When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As broadcasters move into 5.1 and surround broad-casting, the importance of remote audio has ...

Beamforming techniques are at the forefront of modern acoustical signal processing, enabling precise spatial filtering by harnessing arrays of microphones. These methods exploit constructive and ...

Acquiring sound in stereo is more than just putting up a couple of microphones and designating one left and the other right. Because of the physics in how sound waves relate to one another and with ...

I do a bit of speaking at universities and conferences, and so I have come to know the audio-visual (AV) people quite well. They've told me how a few common "mythconceptions" about microphones make ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Most professional microphones rely on the tried-and-trusted ...