AES Section Meeting Reports

Meeting Topic: Car Audio

Moderator Name: Hans Lahti / Harman Automotive Gothenburg, Sweden

Speaker Name: Hans Lahti, Harman; Jonatan Ewald, Volvo Cars; Fredrik Hagman; Volvo Cars; Patric Johansson; Volvo Cars; Lars Carlsson; Dirac.

Other business or activities at the meeting: Meeting topic was the In´s and Out´s of designing a car audio system as well as the overall design of sounds in cars from warning signals to door closings.

Meeting Location: Harman Automotive offices in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Summary

The program comprised a wide array of topics from design brief and its timeline to tuning and interactive warning sound design work.
A listening event ended the evening in the shape of 4 Volvo cars with different sound systems. From the basic Harman system to the premium B&W system.

Written By: Lars-Olof Janflod

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