All items tagged with NTi Audio (54)

audioXpress March 2019 Is Now Available. Time for Audio Test and Measurements!

February 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress March 2019 Is Now Available. Time for Audio Test and Measurements!

Get to the bench, it's Test and Measurement time. In this edition, you will find a Market Update with the latest audio measurement solutions available to the audio industry. Stuart Yaniger reviews the new Earphone Audio Response System from miniDSP, Joe Begin explains how to measure speech intelligibility, and Jonathan Novick details how to use external attenuators for measurements. Geoff Hill discusses why total system efficiency should be the target in loudspeaker design, and Dimitri Danyuk explores a discrete high output current buffer with JFET input.

NTi Audio Announces Smart Measurements for Smart Devices Using the Flexus FX100 Audio Analyzer

December 18, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Audio Announces Smart Measurements for Smart Devices Using the Flexus FX100 Audio Analyzer

Responding to the challenges that were brought to the audio industry by the sweeping popularity of connected speakers and smart home devices, Swiss test and measurement specialist NTi Audio just announced an open loop test solution for its FX100 Audio Analyzer system and produced a tutorial using an Amazon Echo Dot device to demonstrate how to test the device's loudspeaker and microphone array using an open loop configuration test sequence.

NTi Audio Introduces New Vibration Meter and Vibration Option for the XL2 Sound Level Meter

July 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Audio Introduces New Vibration Meter and Vibration Option for the XL2 Sound Level Meter

NTi Audio introduced the Vibration Meter, built on the advanced technology employed in the XL2 Sound Level Meter. This enticing addition to the NTi product family, provides many functions for vibration analysis, allowing users to accurately measure acceleration, velocity and displacement simultaneously for frequencies down to 0.7 Hz. The results are presented with metric or imperial units, or as a dB value with an adjustable reference level.

NTi Audio Introduces New Omnidirectional Sound Source and Amplifier

April 10, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Audio Introduces New Omnidirectional Sound Source and Amplifier

Measuring the sound insulation and reverberation time in multi-roomed buildings can become pretty tiring. Carrying a heavy amplifier and loudspeaker from room to room is also cumbersome. To better support the work of audio professionals and acousticians in their daily work, NTi Audio has developed a new lightweight, yet robust omnidirectional sound source, the DS3 Dodecahedron, together with the powerful PA3 Power Amplifier.

Speaker and Microphone Measurements: Eliminate Reflections While Testing

March 6, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Speaker and Microphone Measurements: Eliminate Reflections While Testing

Acoustic reflections in rooms, in the form of reverberation, contribute significantly to the characteristic of sound. In acoustic measurements for quality testing of loudspeakers and microphones, however, these reflections can produce inaccurate results and should therefore be excluded as far as possible. The measurement results must be reproducible and not significantly influenced by the room acoustics. In this article, NTi Audio explains how to remove reverberation from the measurement results.

NTi Audio Introduces XL2 Remote Control via Web Browser

February 19, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Audio Introduces XL2 Remote Control via Web Browser

Remote monitoring of noise is getting easier. NTi Audio's XL2 Sound Level Meter functions can now be remotely controlled directly from a web browser, allowing a remote display on any smartphone, tablet or computer with a web browser. This allows level measurements to be executed remotely from the technicians' desk at home as if they were standing next to the instrument. Also, all recorded measurement data is immediately available for download.

NTi Audio Exel Building Acoustics Kit Allows Easy Sound Insulation Measurements

December 12, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Audio Exel Building Acoustics Kit Allows Easy Sound Insulation Measurements

The Exel Building Acoustics Kit consists of the instruments and software required for professional airborne, impact and facade sound insulation measurements. With the latest enhancements, Building Acoustic consultants can utilize this comprehensive package from NTi Audio for remote-controlled measurement. For simultaneous measurement in the source and receiving rooms, Wi-Fi communication takes over from the more traditional cable connection methods.

NTi Audio Offers Professional Noise and Sound Power Reports with the XL2 Sound Level Meter

October 31, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

NTi Audio Offers Professional Noise and Sound Power Reports with the XL2 Sound Level Meter

Providing reports that look professional and contain detailed relevant information is a must for any professional noise and acoustic consultant. The powerful Data Explorer Software from NTi Audio provides such reports using data acquired directly from the XL2 Sound Level Meter. The Sound Power Reporter PC software now completes the essential tools needed for sound power measurements by evaluating and reporting on the measured data recorded with the XL2.

Loudspeaker Sourcing Show Attracts More Key Industry Players for 2017 Edition

September 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Loudspeaker Sourcing Show Attracts More Key Industry Players for 2017 Edition

The Loudspeaker Sourcing Show, now in its third year, will take place October 16–18, 2017, at the Nansha Grand Hotel, Guangzhou, China. This show is an all-inclusive solution for loudspeaker brand buyers, engineers, and their decision makers to meet directly with qualified loudspeaker factories over the course of this three-day event. A significant number of new manufacturers and industry associations, including the Audio Engineering Society, have already confirmed support to the event.

Practical Applications for SPL Meters

September 6, 2017 by Ethan Winer

Practical Applications for SPL Meters

Following his original 2008 essay on sound pressure level (SPL) meters, in this article for audioXpress published in March 2015, Ethan Winer considers some practical applications for a basic SPL meter, such as calibrating loudspeaker levels and measuring room acoustics, using a simple Galaxy Audio CM-130 SPL Meter as an example. He then moves on to a more sophisticated model, the NTi Audio XL2.

«
1
2
3
4
5
6
»