Event Details

Immersive Audio and Acoustic Design Workshop

The release of CEDIA/CTA RP22 – Immersive Audio System Design Recommended Practice
marked a foundational step-change for the industry. Now widely embraced by integrators,
consultants, and enthusiasts alike, it has raised the standard for immersive audio performance
within private residences. This advanced workshop explores the engineering principles
embodied within RP22 that underpin truly exceptional immersive audio experiences. It
examines how system architecture, loudspeaker selection and placement, low-frequency design,
and acoustic design interact to deliver objectively defined levels of performance and customer
experience. The focus is on designing environments where sound is not simply reproduced, but
precisely rendered within a coherent, stable, and believable acoustic field.

Participants will be introduced to objective performance targets that define different levels of
immersive experience, and how these targets inform decisions across discovery, design, system
engineering, specification, and calibration. The workshop follows a teach-then-apply approach.
Participants will work in small groups to analyse real-world rooms and develop engineering-led
design responses that integrate system layout, low-frequency strategy, and acoustic
considerations into a coherent performance-driven solution. The emphasis throughout is on
objective engineering methodology and designing toward clearly defined experiential
outcomes, rather than specific products or brands.

This is not an introductory course. Participants are expected to already have a solid foundation in
audio and video system design. The workshop is intended for integrators, consultants,
manufacturers, and design professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of immersive
audio engineering and acoustic design in private entertainment environments.
By translating complex engineering targets into clear, objective performance levels, participants
will learn to shift the client conversation from subjective 'good/better/best' sales pitches to a
professional, standards-based value proposition that builds long-term consumer trust.

The course will be taught by Peter Aylett and Adam Pelz, both internationally recognised
practitioners in the design, engineering, and calibration of some of the world’s best performing
private cinemas.

Course location: Meeting Suite 207, 2nd Floor