In the Clubhouse: Audio Electronics Explained - Part 1

<p><em>“Well, if you want sound to go further, you don’t... Some people say it throws sound or something like that. It doesn’t, sound moves on its own. It’s a wave, but what you can do is control the dispersion of it. So if you’ve got your garden water hose and you put it on spray, it’s the same amount of water coming out, but it goes, it sprays out in all different directions, or at least quite a bit. And then if you twist it and make the setting where it goes straight out, okay, it will be more concentrated in that area. So basically what you do is you just take that acoustical power and you funnel it into different directions. So you might think it goes further, but it just makes it louder in that particular area.” -- </em>Steve Irby</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Each Wednesday at 2 PM Eastern Time I host a weekly Clubhouse called The Power of Sound, where we talk about everything related to sound, such as music, podcasting, voiceovers, public speaking, audio branding, voice interfaces, social audio, and, of course, digital audio. If you’d like to drop by, just check the schedule for The Power of Sound to see what’s coming up. Just lately we had a conversation (and everyone here knew that the room was being recorded so I do have permission) called Audio Electronics Explained, where we discussed the science of sound and audio equipment.</p><p>My fellow panelists in this discussion are Kicker’s founder and president Steve Irby, and audio engineer and AudioSigma founder Fernando Eid Pires. They answer questions about how our audio experiences are crafted through the innovation of the hardware we use. If you’ve ever wondered how speakers create the sound you love, or have questions about how audio interfaces work, or want to understand what audio specifications are really saying, they can help you. Both of them understand the nuts and bolts of audio gear and are sure to have the answers you’re looking for!</p><p>As always, if you have questions for my panelists, you’re welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes