All items tagged with SoundCheck (24)

Measure Your Audio and Evolve Your Design Skills with audioXpress March 2024

February 12, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Measure Your Audio and Evolve Your Design Skills with audioXpress March 2024

The March 2024 issue of audioXpress includes an overview of the latest Audio Test and Measurement solutions, a review of the Listen SoundCheck 21 and AmpConnect 621 test suite, and a tribute to 20 years of Room EQ Wizard (REW). Learn how to build a True-RMS Voltmeter and what's behind the myth of Second Harmonic Distortion. Learn how motion feedback technologies can be applied to speakers, and how our hearing process affects our audio listening experiences, and much more. Dive in now!

Listen Announces SoundCheck Version 21 and New Portable Dual-Channel Audio Interface

March 6, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Listen Announces SoundCheck Version 21 and New Portable Dual-Channel Audio Interface

Listen released SoundCheck 21, the latest version of its flagship audio test software. The update includes a new enhanced Loose Particles algorithm for transient distortion measurements in a wide range of devices. It also offers increased measurement capability with the new multichannel FFT analyzer. SoundCheck 21 also introduces support for AudioConnect 2, Listen’s new compact and high resolution (up to 192kHz sampling rate) two-channel audio interface.

audioXpress March 2023 Test and Measurement Issue Now Available!

February 10, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress March 2023 Test and Measurement Issue Now Available!

audioXpress March 2023 offers an overview of the latest solutions and trends in audio measurement. Stuart Yaniger reviews the new Echo AIO modular audio test system, Philipp P. Klose writes about measurements in automotive audio environments, and Steve Temme shares his knowledge on audio testing in the production line. René Christensen explores Lumped Element Modeling of Transducers, Chuck Hansen expands the topic of power transformer losses, and Ethan Winer concludes his two-part article about Modern PCB Design Practices.

Listen Releases Free Automated Test Sequence for AES75-2002 Measurements

November 18, 2022 by Joao Martins

Listen Releases Free Automated Test Sequence for AES75-2002 Measurements

Listen is the first test and measurement company to automate measuring loudspeakers to the new AES75-2022 (M-Noise) standard for Maximum SPL. This removes subjectivity, increases reliability, and saves time. The test sequence, developed for use within the company’s popular SoundCheck audio test and measurement system, is available free of charge on Listen’s website. And Listen is now offering the new Portland Tool & Die MDT-4000 audio measurement turntable, fully controllable from within SoundCheck.

Speakers: The Evolution of Production Line Rub & Buzz Measurements

July 14, 2022 by Steve Temme

Speakers: The Evolution of Production Line Rub & Buzz Measurements

This important article revisits the evolution of Rub & Buzz measurements in loudspeakers, headphone drivers, and microspeakers production lines, and how these are being addressed using the next-generation of perceptual algorithms. Steve Temme offers a valuable comparison with what can be accessed today using modern methods, and what to apply to access production faults, determine thresholds for production yields, or understand the real impact on consumer's perception. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2022.

Listen SoundCheck 20 Offers Enhanced Perceptual Rub & Buzz

June 15, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Listen SoundCheck 20 Offers Enhanced Perceptual Rub & Buzz

Announced earlier in May 2022, the much anticipated Listen SoundCheck 20 audio analysis software update is now available, and includes Listen’s new state-of-the-art perceptual distortion algorithm for end-of-line testing - Enhanced Perceptual Rub & Buzz. SoundCheck 20 also includes a host of new features for multichannel and communications testing, increasing its capabilities for audio measurement of smart speakers, infotainment systems, headphones and hearables, and other voice-activated and multichannel devices.

Innovative Speaker Drivers and Microspeakers in Voice Coil May 2022

April 29, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Innovative Speaker Drivers and Microspeakers in Voice Coil May 2022

In this month’s Voice Coil Focus, Mike Klasco writes about Innovative Speaker Drivers, and there is an updated Microspeaker Vendor Directory for 2022, with additional subdirectories on MEMS speaker transducers and Haptic Actuator devices for mobile devices. On this month’s Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes two full-range woofers: the E180HE-44 from the Dayton Audio Epique home audio line-up, and the Faital Pro 2FE24 2.5” small woofer targeting pro audio applications.

Headphones, Subwoofers, and Cutting-Edge Woofers in Voice Coil June 2021

May 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Headphones, Subwoofers, and Cutting-Edge Woofers in Voice Coil June 2021

Voice Coil June 2021 explores the CTA-2010 Standard Method of Measurement for Subwoofers, and follows with a scheduled directory of Headphone Test & Measurement Equipment suppliers and solutions. James Croft reviews an interesting patent exploring a combination design with dual-diaphragm compression drivers, and Vance Dickason characterizes the much-anticipated SB Acoustics Satori MW16TX-8 Textreme Cone 6.5" Woofer, and the very original BDNC BGF-46166-18-4-003 Glass-Composite Diaphragm Woofer. Now available in print and digital.

Listen Releases SoundCheck 19 With New Features for Multichannel Audio Measurements

April 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Listen Releases SoundCheck 19 With New Features for Multichannel Audio Measurements

SoundCheck 19, the new release of Listen's flagship audio test and measurement system, offers powerful advancements for users making multichannel measurements, including a new Multi-channel RTA and WASAPI-exclusive mode. The inclusion of room acoustics measurements offers increased capability for those looking to evaluate devices in real-world situations. The SoundCheck 19 announcement also coincides with the availability of Listen's new high resolution multichannel interface, AmpConnect 621.

Listen SoundCheck Online Training: Advanced Sequence Writing

July 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Listen SoundCheck Online Training: Advanced Sequence Writing

While Listen, Inc. continues to expand its series of videos about the latest SoundCheck 18 features and how to do audio test and measurement working from home, the Boston-based company also continues its series of online training classes. Designed to offer more chances for participants to gain advanced skills, the next online training class, about Advanced Sequence Writing, takes place Tuesday, July 14.

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