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Tolerances determine precisely how much variation is acceptable when manufacturing each part of a product. It is a general understanding that when you appreciate the role that tolerances play in the manufacturing process, you'll design higher-quality products.

Even though we work with audio and our primary assessment tools are the ears and the heart, sometimes we need to use numbers to describe sound. Most specifications are based on numbers. When we record, we use numbers to describe the amount of data. If we want to communicate a sound pressure level, we use numbers. And it does not end here.

In this article, we will clear up a few "number" issues that apply to audio.

A bodyworn wireless microphone is a combination of a small wired microphone and a bodypack transmitter (TX). It is important to connect them correctly to ensure you capture the best sound. 

Examine the benifits and consequences of different miniature microphone placements.

This article lists several factors that can have a bad impact on speech intelligibility and provides possible solutions to them.

Spoken and sung words should be intelligible. Unfortunatley, it can be technically challenging to retain intelligibility, when recording or amplifying the voice. In this article, we present some facts on speech intelligibility and, most importantly, how to retain it.

Matching dialogue is an art. Recording dialogue for film and drama usually requires two, three or more recording chains, which – when final – should sound like one balanced track.
 

Acoustic interference tubes are used to increase the directionality of microphones. Over the last decades, DPA Microphones has extensively researched and improved the interference tube technology to an unprecedented new level of performance.

Audio formats have developed over time. Starting with narrow bandwidth mono, moving on to various versions of two-channel stereo and finally to full-band, multi-channel immersive audio. The sound is reproduced in many ways, ranging from personal headphones to multi-channel systems in cinemas or other big venues.

Immersive audio can be described as a group of recording- and reproduction formats that involve more than a basic two-channel stereo.

This article walks through microphone specifications and explains how they are derived and how they apply to DPA Microphones.

A headset mic is practical for several reasons. You just need to choose one that is appropriate for your situation.

No matter whether you are reporting for radio or television, or creating online content, here are ten tips for any creator working in a home environment.