NAMM Show Is Virtual, Features Wealth of Pro Audio
The annual NAMM Show may be virtual this year, but the pro-audio products using it as a launch pad are very real. More
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Tech Focus: Bodypacks, Part 2 — A Look at the Leaders in Wireless Transmitters
With RF bodypack audio transmitters increasingly important to broadcast sports, here’s a selection of leading current models. More
Tech Focus: Bodypacks, Part 1 — Wireless Transmitters Are Integral to Sports Audio’s Future
Today’s wireless bodypack transmitters are almost nano-small, their battery endurance is reaching Tesla-envy levels, and the RF spectrum disruptions of the past few years have (mostly) settled down. However, that doesn’t mean that their designers and manufacturers don’t face other challenges. Among the continuing challenges is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made A2s’ task of […] More
Audio for the NBA’s New Season Is As Challenging As Last Year’s
Last year’s NBA season debuted the use of “enhanced” ambient crowd sounds by U.S. sports to make games played under COVID-19 lockdown feel more authentic. As challenging as that initiative was, however, it was greatly helped by the fact that the majority of regular-season games and all playoff matches were played in a single location: […] More
2020 in Review: A Singular Year for Sound
“Unbelievably believable.” That’s how former Washington signal-caller and current Ravens QB Robert Griffin III described his Heisman Trophy win in 2011. Nine years later, the contradictory phrase aptly describes how the 2020 season played out and COVID-19 silenced the fields, tracks, and courts of world sports. It was unbelievable, but the unreal quickly became all […] More
Pittsburgh Steelers Media Studio Emphasizes Comms With KMH-Integrated System
In recent years, sports teams and leagues have been building up their media departments in response to steadily rising demand for sports-related content. More recently, they’ve accelerated these efforts as the pandemic has kept locked-down consumers glued to television and smartphone screens. And increased complexity of media operations combined with how the pandemic has forced […] More
SVG Summit:CONNECT — Enhanced Crowd Sound, Next Generation Audio Are Major Topics
As the SVG Summit does every December, SVG Summit:CONNECT brought the world of broadcast sports together over Zoom instead of over cocktails at the New York Hilton. But the effect was the same: a robust exchange of ideas as the industry approached the finale of a remarkable year. Audio was very much on the table. […] More
Technology Drives State of the Art for Sports-Venue Video
Video displays in sports venues come in all shapes and sizes but share a common thread: technology is driving them bigger, brighter, sharper, curvier, and, when they integrate audio systems, louder. More
Leagues’ Approaches to Augmented Crowd Sound Offer Variety of Lessons
With four months of artificial crowd sounds under its collective belt, televised sports looks back at what has been a largely successful experiment under the pressure of a pandemic-driven lockdown. More
Tech Focus: Sports Radio, Part 1 — ESPN Readies New Radio, Podcasting Facility
ESPN’s radio and podcasting will be integrated into the 19-story, 1.2 million-sq.-ft. media hub that parent company Disney will build in Manhattan’s SoHo district. That complex, scheduled to open in 2024, will be the campus for all New York City-based Disney media companies, including ESPN, Pixar, and Marvel. In the meantime, Disney will open an […] More