Sonic Atmosphere: Moving At The Speed Of Sound By Merlijn van Veen • August 28, 2018 In this article we’ll investigate how the speed of sound in air is, for all intents and purposes, exclusively temperature dependent within the audible bandwidth… Read More
Understanding Analog & Digital In Terms Of Audio By Bruce Jackson & Steve Harvey • June 26, 2018 Analog? Digital? Both? In professional audio, many choices exist, but there’s not enough time to make the wrong ones. We regularly hear claims floating about,… Read More
Miracle Solution? What Equalization Can—And Cannot—Do By Pat Brown • May 21, 2018 Almost every sound system has an equalizer. It can be as simple as a channel strip tone control or as sophisticated… Read More
Quick dB Reference Chart By Pat Brown • August 22, 2017 Increasingly, SynAudCon has been doing audio training for industries outside of mainstream audio. These include fire alarm, security and IT. Practitioners… Read More
Understanding Loudspeaker Specifications And What They Can Tell You By Kent Morris • May 24, 2017 Knowing how and why loudspeakers do what they do is the critical step in getting the most from any sound system. Read More
The Vault: Watching The Signal Flow By Barry McKinnon • January 11, 2016 PSW Top 20 presented by Renkus-Heinz Editor’s Note: This article was featured in the very first… Read More
PSW Top 5 Articles For December 2015 By PSW Staff • January 8, 2016 ProSoundWeb presents at least two feature articles every day of the working week, meaning that there are 40-plus long-form articles highlighted each and every month. Read More
NSCA Releases 2015 Guide to State Licensing; Available Now By PSW Staff • February 25, 2015 The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) has announced the release of the 2015 Guide to State Licensing, providing… Read More
Solving The Power Puzzle: Questions (And Answers) About Amplifiers By Bob Lee • October 20, 2014 This article was first published several years ago in Live Sound International magazine, yet it still provides timeless reference information in clearing up misunderstood electro-physics… Read More
NSCA Announces Kickoff Of Compensation & Benefits Survey By PSW Staff • October 6, 2014 Ongoing research that tracks and benchmarks compensation and benefits data for key industry positions Read More
Second Edition Of “Small Signal Audio Design” By Douglas Self Now Available From Focal Press By PSW Staff • September 2, 2014 Provides an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be put together to make almost any type of audio system. Read More
Proper Signal (Time) Alignment—Getting Loudspeaker Drivers In Sync By John Murray • July 30, 2014 Since the early 1980s, the term “time alignment” has been tossed around pretty freely, and with dubious degrees of accuracy. Note, however, that this… Read More
Design Principles For Distributed Sound Systems: SPL & Equalization By Rick Kamlet • July 24, 2014 Part one in this series is available here. We need to consider the real, long-term sound pressure level capability of today’s sound… Read More
Design Principles For Distributed Sound Systems By Rick Kamlet • July 1, 2014 Before beginning the design process for a business sound system, identify what the customer needs and expects: Fidelity Expectations. Does the client want a good,… Read More
Making It Flat: Analyzing Loudspeakers & DSP By Ken DeLoria • June 13, 2014 As sound reproduction has transitioned to the digital realm, audio professionals have a wealth of capabilities that were unthinkable in the analog days. Today, loudspeakers… Read More