Richard Honeycutt, Author at Prosoundtraining

About Richard Honeycutt

Started doing auditorium sound and reading Beranek in high school, mid '60's. Have been in sound installation, recording, design, broadcast engineering, acoustics, and taching ever since. Married, 3 grown kids, 3 super grandkids.

Entries by Richard Honeycutt

Protecting Your Most Essential Acoustical Tester

April 9, 2025/by Richard Honeycutt

Richard Honeycutt reminds us the importance of protecting our most essential acoustical tester – our own ears.

Personal Experience
I first became aware of hearing-damage risk from loud sounds in the mid-1960s, in the context of emerging loud rock bands. … Read more

CALCULATING Reverberation Time (RT)

March 15, 2024/by Richard Honeycutt

Since the introduction of computerized acoustical analysis software, acousticians often build and run computer models to predict the reverberation time (RT). Yet there are still cases in which manual RT calculations are helpful.

We all know that Wallace Clement Sabine’s … Read more

Miking Audiences / Congregations

June 26, 2021/by Richard Honeycutt

by Richard Honeycutt

A new layer of complexity for miking audiences is now apparent with streaming. Richard points out some common problems and solutions.

We are all aware of the sudden increase in streaming resulting from social assembly restrictions. But … Read more

What are the Processing Dynamics of Music and Speech Compression

August 27, 2020/by Richard Honeycutt

Richard Honeycutt demonstrates beautifully through graphs and a listening track the processing dynamics of music and speech compression.

The variation in sound level, from very quiet to very loud, or from pianissimo to fortissimo in music, is called the dynamic … Read more

Things to Consider about Audio/Video Control Desks

June 23, 2020/by Richard Honeycutt

Richard Honeycutt points out some important things to consider when designing audio/video control desks.

Recently I overheard a discussion between a couple of church AV techs about booths and desks. Both seemed uncertain about several issues:

Is an enclosed booth

RT Versus Frequency: Is There an Ideal Target?

September 27, 2019/by Richard Honeycutt

by Richard Honeycutt

The reverberation time T60 varies with frequency. This is due to both the nature of sound absorbing materials and air absorption. The optimimum RT-to-Frequency ratio has long been discussed. Here is some history on the topic, along

Why Do We Equalize In 1/3-Octave Bands?

July 26, 2019/by Richard Honeycutt

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Richard Honeycutt explains why most equalize in 1/3 Octave Bands. He has included 30 sound clips so readers can evaluate the perceptibility of frequency-response deviations.

A recent forum thread has discussed the question of why we EQ … Read more

Question to the AV Professional, How Much Does “Fidelity” Matter?

January 11, 2019/by Richard Honeycutt

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As AV Professional, fidelity is a familiar and important term. “Will this addition or change really matter to the system as a whole?” If so, at what cost? Richard’s years of experience bring out some things to

Manufacturer Supported Loudspeaker Designs – Is There a Cost?

April 25, 2018/by Richard Honeycutt

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For years, the contractors and consultants did the loudspeaker designs. Now, we are seeing a shift towards manufacturer supported loudspeaker designs. Richard lists some things that need to be considered.

In the early days of pro sound, … Read more

Church Attendance Influences Room Acoustics

June 6, 2017/by Richard Honeycutt

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Richard does a beautiful job showing how reduced attendance can influence room acoustics.

The demographics of churches are changing, and the change definitely brings acoustical issues. As an example, I’ll use a church with acoustical and sound … Read more

About Richard Honeycutt

Entries by Richard Honeycutt

Protecting Your Most Essential Acoustical Tester

Richard Honeycutt reminds us the importance of protecting our most essential acoustical tester – our own ears.

CALCULATING Reverberation Time (RT)

Since the introduction of computerized acoustical analysis software, acousticians often build and run computer models to predict the reverberation time (RT). Yet there are still cases in which manual RT calculations are helpful.

Miking Audiences / Congregations

A new layer of complexity for miking audiences is now apparent with streaming. Richard points out some common problems and solutions.

What are the Processing Dynamics of Music and Speech Compression

Richard Honeycutt demonstrates beautifully through graphs and a listening track the processing dynamics of music and speech compression.

Things to Consider about Audio/Video Control Desks

Richard Honeycutt points out some important things to consider when designing audio/video control desks.

RT Versus Frequency: Is There an Ideal Target?

The reverberation time T60 varies with frequency. This is due to both the nature of sound absorbing materials and air absorption. The optimimum RT-to-Frequency ratio has long been discussed. Here is some history on the topic, along

Why Do We Equalize In 1/3-Octave Bands?

Richard Honeycutt explains why most equalize in 1/3 Octave Bands. He has included 30 sound clips so readers can evaluate the perceptibility of frequency-response deviations.

Question to the AV Professional, How Much Does “Fidelity” Matter?

As AV Professional, fidelity is a familiar and important term. “Will this addition or change really matter to the system as a whole?” If so, at what cost? Richard’s years of experience bring out some things to

Manufacturer Supported Loudspeaker Designs – Is There a Cost?

For years, the contractors and consultants did the loudspeaker designs. Now, we are seeing a shift towards manufacturer supported loudspeaker designs. Richard lists some things that need to be considered.

Church Attendance Influences Room Acoustics

Richard does a beautiful job showing how reduced attendance can influence room acoustics.

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