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Objectve of the Vehicle Audio Tuning Exercises

This hands-on set of vehicle tuning exercises will help students to quickly develop efficient and effective vehicular audio tuning skills. These skills, along with the proper tools, will enable them to tune audio systems to maximize system performance and customer satisfaction.

Exercise Structure

The student will work along side an experienced listener and system designer and will gradually take over the system tuning activity. The student will learn the SAI structured vehicle tuning methodology, a combination of relevant audio measurement and ordered skilled listening.

Both the training and use of the method itself is made efficient by the use of computer-based tools. For example, equalization is both visual and audible, and is quickly done in real time. Setups used for training are preloaded for training efficiency.

Three levels of audio systems will be tuned. The student will first tune a base system with four door speakers and a tweeter. Next, a subwoofer will be added and the system retuned. Finally, time delay, and phase compensation.will be made available and the system retuned for a third time.

Even if our subject vehicle is using components selected more for their cost-effectiveness than their performance, the student will be surprised at quality of his/her tuning result.

More About Our Tuning Methodology

The SAI structured tuning method is designed to be a fast and precise way of tuning all levels of systems. This method is used for Vehicle Tuning Exercises training. The methodology includes these elements:

• Measuring acoustic paths for setting of time delays and phase shifts
• Measuring and equalizing each location, then each location pair to acoustic targets.

• Adjusting overall system EQ to system target curve and loudness characteristic
• Finding best compromise betweeen frequency response and spatial characteristics
• Driving the vehicle and performing low-level equalization adjustments as needed

Skilled Listening Recommendation

This course is best utilized by persons who have taken Stroud Audio's Skilled Listening Seminar.

Please contact us to see how we can develop and enhance the tuning skills in your engineering team.