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16 SEP 2026 · 1:00:13

Office Hours | Wednesday | September 16, 2026

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Has anyone used or heard of DMB Soundscape immersive PA software?ASKED BY · Jeff Francis · COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
If you had to teach audio to a video person in one hour, what's the order? Gain staging, mic distance, room, then everything else. What do you cut?ASKED BY · Paul Valhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS+1
Does this exist? An audio device for clients with a red warning light to indicate you're speaking too low.ASKED BY · Jeff Cohen · MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
What's the one habit that makes a host sound radio without gear, mic technique, breathing, plosive angle, or just talking 20% slower? It's 11% slower.ASKED BY · Paul Valhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Do you folks think appearance is still important for on-camera talent?ASKED BY · Robert A. · HOUSTON
What are the best practices for high quality audio descriptions and captions in large Zoom events?ASKED BY · Paul Valhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Could the panelists offer recommended resources, videos, production behind the scenes, examples, et cetera, that they've seen or heard recently that illustrate audio principles or best practices?ASKED BY · Brody Hefner · NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Did IBC bring some fancy new audio devices? What's the missing piece in your audio world?ASKED BY · Stefan Fischer · WÜRZBURG, GERMANY
Adobe's enhanced speech versus iZotope's RX dialogue isolate versus Waves Clarity VX—which one does the panel reach for first and which one wrecks sibilance?ASKED BY · Paul Valhus · AUSTIN, TEXAS
I was asked in the House of Worship if there is a way to have a system to have automated translation so we are not limited to an interpreter. What would you suggest for any tool or software?ASKED BY · Eduardo Augustine · PANAMA CITY
Do you use professional near field monitors at your workspace even if you don't do real mixing, just for the sake of having good sound or do you prefer headphones?ASKED BY · Stefan Fischer · WÜRZBURG, GERMANY
One of the neat things out of this year's IBC looks to be an all-in-one production solution from Grass Valley called Avora. What are your initial thoughts on it, with emphasis on audio mixing?ASKED BY · Gavin Roberts · LONDON
How do you overcome the client issue where they presume they know the difference and that they care about audio quality, but they don't?ASKED BY · Jeff Cohen · MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
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