Ray A. Rayburn, Audio and Acoustic Consultant – PES 184

My guest is Ray A. Rayburn – Audio and Acoustic Consultant, Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, and Member of the Acoustical Society of America. His audio “specialties” include legislative sound systems, church sound & acoustics, acoustic measurements, audio DSP programming, standards development for the AES and InfoComm.

Check out Ray’s articles, resume, and business selling mics and such: Superlux Microphones.

We discussed a TON including:

• Attending monthly AES meetings in NYC early in his career.
• In 1984, Ray’s involvement in upgrading Saturday Night Live’s control room from mono to stereo.
• In 1992, Ray’s involvement in installing the first all digital sound system in the world in the US Senate Chamber!
• A huge mix-minus setup with 100+ inputs and 100+ outputs!
• Settings drift – due to temperature and age.
• What should new podcasters know? Minimize the sound of your room’s noise and reflections. Get the mic close to your mouth. Use pop filters/windscreens.
• Speech intelligibility is dependent on 2 things – BG Noise and Reverb.
• Wireless mics – mic, transmitter (limited power), receiver
• Tiny microphones

Comment below with any questions or comments.

And THANKS for being a great guest, Ray!

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