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Convention Paper

Synthesized Test Signals for Digital Audio

Authors: Belcher, R. Allan; Halbert, Joel M.

AES Convention 78 · Paper 2249 · May 1985

Abstract

An investigation of synthesised test signals for linearity testing of digital audio systems is described. Results show how 'digital' or quantising distortion may be measured separately from 'analogue' or harmonic distortion. The importance of digital signal processing in the measurement system is discussed. An objective measurement method is presented which gives better correlation with subjective assessments of sound quality impairment than total harmonic distortion.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 78
AES Convention
78
Paper number
2249
Publication date
May 6, 1985
Session subject
Measurement and Instrumentation
Affiliation
University College of Swansea, Wales, UK ; Burr-Brown Corporation, Tucson, AZ (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper