The PA systems used for augmented crowd sound are becoming their own subcategory within the venue-sound sector. They have their own particular acoustical exigencies — aiming a speaker capable of […] More
Created last year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the new category of augmented crowd sound has spawned new ways of putting that sound into sports arenas and stadiums that […] More
Describing the audio infrastructure as “the most challenging and complex” ever undertaken for an NBA season, Dave Grundtvig, lead A1 for Turner Sports’ coverage of the league’s compressed and strange […] More
Despite some initial concerns, the “faux” crowd sound is becoming part of the sports broadcasting experience as various leagues and teams come out of pandemic-induced hibernation. European football leagues, including the […] More
NASCAR is one of the first major sports to resurface after the COVID-19 pandemic locked down virtually all sports events globally in March. The races are on again, often with […] More
Networked audio has left the novelty stage behind and is moving into its own maturity even as its evolution continues, hastened by the rapid rate of development around standards. “There […] More
ESPN’s 10-part documentary The Last Dance, which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, has drawn raves that are only enhanced by the fact that it’s one of the […] More
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global phenomenon that has shut down sports pretty much everywhere. And just as many civil and governmental responses have been mostly local — US efforts […] More
Nearly 100 viewers gathered online 6 May for a GoToMeeting-powered webinar, sponsored by the DTV Audio Group and produced by SVG US, to explore how broadcast A1s will handle the […] More
Expect to see — and hear — lots of interesting audio products at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam this week. IP is ubiquitous, from consoles to microphones. Immersive audio isn’t far […] More
Live and on-demand sports streaming service DAZN is out to make boxing both deeply engaging and a high point for online distribution. In the effort, the service is fielding an […] More
The one sound that the broadcast audio might not have captured at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby was the one you couldn’t hear: the bated breath with which a crowd of more […] More
The preliminary numbers for the 2019 NAB Show are in, and this year’s 91,460 registration is close to last year’s 92,912 final attendance. However, when it comes to audio, it was a very different story. This year’s show was the first on a landscape remade by a combination of RF reallocation and the accelerated migration […] More
The preliminary numbers for the 2019 NAB Show are in, and this year’s 91,460 registration is close to last year’s 92,912 final attendance. However, when it comes to audio, it was a very different story. This year’s show was the first on a landscape remade by a combination of RF reallocation and the accelerated migration […] More
