Ray Rayburn | |
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| Born | August 21, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 2021 (aged 72) Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Audio engineer, author, standards expert |
| Employer(s) | Christian Broadcasting Network, A & R Recording, RCA, Broadway Video, Cirrus Logic |
Ray Arthur Rayburn (August 21, 1948 – January 31, 2021) was an American audio engineer, author and standards analyst who co-developed nine audio standards with the Audio Engineering Society (AES), including CobraNet for digital audio. Rayburn was noted for sound system installations in churches, but he was also well known for radio and television studio engineering, upgrading Saturday Night Live to stereophonic sound in 1984. During 1992–94, Rayburn redesigned the sound system in the United States Senate chamber, implementing the world's first fully digital audio system based on digital signal processing. Rayburn contributed chapters for Glen Ballou's audio engineering textbook, and for John M. Eargle's The Microphone Book (2001).[1]
In 2009, the AES honored Rayburn with the Fellowship Award.[1][2] He was an emeritus member of the Acoustical Society of America.
- ^ a b Clark, Keith (December 15, 2008). "Ray Rayburn Receives AES Fellow Award". ProSoundWeb. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "AES Fellowship Award: Ray Rayburn". Audio Engineering Society. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.