Entries by Pat Brown

Time or Frequency?

Theory and Practice by Dale Shirk

Dale Shirk will help us get a better understanding of time and frequency and how they will affect our decisions as audio practitioners.

Much of what we do in audio and acoustics has both … Read more

Axial Sensitivity – Sense and Sensitivity

By Jeremy Johnston

One of the many specifications included in loudspeaker specification sheets is the Axial Sensitivity of the loudspeaker. This article clears up some confusion on this topic.

One of the many specifications included in loudspeaker specification sheets is … Read more

Small Room LF Design Dimensions or Ratios?

By: Jeff D. Szymanski, PE

For at least the past 6 decades, acousticians have sought better sounding small rooms. Over the last 10 to 15 years, the “home studio” and “home theater” technology boom has brought the question of “What … Read more

Sound System Autopilot

Theory and Practice – By Dale Shirk

Today’s electronics can handle many of the tasks ordinarily performed by a sound system operator but not all of them.

Today’s sound systems can be quite complex. Many times that complexity exceeds the … Read more

Common Loudspeaker Format (CLF) News

By Pat Brown

An update on Common Loudspeaker Format (CLF) .

The Common Loudspeaker file Format continues to gain strength and recognition among audio manufacturers and sound system designers. The CLF serves as an electronic specification sheet as well as … Read more

Fixing the Drywall Box

A low budget solution to a common acoustical problem

Theory and Practice – By Dale Shirk

With today’s financial pressures, many churches and schools are trying to build their facilities as inexpensively as possible. Almost invariably, this leads to the … Read more

Lessons from the RF Analyzer

Theory and Practice – Dale Shirk

Dale uses his HP RF analyzer to demonstrate some wireless mic issues that audio people must deal with everyday.

Years ago the audio professional didn’t have to deal with many RF devices, mainly just … Read more

The Room Reverberation Time – RT

by Pat Brown
 

The reverberation time is a basic “one number” measure for characterizing a room’s acoustic behavior.

I’ve written much on the RT in the past. Richard Honeycutt’s article on reverberation formulas prompted me to revisit the topic and … Read more