A Sound Engineers Guide to Audio Test and Measurement

   Index

3 dB exchange rate, 52, 54

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Abbreviations for units or terms in engineering, 130–164

Absolute zero, 91

Absorption coefficient, 110 Acceleration, 89

Acoustic measurements, 21, 24, 31 Acoustic pressure vs. SPL, 105

Acoustic waveforms, 4

Acoustic wavelengths, 28–29

Acoustical testing, 3–47

common factors of, 31–36

human perception, 42–44

measurement systems, 17–19

methodical approach, 38–42

polarity, 44–47

preparation, 23–42

sound level measurements, 4–17

testing methods, 19–23

AES standards. See Audio Engineering Society standards

%Alcons, 42–44, 107–108

Amplitude, 89

Anechoic measurements, 20

Audio Engineering Society (AES) standards, 117, 119–124

Audio frequency range, 117, 126

Audio practitioners, 8, 26

Audio standards

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