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This article contains a comprehensive table that provides information about different musical instruments, their tonal range, sound levels and dynamic range.

Always ensure that your N-Series components are running the latest firmware. The receiver is the first device that should be updated.

This article defines various forms of immersive audio. There are also a few tips on how to ensure your immersive recordings work.

What could possibly go wrong? Plenty. Most problems with wireless transmission are caused by the improper choice of transmitter frequency or unfortunate antenna placement. However, other challenging issues can occur. This article will investigate common problems and solutions. The topics covered encompass both analog and digital systems.

Proximity is when a microphone produces more bass by getting closer to the sound source (a point - or line source). This article takes you through some of the basics of proximity – and introduces a more advanced perspective on the phenomenon.

List of sound samples made with DPA microphones.

Handling noise can disrupt the audio and should be minimized as much as possible. This article takes a closer look at how it is created and gives a couple tips on how to minimize it.

Even though we work with audio and our primary assessment tools are the ears and the heart, sometimes we need to use numbers to describe sound. Most specifications are based on numbers. When we record, we use numbers to describe the amount of data. If we want to communicate a sound pressure level, we use numbers. And it does not end here.

If you want to get the best out of your microphones, it is a good idea to have some knowledge of acoustics. This article takes you through 10 of the most important terms and facts.

Spoken and sung words should be intelligible. Unfortunatley, it can be technically challenging to retain intelligibility, when recording or amplifying the voice. In this article, we present some facts on speech intelligibility and, most importantly, how to retain it.

This article describes the positive effect of the loudness standards and the accordingly enhanced dynamic range.

By introducing the MMA-A Digital Audio Interface, DPA Microphones has moved into the field of analog to digital conversion. Basically, it is all about the transformation of an analog, continuous signal into discrete numbers. This article describes the general terms applicable to audio conversion.

This 6 part series of articles examine some of the important principles, possibilities, and limitations of wireless systems.