We're almost all pretty good at using our phones to measure stuff, like counting calories, tracking walks, and ensuring our new shelf is level. But you know what we hardly ever think about? The volume ...

Sound is pressure — the louder the sound, the greater the pressure. The greater the pressure, the more damage it can do to your ears. If you’re in a noisy environment, it’s important to know how ...

One in a series of short audio tips that have appeared in the Alabama Broadcasters Association “Monday Morning Coffee and Technical Notes” e-newsletter. It’s easy to understand a correlation of the ...

When you are mixing audio it is easy to end up with a signal that is too hot. How do you keep a track of what is happening so that you can ensure consistency throughout your mix? When it comes to ...

Mark Persons’ article about keeping consistent audio levels hit it on the head. Readers wrote in to comment on Mark Persons’ article. We had the same problem in TV with our field crews as digital gear ...

As you may recall, we’ve been exploring the implications and effects of the CALM Act over the past year. We’ve considered what it means, how to approach it in production, the implications of ...

Did you like playing audio (music and videos) on your Windows computer? Then you must have faced a loudness issue sometimes. It is not just limited to Windows, but it happens on all devices and ...

Megan Gerhart, Au.D. received her doctorate of audiology from the University of Florida. She has experience helping pediatrics to geriatrics both in private practice and medical models of care. She ...

What are the loudest sounds at UB? Where are the university’s quietest spots? What unlikely noises here are around 60 decibels, the level typically associated with a normal conversation between two ...