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.

Recent Conferences

  • 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

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