The end-user, for any and every AV project, is very important and their input is invaluable. From the inception, to design, during construction, and finally installation, they really do need to be involved.  However, I am not sure many end-users have the time or really want to be consulted. They just want the job done, […]

The History and Uses of Microphones The microphone was first invented in the 1870s and has advanced over the last 140 years as technology has allowed. The type of materials, circuitry and tools these days have made precision microphones of all types and for all uses imaginable. Microphone options for live environments are so numbered […]

Today I’d like share about best practices for where to place a fixed microphone when using one for speaking. These best practices apply to everyone including sports announcers for the Big Ten Conference, presidential candidates from a lectern and also general handheld applications. The speaking voice is a source, and like your radio or music […]

OK, we’re not talking stage microphones here, but the dinky mics that are built into computers. Yet the concept is somewhat frightening: Did you know computer viruses can transmit high frequency communications… and spread? This is the WWZ scenario of AV/IT convergence. Researchers proved the “badBIOS” virus, found in October, is “transmitting itself by audio […]