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  based on auditory localisation principles

Download Immersive Test Signals

// Musical test signals & room calibration tools   

AES Paper

A collection of test signals that are specifically tailored to current and future challenges in immersive audio listening formats on both speakers and headphones. As the human auditory system uses a combination of different techniques to localize sound, immersive audio reproduction systems should take these factors into account when their goal is to achieve accurate localization. The elements in these test signals were specifically selected to challenge the various aspects of sound localization, especially in musical applications, and can thus highlight any possible flaws in immersive sound reproduction systems. On top of that, some more practically oriented test signals are included, created to evaluate and calibrate the channel order and loudness of multichannel playback systems.

The four immersive test signals

(This leads to Google Drive)

8-bar immersive music loop
with specifically chosen instruments to challenge auditory localisation principles

Collection of localisation tests
to verify a playback system's localisation accuracy or for emperical research

Verify correct channel order
through channel announciation in SMPTE or Film order, up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6

Calibrate channel loudness
Pink noise at -20dBFS, for immersive environments up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6

AES Paper

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© 2025 by Arthur Moelants for PXL Music Research.

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