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Convention Paper

Multitone Testing of Audio Systems

Authors: Vanderkooy, John; Norcross, Scott G.

AES Convention 101 · Paper 4378 · November 1996

Abstract

The authors have tested a number of broadcast systems and other audio gear with rapid tests using multitones, and with normal stepped tones, to develop the use of rapid tests, and to study the multitone itself. Such tests provide a comprehensive battery of measurements, but they must be administered with care. Response, distortion, noise, and channel separation can be assessed off-air in broadcast and normal systems. If enough frequencies are used in the multitone, the full transfer function and the impulse response can be recovered.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 101
AES Convention
101
Paper number
4378
Publication date
November 6, 1996
Session subject
Instrumentation and Measurements
Affiliation
Audio Research Group, Uuiversity of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., CANADA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper