4 results for month: 08/2015
Audio Basics for Hams, Part 6 – All About EQ
Now that you have a good grasp on audio routing, it's time to move onto a more subjective topic, but one that will probably be one of interest for most people: equalization. Equalization is the ability to change the tonality, or sound, of an audio source by adjusting the relative strength of various frequencies. Before we get into this too deep, there are a couple of things that should be understood first: 1) EQing a sound isn't the only adjustment that can be made to alter how something is perceived by the listener, and 2) there are various ways to adjust EQ without resorting to a piece of equipment to do it.
Before we get into those two ...
Audio Basics for Hams, Part 5 – A Few Suggestions, and Signal Routing, Part the Second
If you've hung around all of the previous parts of this series, you're probably starting to understand that getting a handle on audio is a little more complicated than plugging things up and hoping for the best. Getting things setup properly and working well takes time and experimentation, but it also takes knowledge and patience. With that in mind, this seems like a good time to take an interlude and make a few suggestions before before we jump into more mixer ideas. As I mentioned previously, these are my opinions, but they come from a decent bit of experience and a hope that they'll help you make quick progress.
If you decide that you ...
Audio Basics for Hams, Part 4 – Signal Routing
While it's perfectly fine to read each article a la carte, if you haven't had a chance to look at the previous articles about audio basics, it would probably behoove you to go take a gander at them when you have a chance. :) I'm explaining concepts all the way from the sound you make in the air with your mouth, through the audio mixer, and finally into your radio, so some of the earlier articles will be helpful for you to understand as the ideas progress. If you haven't been to them thus far, here are the links for your reading pleasure:
Audio Basics for Hams, Part 1!
Audio Basics for Hams, Part 2 – All About the Pattern
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Audio Basics for Hams, Part 3 – Signal Chain
If you've read through the first two installments, you're pretty much an expert in microphones now :) . I think it's time to move up the audio path a little bit and start getting into ways you can route and process your audio. There's a good bit to this, so no doubt it will take a few more posts to get through it all, but I feel confident that it will be worth it in the long run. And please keep in mind that this is called "Audio Basics" so I don't intend on going into all of the nitty-gritty details that more advanced engineers might like. Sorry!
A microphone needs to plug into something, right? If you're anything like me, you love wires ...
