HDR: Part 7 - LEDs - For Better For Worse November 15^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

If we could get lights capable of full color mixing at the same price as conventional white-only ones, would we?

Keeping Studio IP Media Streams Reliable - Part 2 November 11^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Distributing error free IP media streams is only half the battle when building reliable broadcast infrastructures. SDP files must match their associated IP media essence or downstream equipment will not be able to decode it. In this article we dig deeper into SDP files and media IP streams to understand…

Waves: Part 2 - Distribution November 10^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

John Watkinson moves on to discussion of the effects of the medium waves are travelling in and explains why loudspeaker enclosures contain foam.

Podcast Studio Design: Getting The Room Right November 8^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Podcasting is an increasingly popular pastime in the U.S., with an estimated 120 million podcast listeners in 2021. Back in 2006, only 22 percent of the adult population was aware of podcasting. By 2021, this figure had risen to 78 percent. Podcasting is becoming an important part of the multi-format mix for many broadcasters.

Broadcast Audio Workflow: Part 2 - Entertainment With An Audience November 3^rd 2022 - 09:30 AM

We continue our discussion of broadcast audio workflow with multi-award winner Robert Edwards. We look at the many challenges that come when a live audience is added to the broadcast mix.

Electricity: Part 7 - Lithium Batteries October 27^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Lithium batteries are all the rage on account of their low weight and high capacity. But how good are they really?

IP Security For Broadcasters - The Book October 26^th 2022 - 09:46 AM

This free 82-page eBook is your definitive guide to IP security for broadcasters. Written by our Editor Tony Orme, it gathers 12 original independent articles that examine the complex issues of security, explain the terminology and IT standards involved, and explore techniques available to help broadcasters secure their IP infrastructure. This…

Keeping Studio IP Media Streams Reliable - Part 1 October 25^th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Modern broadcast facilities adopting video and audio over IP have found themselves working with thousands, or tens of thousands, of IP streams. Expecting humans to keep track of all these flows, monitor their quality and efficiently fault find is a virtual impossibility.

Compression: Part 1 - Defining Terms October 20^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Compression is the ultimate enabling technology behind broadcasting. Without it, life would be very difficult indeed. In this new series, the whole topic will be explored at some depth.

Machine Learning (ML) For Broadcasters: Part 5 - Datasets And GPUs October 19^th 2022 - 09:00 AM

In the final article in this series, we look at datasets, their importance and why GPUs are critical for machine learning.