AES Standard

The following standards and information documents are published by the Audio Engineering Society. The latest printing will include all amendments and corrections and will be available within a week of its date.

PLEASE NOTE: These are copyrighted documents and are for the use of the original purchaser only. They must not be printed or circulated without the written permission of the AES Standards Committee. Any other use of AES standards information obtained from this website, including republishing or selling, is expressly forbidden.

PREVIEW extracts are provided without charge as a guide to the content of each standard.

For links to other standards organizations relevant to audio engineering, click here. For questions, please contact the AES Standards Secretary.

AES Store Shopping Instructions

• To select multiple documents, check the select box next to each item you would like to add to your shopping basket and press the button at the bottom of page to add these items to the shopping cart.
• To add a single item to your shopping basket, click on the +1 button next to the item.

1 record found.

AES38-2000 (s2012): AES standard for audio preservation and restoration -- Life expectancy of information stored in recordable compact disc systems -- Method for estimating, based on effects of temperature and relative humidity.

Printing Date: 2010-10-28

Publication History: Pub. 2000, Reaffirmed 2005, Reaffirmed 2010; Stabilized 2012.

Abstract: This standard specifies test methods for estimating the life expectancy of information stored in recordable compact disc systems. Only the effects of temperature and relative humidity on the media are considered. (28 pages)

downloadable PDF (Full) (609 KB)      $0.00 AES Member   |   $100.00 Non-Member

Downloadable Preview (376 KB)