Anglia Ruskin University

Mission statement

The Sound Engineering Research Group (SERG) seeks to further knowledge and innovation throughout the field of audio engineering, including music recording and production, sound analysis and synthesis, musical performance, audio electronics, acoustics and psychoacoustics, digital signal processing, music information retrieval and music distribution technologies.

The group aims to exploit existing technologies and develop innovative techniques in audio engineering, especially for the creative audio industries.

A current project on developing quantitative methods for accurate and repeatable percussion instrument tuning has yielded new intellectual property. Research is also ongoing on the psychoacoustic perception of loudness in commercial music (in collaboration with The Pleasurize Music Foundation, USA), on forensic analysis of mains hum in recordings, and on gestural controllers for live audio and video performance. Group members are also active as musicians, producers and sound engineers.