IEC 61606-3:2008 Audio and audiovisual equipment - Digital audio parts - Basic measurements methods of audio characteristics - Part 3: Professional use
This part of IEC 61606 is applicable to the basic measurement methods of audio equipment
for professional use.
The definitions, measuring conditions and methods common to both consumer and
professional equipment are described in the IEC 61606-1.
This standard contains details of definitions and measuring conditions and methods applicable
to professional equipment which differ from those described in IEC 61606-1.
This standard excludes consideration of
- measurement of low-quality audio devices,
- measurement of low-bit-rate audio devices ('sub-band' or 'perceptual' coding devices),
- measurement of devices which significantly modify time or frequency characteristics of the
signal, such as pitch shifters or reverberators,
- measurement of signals from analogue input to analogue output, beyond the most general,
- EMC and safety related testing.
IEC 61606-3:2008 Referenced Document
AES 11-2003 AES Recommended Practice for Digital Audio Engineering - Synchronization of Digital Audio Equipment in Studio Operations 12/5/2003 Printing*, 2024-04-19 Update
IEC 60268-1 Sound system equipment. Part 1: General
IEC 60268-2 Sound system equipment; part 2: explanation of general terms and calculation methods; amendment 1
IEC 60958-1 Digital audio interface - Part 1: General*, 2021-09-01 Update
IEC 61606-1 Audio and audiovisual equipment - Digital audio parts - Basic measurement methods of audio characteristics - Part 1: General*, 2009-07-01 Update
IEC 61606-3:2008 history
2008IEC 61606-3:2008 Audio and audiovisual equipment - Digital audio parts - Basic measurements methods of audio characteristics - Part 3: Professional use