It’s difficult to set up surround sound audio by ear, without a tool like the audio app in the PRISM waveform monitor. Doing this through your entire facility without an instrument is impossible. Imagine trying to find the one place where your audio is out of phase through hundreds of meters of cable without test equipment. Since the media industry relies on complex audio implementations, it’s beneficial (not to mention very convenient) to include audio tools in the same instrument you use to diagnose video anomalies.

By: Steve Bilow, Product Marketing Manager 

If you’ve ever tried to set up a home theater system with 5 or 7 speakers and a subwoofer by ear, without a Sound Pressure Level meter, then you know how difficult that is. If you have ever known, for certain, that one of your 2, or 5, or 7 audio channels is out of phase but struggled to find the one place in hundreds of meters of cable where a connection is swapped, then you know that certain judgments are impossible without test equipment. If you’ve ever worried about being fined for exceeding loudness limits in your plant’s audio chain, then you know that relying on subjective assessments can directly impact your profitability.