TWiRT 155 - Michael Dorrough

TWiRT 155 - Michael Dorrough

Look into the racked equipment at many radio and TV stations, and recording studios, and you'll find something with the name "Dorrough" on it.  Famous in broadcast audio circles for bringing multi-band audio processing to broadcasting, Mike Dorrough  exhibits the spirit of invention and innovation.  In this episode, we talk with Mike about audio processing and meaningful audio level measurement with his Dorrough Loudness Meter.

Chris Tobin, Chris Tarr, and I talk with Mike Dorrough in a fascinating hour, learning psychoacoustic truths that are just as valid today as when they were discovered.  

Links from this episode:

Dorrough Electronics - http://www.dorrough.com/

Photos of vintage audio processors - http://www.261.gr/vintage8.html

History of the VU meter and the Dorrough Loudness Meter explained - http://www.dorrough.com/video.html

TWiRT is sponsored by Axia Audio and Axia xNodes.  One day all your audio gear will have an Ethernet jack. Until then - there's xNodes.  http://axiaaudio.com/xnodes 

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TWiRT 155 - Michael Dorrougn

TWiRT 154 - Marques Brownlee

TWiRT 154 - Marques Brownlee

We take a break from oscillators and cart machines to chat with topical tech guru, Marques Brownlee.  Marques has over 500 instructional and tech gear review videos on YouTube, covering everything from DLSR cameras to building a Hackintosh computer.  

Chris Tobin and I talk with Marques about tech, and about putting tech and web services to great use in our busy professional lives.  

Links from this episode:

Ubuntu Phone info… http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone

Hardware shopping list for building a Hackintosh...http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac

Bob Roche on building a budget Hackintosh…http://www.youtube.com/cpukid00

Marques Brownlee's YouTube channel... http://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee

Instructional, how to videos… http://www.lynda.com/

TWiRT is sponsored by Omnia Audio and the Omnia.9 FM audio processor by Leif Claesson.  http://omniaaudio.com/9 

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TWiRT 154 - Marques Brownlee

TWiRT 153 - Mics & Levels with Mike Phillips

Podcasts, talk shows, how-to programs, political commentary and rants, celebrity interviews or just mouthing off — most compelling audio content starts with a microphone and a quick trip through a mic pre-amp.

With thousands of mics on the market, and nearly as many pre-amp choices, how does the home studio user choose the right combination, and set them up properly? We take a shortcut to great advice that works every time!

Broadcast audio consultant, Mike Phillips, joins Chris Tobin and me for a fast-paced tutorial on mic selection, adjustment, proper use, and avoiding common pitfalls. As usual Andrew Zarian asks the really good questions that we forgot about!

This Week In Radio Tech is sponsored by:

Axia Audio and the popular IP-Audio Axia consoles. On the web at axiaaudio.com.

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TWiRT 153 - Mics & Levels with Mike Phillips

TWiRT 152 - Home Studio Boot Camp - Hookup

TWiRT 152 - Home Studio Boot Camp - Hookup

Balanced, unbalanced, transformers, servo outputs, -10, 0, +4, and four ways to use a quarter-inch tip-ring-sleeve connector!  What are we talking about?  Home studio wiring.  

Mixing pro, semi-pro, and home audio gear *is* challenging.  They're not really designed to work together.  So what can you hook up to what, and which audio connections need some help to work right?  

Chris Tobin and I will help you sort out the audio connections on typical home studio gear.  Plus Andrew Zarian asks the really good questions that we forgot about!

TWiRT is sponsored by Telos and the new Hx6 Six-Line Talkshow System. 

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TWiRT 152 - Home Studio Boot Camp – Hookup

TWiRT 151 - CALM with Tim Carroll

On December 13th, 2012, the rules of CALM went into effect, and the FCC began enforcing them. In its simplest terms, this means over-the-air (OTA) broadcasters, cable operators, satellite television providers, and multichannel video program distributors must ensure that commercials have the same average loudness as the programs they accompany.

More specifically, it means applying the ATSC A/85 Recommended Practice – a set of methods to measure and control the loudness of digital audio – to commercial advertisements delivered to viewers.

Tim Carroll, President of Linear Acoustic, discusses some history of film and television program loudness, then brings us to a better understanding of loudness management. One goal is to keep TV viewers happy, and not give them any reason to complain about jarring volume changes.

Here’s an FAQ about the CALM Act.

Chris Tobin, and Kirk Harnack are your hosts.

This Week In Radio Tech is sponsored by:

Telos and the ProSTREAM audio streaming encoder with built-in Omnia audio processing. Visit http://telos-systems.com/prostream/

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TWiRT 151 - CALM with Tim Carroll