Simultaneous measurement of impulse response and distortion with a swept-sine technique
This landmark paper by Angelo Farina discusses the benefits of the Log Sine Sweep (also known as Frequency Log Sweep or Log Chirp), one of the test signals available in SoundCheck.
A novel measurement technique of the transfer function of weakly not-linear, approximately time-invariant systems is presented. The method is implemented with low-cost instrumentation; it is based on an exponentially-swept sine signal. It is applicable to loudspeakers and other audio components, but also to room acoustics measurements. The paper presents theoretical description of the method and experimental verification in comparison with MLS.
Authors: Angelo Farina
Presented at the 108th AES Convention, Paris, 2000
