EUonline Continuing Education Page

(Also see the EUonline Primer Series below)

  • Ask Russ Have questions about studio design and acoustics? The Russ Berger Design Group answers your questions in a new continuing feature of EUonline. See Ask Russ, then send us your questions to pose to Russ, Richard, Robert and Johnson of RBDG. (981010)
  • ISDN Compatability Overview As part of Norb Gallery's excellent ISDN Primer, these tables and narrative discuss the different parameters that can make a connection between ISDN codecs, or prevent it. This page is a quick and easy way to further your codec knowledge.
  • An AMPEX guided tour of Magnetic Technology This is a downloadable self-contained multimedia program that takes you through the magnetic tape manufacturing process, lets you compare and contast tape formats, browse magnetic recording history from 1889 to 1978, and graphically demonstrates proper tape care.

    Originally distributed on floppy disks, we have made the executable program available in several downloadable formats. Thanks to Quantegy Inc. for permission to make this application available to EUonline readers.(980201)

  • The EUonline Glossary, by Norb Gallery  NPR's Master Control Supervisor has maintained these 26 HTML files for some time now, and we are making them available here on EUonline.(980201)
  • National Public Radio's Audio Terms of Endearment  NPR's Mark Greenhouse thought we should provide formal definitions to the slang used in our workplace, and we agree. (000707)

  • Understanding Sound Good for non-technical staff:What is sound? What is pitch? What is their relationship to what I hear? This excerpt illustrates the fundamentals of sound in plain, easy-to-understand language.(971124)

  • The Quick 1...2 of Digital Audio Good for non-technical staff: What's so cool about digital audio? What are sampling rates, and why sample at all? What are the trade-offs with digital audio? This excerpt gently brings you to the digital age, and in an informal way teaches you useful concepts about digital audio.(971124)

  • Audio Compression with Quick Recorder Good for non-technical staff: This excerpt from Microsoft Windows Sound System user guide that illustrates priciples of data compression and audio fidelity. Although describes a particular audio software application, the concepts are valid for other computers and other audio software.(971124)

  • The Penny & Giles short-form guide to cleaning your faders P&G's Neal Handler talks us through the process of inspecting, cleaning and caring for P&G faders, whether 1100,1500,3000 or 4000 series P&G faders. A must-read if you're using your faders frequently! With illustration.

  • The FAQ of Field Recording: The essential Frequently Asked Questions about those nitty-gritty recording details. A MUST READ for all reporters. If your browser does not display the FAQ correctly, please select this alternate FAQ page.

  • Field Recording Equipment: Flawn Williams' overview of the basics and advanced equipment.

 

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From the EUonline Primer Series:

The Integrated Services Digital Network Primer by Norb Gallery. Norb has taken his years of experience and distilled them into interesting reading about ISDN and codec compatability. An excellent place to start learning about this technology, and the quirks inter-codec operation  can bring. (981020)

The FAQ on SOSS Audio Recording Automation (ARA) NPR's Scott Bridgewater provided this tour around version 2.0 of this essential software.

The NPR Polarization Primer Whither Horizontal, Vertical, or 'Circular' polarization for your FM signal? Mike Starling's paper reviews some of the transmission studies of the past decades that might have influenced your decision.

Practical Considerations for the Implementation of a Reliable Synchronous FM Booster by Edward J. Anthony of BE. This 1988 reprint gives you a look at the "real world" properties of the effects caused by two or more radio signals on the same frequency, together with their effects on an FM receiver. Although this paper points out that an FM Booster will not fix your multipath problems, it makes sense of the maze of equations needed to properly position your FM booster.

The Marantz CD-Recordable White Paper is a primer about CDR technology. It's quick and informative. Also see the fact sheets about CDRW recording technology (981215)

The FAQ on the Public Radio Satellite System by Greg Monti. What's the frequency?...and the most asked questions.

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