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The Dynamics of Recorded Music

Authors: McManus, Julia A.; Evans, Chris; Mitchell, Peter W.

AES Convention 95 · Paper 3701 · October 1993

Abstract

A PC-based data-acquisition interface was built and used to measure the dynamic power histories of approximately 150 samples of recorded music. Each graph represents the maximum level of the musical signal versus its duration (from a few milliseconds up to 1 minute). The results may be used to design more efficient audio amplifiers, and to define a better test signal for evaluating an amplifier's musically useful dynamic headroom.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 95
AES Convention
95
Paper number
3701
Publication date
October 6, 1993
Session subject
Test, Measurement, and Specifications
Affiliation
NAD Electronics, London, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper