Dr Adam Hill
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Job title: Lecturer in Electronics and Sound
Email: a.hill@derby.ac.uk
Personal website: www.adamjhill.com
Phone No: +44 (0)1332593160
Room: Markeaton Street 208
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Recent publications
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Wide-area psychoacoustic correction for problematic room-modes using nonlinear bass synthesis." Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 825-834. November, 2011.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Visualization and analysis tools for low-frequency propagation in a generalized 3D acoustic space." Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 321-337. May, 2011.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J Hawksford. "Chameleon subwoofer arrays in live sound." Institute of Acoustics, Acoustics Bulletin, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 32-40. May/June, 2011.
Experience in Industry
Live sound engineer (independent contractor) for Gand Concert Sound (Glenview, IL, USA) since 2003.
Faculty: Arts, Design and Technology
School: School of Technology
Subject Area: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research interests
Audio engineering, digital signal processing, active acoustics, psychoacoustics, nonlinear signal processing, loudspeaker design, sound reinforcement, analogue circuit design, navigation technology.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
AES, IEEE, IET, IOA
Recent Conferences
- Hill, A.J.; S.P. Lewis; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Towards a generalized theory of low-frequency sound source localization." Proc. IOA - Reproduced Sound 2012, Brighton, UK. November, 2012.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Low-frequency temporal accuracy of small-room sound reproduction." 133rd AES Convention, San Francisco, USA. October, 2012.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Practical applications of chameleon subwoofer arrays." 132nd AES Convention, Budapest, Hungary. April, 2012.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Individualized low-frequency response manipulation for multiple listeners using chameleon subwoofer arrays." Proc. 3rd CEEC (IEEE Xplore), Colchester, UK. July, 2011.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford; A.P. Rosenthal; G. Gand. "Kick-Drum signal acquisition, isolation and reinforcement optimization in live sound." 130th AES Convention, London, UK. May, 2011.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Chameleon subwoofer arrays in live sound." Proc. IOA - Reproduced Sound 2010, Cardiff, UK. November, 2010.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Wide-area psychoacosutic correction for problematic room modes using non-linear bass synthesis." 129th AES Convention, San Francisco, USA. November, 2010.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "A hybrid virtual bass system for optimized steady-state and transient performance." Proc. 2nd CEEC (IEEE Xplore), Colchester, UK. September, 2010.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Multi-band low-frequency room correction with chameleon subwoofer arrays." EAA - EUROREGIO 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia. September, 2010.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford. "Chameleon subwoofer arrays - Generalized theory of vectored sources in a closed acoustic space." 128th AES Convention, London, UK. May, 2010.
- Hill, A.J.; M.O.J. Hawksford, A.P. Rosenthal; G. Gand. "Subwoofer positioning, orientation and calibration for large-scale sound reinforcement." 128th AES Convention, London, UK. May, 2010.
Undergraduate qualifications
- B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, Miami University
Postgraduate qualifications
- MSc Acoustics & Music Technology, University of Edinburgh
Research qualifications
- PhD Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Essex

