Choice of ATSC 3.0 Audio System Comes Down to the Wire November 3^rd 2015 - 07:00 AM

The choice between systems for ATSC 3.0 audio is now down to MPEG-H versus Dolby AC-4 and there is about equal support for each system. It’s now mired in politics within the committee, though a decision is due by the end of 2015.

Viewpoint: The Potential and Reality of AES67 October 30^th 2015 - 09:00 AM

Interest is growing in the broadcast industry about the AES67 standard, and its potential benefits as users transition from wired to networked audio systems.

AES67-2015 Revision Confirms Stability of the Audio Network Interoperability Standard October 27^th 2015 - 08:00 AM

The Media Networking Alliance has issued a maintenance revision to AES67-2013, the AES standard for high-performance streaming audio-over-IP interoperability.

It is Time to Adopt IP for Audio October 13^th 2015 - 08:00 AM

The inevitable merging of computer networking technology and audio distribution has arrived. Now is a good time to re-examine the assumptions and concerns that are holding some professionals back from choosing audio over IP solutions, as decisions made today will affect their facilities and clients for years to come.

Mixing Automation Continues to Improve on Professional Audio Consoles October 1^st 2015 - 09:00 AM

Refinements in the computerization of professional audio are making it easier for sound operators to mix more complex shows with multiple microphones in environments with more background noise.

New 2.4 GHz Wireless Mic Systems Challenge UHF August 25^th 2015 - 08:07 AM

Amid plenty of rumblings about the upcoming U.S. spectrum auction, wireless microphone users are worried about the future of their UHF wireless systems. They are increasingly looking to 2.4 GHz technology as a solution.

“New” Audio: Sound to Match UHD Images August 18^th 2015 - 08:00 AM

Last month, NHK covered the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners baseball game in 8K with six Ikegami cameras at Yankee Stadium. The game was viewed in 8K by the media in a special suite.

Adventures In Live Broadcast, Part 1 June 24^th 2015 - 08:03 AM

Anyone who says engineering live field production is a breeze isn’t serious.

Professional AoIP for Broadcast June 22^nd 2015 - 01:00 PM

Today’s standard industrial IT infrastructure has already overtaken the technology of AES/EBU, MADI and TDM routers in terms of performance, cost and flexibility. The rate of development of IT systems, fuelled as it is by a multi-billion dollar industry many times the size of the broadcast industry, is c…

The Wireless Mic Dilemma June 22^nd 2015 - 10:17 AM

Perhaps no equipment category will be more negatively affected by the upcoming FCC spectrum auction of U.S. airwaves than wireless microphones. For manufacturers of such wireless products, which have relied on a certain spectrum band to operate effectively for years, the impending channel changes have caused a slump in…