The simultaneous acquisition and measurement of signals from a microphone array presents a variety of challenges to developers seeking to evaluate their designs, says Joe Begin. Today’s smart devices ...

Designed specifically for production line testing of speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets and consumer products with speakers and microphones, the APx517B acoustic analyser can be used by ...

You can test a microphone on a Windows 10 computer to ensure it's plugged in correctly and working. To test your microphone, you'll need to open Windows' Sound Settings menu. Testing how your ...

Most laptop computers integrate a microphone into the bezel that surrounds the screen, so you can record your voice or use it alongside your webcam. If you're having problems using it with a certain ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have conducted the first demonstration of a faster and more accurate way to calibrate certain kinds of microphones. The ...

Audio-Technica sent its latest microphone, the AT2020, to the folks at Broadcast Engineering, who asked me to give it a thorough testing. My findings: This mic stands up to the sounds of rampant ...

(a few cm to .5 m) gives the best ratio of desired sound to undesired sound (ambience, leakage, noise), results in "tight" sound and "presence" too close emphasizes a particular part of the instrument ...