from IP production and workflow to cloud virtualization and the latest on spectrum activity. But, if there was one area that showed a major burst of activity, it was microphones. The show featured several announcements concerning new products and new owners, as well as a […] More
Hockey fans may get a kick out of pucks, but Lawo has derived Puck out of Kick. The company is adapting its Kick platform — software that uses real-time tracking data to allow exact player, referee, and ball positions to be tracked through the audio console — for hockey. More
As immersive sound goes increasingly live, the means by which it can be captured is also stepping up. Some of the microphones made for applications beyond two-channel stereo are intended for broadcast applications. However, they and others are also being used for field recordings for films, gaming, VR/AR, and other media. More
