The following application notes are provided for your general information. These application notes are provided courtesy of the Engineering Department at Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. While the notes have been checked and are believed to be accurate, no warranties are made to their accuracy, either expressed or implied.
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A Clean Audio Installation Guide™
By Allen H. Burdick This 24 page guide has been very popular. It has been hailed as ...required reading for all broadcast engineers. by Richard Sequerra. We were able to change our engineering standards throughout the CBC as a result of this paper. Tom Holden Manager, . Systems Engineering - Radio, CBC Toronto. |
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Is Your Mic-Pre Clean Past 30 kHz?
By Allen H. Burdick Why should you care? Who but the animals can hear it? The answers may surprise you! |
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Measuring Microphone Preamp Noise
By Allen H. Burdick How to avoid some common pitfalls. |
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Using the MPS-420
By Alan Silver Alan Silver, President of Connoisseur Society, Inc. New York, NY., shares his experience. Philips of Japan was the customer, jazz pianist John Lewis the artist. |
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When is a DA Not a DA?
By Allen H. Burdick Many devices being touted as audio DAs simply will not cut the mustard at the critical time when they are most needed, and thus are not the insurance policy you expected them to be. This note examines the technical challenges in audio DAs. |
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Mix-Minus Applications
By Allen H. Burdick Telephone talk shows and intercom systems, among others, can require a Mix-Minus circuit to interface the studio with the telephone line by way of a telephone hybrid. The mix-minus sends all the studio audio back to the caller but not the callers own audio. Find out how to create simple-to-elaborate mix-minus'. Please note, this is a relatively large file of 115 k bytes due to the schematic images. |
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Audio Mode Controllers
By Allen H. Burdick Control of stereo audio may often require the reversal of channel location, correction of polarity, or perhaps mixing of the two channels. At other times an incoming signal may be on only one channel and may need to be placed on both output lines. Find out how to do both with the most convenience and flexibility. |
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Stereo Mode Control With the RS-414
By Jack Wells Jack Wells, VP of Engineering at KLRU-TV in Austin, TX tells of his experience with controlling the signals from VTRs. |
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Building The Audio Microscope
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By Allen H. Burdick The combination of a high output headphone amplifier, a high quality mic-preamp, a small project box and some 9 volt batteries creates a very handy tool for the audio installer! |
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Building The L-R Test Set
By Allen H. Burdick A very handy test set for setting up the stereo recording or broadcast facility. |
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Converting an HPA-1 to a Long Lines Driver
By Allen H. Burdick The HPA-1 Headphone Amp has 300 mA output capability which is just ideal for driving long transmission lines and doing it cleanly! |
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Metering 70 Volt Lines
By Allen H. Burdick It is often desirable to monitor the levels on distributed audio PA speaker lines, known as 70 volt lines. It's simple with the right tools. This app-note shows how. |