Entries by Pat Brown

Prepping for Fall Seminar: Making Wireless Work

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Making Wireless Work: 2015

Making Wireless Work: 2015

Things are buzzing at SynAudCon this week, and it’s not a ground loop. Preparations are under way for two upcoming specialty seminars – SynAudCon Digital and Making Wireless Work.

SynAudCon Digital – Better Than Ever… Read more

The Keele Tone-Burst Test

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Keele Tone-Burst Test

The Chicago, IL Sound Reinforcement for Technicians seminar has come and gone. One of the highlights was an evening presentation by DB Keele, Jr. Many of you know Don from his work at Electro-voice and Harman, and for his patents … Read more

Tectonic Loudspeakers at Techny Towers

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by Pat Brown

DMLThis article will go in several different directions. These will include

      • 1. A comparison of loudspeaker types in a reverberant space.
      • 2. An informal evaluation of an alternative loudspeaker technology.
      • 3. A testimony regarding the effectiveness of

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FIR-ward Thinking – Part 1

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by Pat Brown

This is Part 1 of a series that will examine the use of FIR filters in sound reinforcement systems.

Introduction

Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filters (pronounced either “F-I-R” or alternately, like the tree) are the rage these … Read more

The Amplifier-to-Loudspeaker Interface

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By Pat Brown

Amplifier-to-loudspeaker Interface – is there anything special about hooking an amplifier to a loudspeaker? Here is a brief look at some parameters that can affect the sonic performance of this important interface.

The Ideal Case

Most analog … Read more

How Do Boundaries Affect Loudspeakers?

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By Pat Brown

Can a room boundary be a “tool of the trade” for the audio practitioner? This study will provide some insight on how boundaries affect loudspeakers.

It’s nearly impossible to mount a loudspeaker in a room without placing … Read more