This is part of a continuing series of occasional articles about basic broadcast concepts for new LPFM broadcasters and others who may be unfamiliar with industry terminology and practices. It’s not ...

As part of the Alabama Broadcasters Association’s Engineering Academy Continuing Education Series I have begun laying out a series of fundamental tutorials. Here I write on Understanding Digital Audio ...

As you may recall, we’ve been exploring the implications and effects of the CALM Act over the past year. We’ve considered what it means, how to approach it in production, the implications of ...

Members of an NPR working group aiming to standardize levels of audio content delivered via the Public Radio Satellite System believe they have found one possible solution to the problem. Programs ...

When I got my first job in public radio almost nine years ago, I was aware that I brought to the position a rare and valuable credential: a recent memory of what it was like to listen to public radio ...

My current audio projects have me thinking about interface levels and decibels, and I know a lot of you out there are uncertain about them. Here’s what you need to know. First off, you need to know ...

When you are mixing audio it is easy to end up with a signal that is too hot. How do you keep a track of what is happening so that you can ensure consistency throughout your mix? When it comes to ...

Our readers have many questions about audio production and we want to help you find the answers. Consider this a living document — we'll continue to update it with answers from NPR Training and other ...