Sonomètrethumb|Un sonomètre utilisé en extérieur Un sonomètre est un instrument destiné à mesurer le niveau de pression acoustique, une grandeur physique liée au volume sonore. Il s'utilise dans les études de pollution sonore et d'acoustique environnementale pour quantifier le bruit et les nuisances sonores, principalement les bruits industriels et de transports routier, ferroviaire et aérien. En acoustique architecturale et en sonorisation, il sert à évaluer la répartition des niveaux sonores dans les locaux.
Outside broadcastingOutside broadcasting (OB) is the electronic field production (EFP) of television or radio programmes (typically to cover television news and sports television events) from a mobile remote broadcast television studio. Professional video camera and microphone signals come into the production truck for processing, recording and possibly transmission. Some outside broadcasts use a mobile production control room (PCR) inside a production truck. Outside radio broadcasts have been taking place since the early 1920s and television ones since the late 1920s.
SuroscillationLe terme suroscillation (ou ringing) désigne un dépassement de la valeur du signal, par rapport à celle qu'il doit prendre en régime établi, à la suite d'une transition rapide. Une oscillation amortie suit souvent ce dépassement. On accepte parfois une suroscillation limitée dans le but d'améliorer le temps de réponse, comme dans le cas du VU-mètre, mais en général, elle n'est pas souhaitée. En audio, elle affecte la qualité sonore. Dans un circuit électrique, la suroscillation est une oscillation indésirable du courant ou de la tension.
Audio equipmentAudio equipment refers to devices that reproduce, record, or process sound. This includes microphones, radio receivers, AV receivers, CD players, tape recorders, amplifiers, mixing consoles, effects units, headphones, and speakers. Audio equipment is widely used in many different scenarios, such as concerts, bars, meeting rooms and the home where there is a need to reproduce, record and enhance sound volume.
Television studioA television studio, also called a television production studio, is an installation room in which video productions take place, either for the production of live television and its recording onto video tape or other media such as SSDs, or for the acquisition of raw footage for post-production. The design of a studio is similar to, and derived from, movie studios, with a few amendments for the special requirements of television production. A professional television studio generally has several rooms, which are kept separate for noise and practicality reasons.
Live sound mixingLive sound mixing is the blending of multiple sound sources by an audio engineer using a mixing console or software. Sounds that are mixed include those from instruments and voices which are picked up by microphones (for drum kit, lead vocals and acoustic instruments like piano or saxophone and pickups for instruments such as electric bass) and pre-recorded material, such as songs on CD or a digital audio player. Individual sources are typically equalised to adjust the bass and treble response and routed to effect processors to ultimately be amplified and reproduced via a loudspeaker system.
Acoustique industrielleL'acoustique industrielle est le domaine technologique de l'application de vibrations pour transformer des matériaux. Les fréquences de ces vibrations, de forte puissance, sont fréquemment au-delà du domaine audible. Les procédés les plus courants sont le décapage, la découpe et le soudage par ultrasons. Selon une autre définition, l'acoustique industrielle est l'ensemble des techniques servant à modifier la production et la transmission des sons et des bruits propres à l'industrie.
MicrophonicsMicrophonics, microphony, or microphonism describes the phenomenon wherein certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an undesired electrical signal (noise). The term comes from analogy with a microphone, which is intentionally designed to convert vibrations to electrical signals. When electronic equipment was built using vacuum tubes, microphonics were often a serious design problem.
