Despite a decades-long march to the nearly complete digitalization of the audio-signal chain, its endpoints remain solidly analog: loudspeakers and microphones. And, although speakers have received considerable attention in the very recent progression to immersive audio, with studios and remote units installing overhead and other playback points according to carefully engineered positioning plots, the input […] More
Considering how crucial surround audio has become for broadcast sports, the number of specialty surround microphones has remained relatively static in recent years. But manufacturers say that the major networks are showing heightened interest lately. Here’s what they have to choose from, including Holophone’s new VR360, the first surround mic specifically intended for the immersive […] More
Considering how crucial surround audio has become for broadcast sports, the number of specialty surround microphones has remained relatively static in recent years. Some of the market is made up of freelance A1s who invest in them and then rent them to network clients for shows, which effectively puts more of these expensive but unique […] More
The dedicated surround microphone occupies a unique niche in pro audio in general and sports broadcasting in particular: somewhat exotic, technically sophisticated, relatively expensive, alluringly complex, yet seductively suggesting a simple solution at a time when 5.1 surround or more has become ubiquitous. Still, market penetration, particularly in broadcast, has been relatively slight. The high […] More
Even though surround audio has become crucial for broadcast sports, the number of specialty surround microphones has remained relatively static in recent years. Some of the market is made up of freelance A1s who make the investment in them and then rent to their network clients when they’re hired for shows, which effectively puts more […] More
The dedicated surround microphone occupies a unique niche in pro audio in general and sports broadcasting in particular. Somewhat exotic, technically sophisticated, relatively expensive, attractively complex yet seductively suggesting a simple solution for what has become a significant differentiator for competing networks, the surround mic remains relatively rare on sports shows, more often brought in […] More
Between Winter Olympics, we have a lot to thank Canada for when it comes to broadcast winter sports, especially in this hockey-challenged season. This weekend, CTV and TSN are broadcasting the Canadian National Figure Skating Championships live starting Jan. 18 on from the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON. The show will also let Canada’s deeply […] More
By James Fisher, SVG Correspondent For ESPN on ABC’s Saturday Night Football, director Derek Mobley usually has 18-21 cameras covering the action. Tonight, when he directs ESPN’s HD production of the Discover BCS National Championship Game from Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, he will have considerably more — plus expanded audio resources usually […] More
Considering how crucial surround audio has become for broadcast sports, the number of specialty surround microphones has remained relatively static in recent years. Some of the market is made up of freelance A1s who make the investment and then rent the equipment to their network clients when they’re hired for shows, which effectively puts more […] More
Discrete 5.1 surround audio is now the standard for sports on network television. The continued growth of home theater ensures that more viewers will want to listen in 5.1, which is helping drive both matrixed and discrete surround sound into regional-broadcast markets and even into high school markets: for instance, broadcaster COTV in Central Oregon […] More
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