VJ Spetto: Audiovisual Artist Speaks on Life in Lockdown

TheatreArtLife: Before the chaos of the global pandemic, I considered myself to be an audiovisual artist with a long and successful career: for over 25 years I have participated in major art festivals, creating and performing content for VJ sets, video mappings, car reveals, movies for full-domes, Olympic ceremonies. I used to work with dozens, or even hundreds of projectors at the same time, design integrating systems, connections, media servers, large teams. That was before the pandemic.

Extremes: Utilizing DSP On The “Low Lows” And “High Highs”

Pro Sound Web: Years ago, a couple of smart guys named Thiele and Small characterized the behavior of cone drivers. One of their many excellent contributions was identifying how an electrical filter (passive or active) can be combined with the electro-mechanical-acoustical parameters of a cone driver, in a properly ported enclosure, to extend and optimize low-frequency output capability. In their work they refer to this as an “alignment.”

DPA Microphones Gets Up Close And Personal With Scarlett Johansson

Pro Sound Web: DPA Microphones have turned up in some unusual places, but inside Scarlett Johansson’s t-shirt has to be one of the brand’s more exotic locations.
Three of the company’s d:screet 4060 miniature microphones were used to capture Johansson’s performance during the making of Lucy, a new film directed by Luc Besson that was just released on July 25.

Design Principles For Distributed Sound Systems: SPL & Equalization

Pro Sound Web: We need to consider the real, long-term sound pressure level capability of today’s sound reinforcement systems to make sure they’re not being operated at levels where the components are stressed or where they won’t sound good.
While acoustic design programs do a good job of predicting how the system will perform in a given room, the system designer must determine what the goal is for each application.

Mixing Beyond Stereo: Delving Deeper Into Aspects Of Sound & Perception

Pro Sound Web: As live mix engineers, the audio reinforcement systems we operate typically fall into two categories: mono or stereo.
Yes, there are the occasional opportunities to mix surround sound, and for many events, delay clusters or various fill loudspeakers are common, but for the most part it’s all about some version of mono or stereo.

How Far Will That Loudspeaker “Throw”?

Pro Sound Web: Sound reinforcement systems are characterized by a wide variety of technical specifications. Although the term “throw” is not a technical specification, it’s frequently used to describe a specific performance parameter.
A frequent question is “how far will this loudspeaker ‘throw’?” Unfortunately, the answer requires additional information before it can be properly answered.

The Art (And Necessity) Of Compression

Pro Sound Web: A while back, I got the rare opportunity to work with the youth band at our church. These guys have an incredible heart and passion to worship and have loads of raw talent which translates into a powerful time of worship.
When they lead, as a worshipper I feel free and emboldened to praise God the way He created me too. When they lead, as a sound operator I have to work as hard and quick as ever to create a decent mix to help facilitate that worship.

The Problem with Booth Babes: How ‘Casual Sexism’ Hurts the AV Industry

www.avnetwork.com: Those of you who follow me on Twitter might have seen a hashtag I use frequently: #AVHallOfShame. It's one I use for the cringe-worthy AV moments: sloppy wiring; soundbars in places from which sound can't possibly carry to viewers; badly-sized or badly-placed displays; etc. This week I tagged Purelink's booth at Infocomm with the #AVHallOfShame hashtag. What was my issue this time? Take a look at the image to the right, from their marketing email.