My guest is Ray A. Rayburn - Audio and Acoustic Consultant, Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, and Member of the Acoustical Society of America. His audio "specialties" include legislative sound systems, church sound & acoustics, acoustic measurements, audio DSP programming, standards development for the AES and InfoComm. Check out Ray's articles, resume, and business selling mics and such: Superlux Microphones. We discussed a TON including: Attending monthly AES meetings in NYC early in his career. In 1984, Ray's involvement in upgrading Saturday Night Live's control room from mono to stereo. In 1992, Ray's involvement in installing the first all digital sound system in the world in the US Senate Chamber! A huge mix-minus setup with 100+ inputs and 100+ outputs! Settings drift - due to temperature and age. What should new podcasters know? Minimize the sound of your room's noise and reflections. Get the mic close to your mouth. Use pop filters/windscreens. Speech intelligibility is dependent on 2 things - BG Noise and Reverb. Wireless mics - mic, transmitter (limited power), receiver Tiny microphones Thanks for being a great guest, Ray! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. We appreciate you listening. Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, RSS, Email