AVL Designs

08/03/2024

Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center -- affectionately referred to as "The Egg!"
https://avldesigns.com/canterbury-woods-performing-arts-center/

09/21/2023

It's that time of year again! Utica Comets https://avldesigns.com/adirondack-bank-center-at-the-utica-memorial-auditorium/

09/11/2023

Ever heard of electronic acoustics? You can make a regular room sound like a concert hall. Really!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te5lPxzVR4E&t=11s

08/31/2023

Is a $9.99 mic better than the pricey one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAxJQjEyFR8&t=11s

Recently the supply chain crisis in the US caused the big, cool expensive headset mic (cough, cough... Countryman) to be difficult to source. Great mic. We...

08/21/2023

We are trying to help you ... how to avoid bad acoustics! How to avoid Bad Acoustics ... https://avldesigns.com/how-to-avoid-bad-acoustics/

08/21/2023

Who knew that the question "Does solar power make noise?" would be controversial. But we learned that it is. Not everybody was happy that we were talking about it, and then they wanted us to sign an NDA! Simple just became complicated.
https://avldesigns.com/does-solar-power-make-noise/

08/14/2023

NEW: Music Room Acoustices - real life examples of acoustically tuned rooms.

Just like with a soundboard, where you can modify or "tune" how a sound is heard, a room can be tuned to modify sound. If you've ever seen what most people ...

08/07/2023

Fireside chat with Seth: Acoustic Fails -- how to avoid bad acoustics!

You know that old adage, "Measure twice, cut once"? Planning, before you ruin things, is the basic lesson here... but there's so much more. Seth Waltz of AV...

08/01/2023

How to Avoid Bad Acoustics - NEW on the blog. https://avldesigns.com/how-to-avoid-bad-acoustics/

07/25/2023

Finally, a solution!

07/25/2023

Yes, we know it is a zillion degree outdoors but this could not wait ... the debut of our "fireside chat" series beginning with a 6 minute video with Seth (aka acoustics expert) called "How To Avoid Doing Bad Acoustics." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exe1wGohadk&t=85s Stay cool!

You know that old adage, "Measure twice, cut once"? Planning, before you ruin things, is the basic lesson here... but there's so much more. Seth Waltz of AV...

03/31/2022

Recently the supply chain crisis in the US caused the big, cool expensive headset mic (cough, cough... Countryman) to be difficult to source. Great mic. We like them. Even so, we had to search for other options. So, we tried the nifty $79 option and WOW! Shockingly comparable! BUT...watch this to see what I discovered!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAxJQjEyFR8