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Elias Toufexis has quickly become a recognizable name and voice in big-franchise TV series and video games. Nick Marzock sits down with him to dive deep into several key aspects of... Read More

In today’s digital age, effective communication and collaboration are essential for businesses to thrive. With the increasing importance of remote work and virtual meetings, conferencing room AV systems have become crucial... Read More

By Chris Lyons, Shure While the basic functions of audio components like microphones, mixers, processors, and loudspeakers are fairly simple, the evolving demands from sophisticated users have made the power and flexibility... Read More

By Chris Lyons, Shure While the microphone converts sound into an electrical signal, the loudspeaker converts a signal back into sound. In the context of meeting rooms used for training seminars or... Read More

By Chris Lyons, Shure How DSP Improves Your Audio The microphone’s job is to convert sound waves traveling through the air into an audio signal that can be transmitted, amplified, or recorded. Except... Read More

By Chris Lyons, Shure A meeting without video is still a meeting; a meeting without audio is cancelled. In fact, 81% of IT Decision Makers say audio has the biggest impact on... Read More

In the world of entertainment and event lighting, the Chauvet DJ brand has consistently stood out for its commitment to innovation and quality. One of its groundbreaking technologies, ILS (Instant Light... Read More

Get the studio sound your podcast deserves. Capture incredible sound, with enough gain for any XLR mic. Set levels, enhance your sound with one click, and stand out with Vocaster One... Read More

How do you get the broadcast sound your podcast deserves? The answer has never been clearer. Get incredible sound with more than enough gain for any XLR mic – for... Read More

An end-to-end solution for quality stage monitoring System integrators, engineers, and performers alike are seeing (and hearing) the advantages of going wireless, not only for instruments and microphones but also... Read More

The latest generation mic pre is the best Scarlett has ever heard. Scarlett brings Focusrite’s professional sound quality to your home. No other interface sounds quite like Scarlett. Turn ideas into... Read More

Play your way. Hook up a mic, guitar and keyboard and make records. 4i4 is studio sound for all your instruments. Featuring six configurations of ins and outs with the best performing... Read More

Designed to create horizontal or vertical line-source arrays and featuring a simple yet rapid rigging system, VIO C offers the most flexible coverage options as well as the powerful... Read More

Recently, Full Compass sat down with a few experts from Audinate to discuss the power of Dante. In this video, they discuss the immense amount of functionality built into Dante Controller,... Read More

Humans are hard-wired with a need to communicate. The history of long-distance communication harks back to ram’s horn trumpets, smoke signals and semaphore telegraph using arms and flags. Mechanical annunciators... Read More

Microphones turn sound waves into electrical waves. Selecting the right microphone depends on how you will use it. When used for recording, accuracy or response tailored for particular instruments is... Read More

Throw in a tablet holder and some headphones, and pretty... Read More

The audience for podcasts—audio programs that are either pre-recorded or live, and then uploaded or streamed to a web server for distribution—continues to grow. In 2021 there were over 48,000,000 episodes... Read More

In today’s virtual world, it’s easy to get nostalgic for the tactile feel of faders, knobs, and switches because analog devices brought every function out to a physical control. Fortunately, we... Read More

Whether buying new or upgrading, here’s what you need to know to make the right purchasing decision. To paraphrase Henry Ford (who said you could buy any color Model T... Read More

An audio mixer is a device that combines from two to over a hundred audio input sources (microphones, recordings, instruments, etc.) into a "mixed" output. The mixer can further... Read More

It's a solidly built intercom system that would serve well in any church production. But it's the unexpected additional features and the attention to detail that put this system on the... Read More

Earthworks Audio Microphone Review Grammy Award winning engineer Manny Marroquin and other industry pros discuss the power and possibility behind an Earthworks microphone. The quality of Earthworks microphones is something that needs... Read More