In the transition to IP-based media infrastructures, particularly those built on SMPTE ST 2110 and AES67, the industry faced a critical decision: how to discover devices and manage the complex connections between them. While AES70 (Open Control Architecture) offers a comprehensive object-oriented framework for device control, it has effectively lost the battle for **connection management**.
Category Archives: Connector
The Pin 2,5, 8, 11,16,22 and 25 problem… Why We Must Solve the AES59 Grounding Trap
The Pin 2,5, 8, 11,16,22 and 25 problem…Why We Must Solve the AES59 Grounding Trap
https://www.aes.org/standards/comments/cfc-draft-rev-aes48-xxxx-251124.cfm
The “Pin 1 Problem” Multiplied: Why We Must Solve the AES59 Grounding Trap
By Anthony P. Kuzub Chair, AES-X249 Task Group SC-05-05-A
In the world of professional audio, the transition from XLRs to high-density DB25 connectors was a matter of necessity. We needed more channels in smaller spaces. But in adopting the AES59 standard (often called the TASCAM pinout), the industry inadvertently created a trap—an 8-channel variation of a problem we thought we had solved decades ago. Continue reading
The Case of the Conductive Cable Conundrum
I love interesting weird audio problems—the stranger the better! When a colleague reached out with a baffling issue of severe signal loading on their freshly built instrument cables, I knew it was right up my alley. It involved high-quality components behaving badly, and it was a great reminder that even experts can overlook a small but critical detail buried in the cable specifications. Continue reading
The Fitter’s Trap: Why Precision Must Replace Bespoke in Broadcast
How the lessons of the 19th-century workshop explain the future of AMWA NMOS and the shift to a Service Economy.
In the mid-19th century, Sir Joseph Whitworth gave the world a standard for the screw thread. It was a masterpiece of order, intended to make the mechanical world predictable. But while Britain invented the standard, it lost the manufacturing war. Why? Because British workshops refused to let go of “The Fitter.” Continue reading
5.1 surround sound speaker panels
The last meter
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“The last meter” refers to the final connection between an audio device, such as a microphone, headphones, or speakers, and the larger sound system or network. Just as “the last mile” in telecommunications represents the crucial final stretch that delivers service to the end user, “the last meter” in audio engineering highlights the importance of the final cable or wire, which directly impacts the quality and reliability of the sound being transmitted. Despite its short length, this connection is critical for ensuring the integrity of the overall sound system.
Home Modular setup
Edac / Elco cutting and wiring Jig
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Studer A820 Wiring Harness
Dolby Almost
These Are Howie’s Ceiling Mics
This one time I made some little tiny panels for some ceiling microphones
On the patchbay
Tektronix curve tracer – 577
SC-05-05 – What is a balanced transmitter?
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
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EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department
EMS Synthi 100 – Formerly at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Music Department