Learning To Listen: Acoustics & The Listening Experience
Whether you’re recording and producing music, setting up the perfect audiophile system, or putting together a state-of-the-art home theater, aren’t we all after the same thing? A satisfying listening experience? The audiophile understands this and in fact pursues it regularly...
Diffusion Confusion? Diffusion is an enigma. On one hand, it’s probably the most famous mode of acoustic treatment, what with those sexy skyline diffusors that are so memorable; but it is also probably the most misunderstood of all acoustic treatment...
Voiceover Strategies with GIK Acoustics
GIK Screen Panels in the EIF Voiceover Lab With the explosive growth of audiobooks, podcasts, video voiceover, narration, and other categories, more people are recording on their own than ever before. Helping voiceover artists record clear, intelligible, and professional voiceover...
Make Better Recordings with the PIB (Portable Isolation Booth)
NOTE: This video involves some critical listening. Therefore, it is best viewed using quality speakers in a treated room. If that’s not possible, then use the best speakers or headphones you have available. Remember, great recordings are usually the culmination...
Choosing Home Theater Audio with Acoustics in Mind
Premium Theater Sound: Choosing An Audio Format With Acoustics In Mind James Lindenschmidt When we acoustically treat a theater after it has already been built, we must adapt our treatment strategies to the theater as it exists already. Inevitably, this...
MIXING / LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES
by James Lindenschmidt Can’t I Just Mix With Headphones? Are all these expensive monitors and confusing acoustic treatments really necessary for audio engineers and producers? Why can’t I just mix on headphones? The short answer is, of course you can....
Unpacking ETC: Time-domain measurements & early reflections
by James Lindenschmidt Using room testing software to analyze a listening room has become a common practice over the past decade, even for non-professionals. Testing is a very useful tool to understand why our rooms sound the way they do...
Welcome to Acoustics & Audiogeekery
Hello, and Welcome! Welcome to the launch of Acoustics & Audiogeekery, brought to you by GIK Acoustics. I have been writing here for a few months now, but we recently decided to formalize my writings into this blog. The aim...
The Basics of Room Acoustics and How to Set Up A Room
COVERING THE BASICS In addition to displaying products at the HIGH END Show, GIK Acoustics-Europe General Manager, David Shevyn, presented a discussion on the importance of room treatments and the basics of room setup. Click here for more about our...