Damping Factor: Soggy at Best
Of all the misunderstood specifications in this industry, Damping Factor (DF) probably receives more misplaced significance than anything. While, aside from a few exceptions, manufacturer spec sheets are broad generalizations that shouldn’t be used by anyone as the primary basis to compare anything, the Damping Factor spec is especially meaningless …
The Devil With Your Auto-RTA
I read approximately once a month about some weekend warrior who has just acquired their first DSP (Digital Signal Processor) system controller and seeks to understand how its auto RTA (Real Time Analyzer) function can help them get better performance out of their portable sound system. Invariably the DSP unit …
Staying Analog in a Digital World
It seems like every company on the planet has seen fit to bring out an amazing fancy new digital mixer, even some well-established companies that haven’t produced a mixing console before at any level. This explosion of the digital sound reinforcement product sector over the last half-decade or so has …