Audio and Video

Digital audio mixer history

In today’s world of audio production—whether for music, podcasts, broadcasting, or live performances—digital audio mixers are the heart of the operation. These powerful tools allow sound engineers to balance, blend, and shape multiple audio signals. Analog mixers offer raw simplicity and tactile immediacy. Compared to them digital mixers provide versatility, automation, and a boatload of

Bad amplifier design

I saw this at Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YitRKKmxy/ Can burn loudspeaker and transformer due DC flowing Dc quite probably saturates transformer core-> lots of distortion and very little sound Even if works the transformer is expensive and limits sound quality Very low impedance sound input is less than 30 ohms – which means this circuit does

100 years of sound

Congratulations to the Shure Company, celebrating their 100th anniversary on April 25, 2025. S.N. Shure founds the Shure Radio Company in Chicago, Illinois, marking the beginning of a legacy in audio innovation. The name Shure has long been associated with quality, innovation, and a deep understanding of sound. Shure is best known of their microphones

Audio and video trends 2025

YouTube is TV and radio: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says the TV has overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”, indicating YouTube is “the new TV”. YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more. YouTube is also big in podcasting. More than 1 billion people are

A national soundscape for Finland

FINLAND has become the world’s first country to release a national soundscape. Commissioned from composer Lauri Porra, the soundscape consists of 15 compositions inspired by the country, its people and their characteristics. https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/25860-finland-becomes-world-s-first-country-to-launch-national-soundscape.html “This understated, minimalist music is meant to create a certain atmosphere,” https://finland.fi/soundscape/

VituixCAD

VituixCAD is loudspeaker simulation software. Design philosophy is to simulate loudspeaker behavior in full space or half space. Even though emphasis is on power response, polar responses and directivity index, it is possible to design a loudspeaker without comprehensive angled measurements. This is not encouraged though. Software package includes everything one needs for simulating and

HiFi Ethernet isolator

LAN iSilencer Audiophile Ethernet Dongle Claims to ‘Quiet Your Network’ article says that at ‘just’ $100, it seems like a “bargain” compared to some audiophile Ethernet cables. iFi-Audio has released the LAN iSilencer, an audiophile accessory which aims to “quiet your network.” According to the Ethernet dongle designers in Japan, this product removes digital signal