OLT.26.10.01 Calibration in Hearing Research -  

Event date(s) | room

• Montag, 5.10.2026 9:00 - 17:00 | W30-0-027/028
• Dienstag, 6.10.2026 9:00 - 17:00 | W30-0-027/028

Location

• W30-0-033/034

Description

Participants achieve basic knowledge about acoustic measurements and calibration, related standards and operation of typical laboratory equipment.

Course contents:

• Basics of calibration and audio equipment in the lab
• Usage of measurement amplifiers and artificial ears
• Pure tone audiometry and audiometry standards
• Calibration in the open Master Hearing Aid (openMHA) signal processing software and Oldenburg Measurement Applications (OMA)
• Free-field calibration and speech audiometry
• Calibration in VR
• Control and usage of audio interfaces
• Pitfalls in the lab
• Different hands-on tutorial lectures

At the end of the course. students are able to

• name and explain different decibels,
• describe the definitions for audiometric calibration in standards,
• list calibration pitfalls on different technical levels,
• operate typical calibration equipment and audio interfaces,
• carry out a level measurement with headphones or loudspeakers in the lab.

Literature:
Michael Möser “Messtechnik der Akustik” (2010), Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-68087-1. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-540-68087-1
Bruel & Kjaer, “Microphone Handbook Vol. 1” (1996). https://www.bksv.com/media/doc/be1447.pdf

Lecturers

• Dr. rer. nat. Hendrik Kayser
• Stephan Töpken
• Thomas Brand
• Dr. rer. nat. Giso Grimm
• Graduate School OLTECH

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Art der Lehre
Ausschließlich Präsenz

Lehrsprache
englisch