The “Power Alley” – AKA, The Troubling Interaction Of Subwoofers
Opposing subs can create what’s termed a “power alley” – regions where low-frequency energy is too hot. Here’s a quick explanation and a few approaches.
March 4, 2024
Joe Brusi
Say What? The Impact Of Masks On Speech Intelligibility
Though it’s immediately obvious that masks deaden sound coming from our mouths, the author wanted to objectively evaluate the effect. Here’s what he found…
April 13, 2021
Assessing The Impact: The Effect Of Cupping On Cardioid Microphone Directivity
Investigating by measuring polar plots, directivity index, relative frequency responses at different angles and the change in frequency response.
June 9, 2020
Pac-Man Is Back: Advantages Of 3D Polar Measurements
If you see him on a prediction coverage map, chances are the directivity balloon of the loudspeaker was not fully measured…
June 10, 2015
Electronic Versus Physical: An Analysis Of Shaping Array Directivity
The differences in electronic and mechanical modification of array’s directivity
July 5, 2013