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We are Joe's Studio MonitorsHello, we are Joe's studio monitors. We are the most important part of Joes studio because all of his recording and mixing decisions rely on the sound we reproduce. Unfortunately …
Home Theater AcousticsRoom acoustics have become the bottleneck for quality home theater sound. Every other part of a home theater has dramatically improved in recent years. Inadequate room acoustics will spoil the sound of even the finest audio system.
What Are THX, DTS, Dolby, AC3?Distinctions between THX, DTS, Dolby Digital, and AC-3
Sample Rate Straight TalkI am constantly amazed by the attention given minutiae such as high sample rates …
Why Active?Technological revolutions come quickly. And when they do, they utterly change our world.
Symptoms of Inadequate Home Theater Acoustics"I have to raise the volume control to clearly hear, then lower it it gain because it's too loud."
Why Big Recording RoomHaving had the opportunity to work in a multitude of production facilities, both large and small, I believe I can definitively state that the single most important factor in making a world-class record (given that the talent is up to the task) is a great-sounding room!
About Control RoomsSimply put, a control room should be an analytical and accurate environment that allows you to correctly and intelligently make tonal and spatial judgements because your monitoring reference to the room, to your ears, to your brain processing, is an accurate entity and combination.
Why Good Recording Spaces AcousticsAn anechoic chamber is a truly awful environment in which to play any instrument, and such an environment is not going to inspire any musician to the heights of creativity. Creativity is supremely important, as certainly as far as I am concerned; an uninspired performance is hardly worth recording.
Silence In A Control RoomMany engineers try to convince themselves, and their clients, that they can listen through the noise. I’m sorry, but this simply isn’t so (grab any decent reference on psychoacoustics and look up ‘masking’).
Structural TransmissionWhile leaning on the balustrade the sound of airplanes and explosions is transmitted from the swinging balustrade through their arm directly into into the inner ear (bone conduction). --> 
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