Training seminar on audio test and measurement

The event will introduce engineers to the practical and theoretical aspects of accurately measuring audio for a variety of applications.

The training seminar takes place at the Airspace Conference Centre within the Imperial War Museum in Duxford and will cost GBP45 per day.

The first day will cover the basics of audio measurement and will include sessions on objective and subjective measurement correlation, audio measurement units, single-tone audio measurements, FFTs, sweeps and digital audio.

There will be a general introduction session to get the day started as well as a question-and-answer session later on.

The second day will include practical measurement workshops where delegates will have the opportunity to apply the theory they have covered in day one.

There will be opportunities to test analogue-to-digital converters, digital-to-analogue converters and digital interfaces along with power amplifiers, loudspeakers, soundcards, microphone pre-amplifiers, Bluetooth systems and playback-only devices.

Once again, there will be a question-and-answer session to ensure that all delegates have understood the workshops and the results they have been achieving.

As places are limited, anyone wanting to participate should register their interest with either Prism Sound or TTi.

Delegates are encouraged to suggest topics they would like to see covered on the second day.

Throughout the two-day seminar, delegates will have access to Prism Sound's audio test and measurement instruments, including the DScope Series III instrument, which includes precision analogue and highly optimised digital outputs and inputs.

DScope Series III's precise and automatic gain ranging enables high-resolution measurements over a large range, from a few micro-volts to more than 150 volts RMS, and from less than 1Hz to more than 90kHz.

Its interface processor uses dedicated digital signal processing (DSP) to provide a range of real-time measurements, while its software uses the host PC for almost unlimited number crunching and analysis options such as Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs), FFT detectors, swept sine and multi-tone testing.

Designed to be highly programmable, the DScope Series III can be automated from a range of third-party software using Active X controls or internally using VBScript.