Meeting Notice: April 2026 Low Jitter Clock Generation for Digital Audio
The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event held on
Monday 20th April 2026 at 7:30pm at the Collarts Collingwood campus.
It will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/AESMelbourneSection
Paul Messick will present on the topic of:
Low Jitter Clock Generation for Digital Audio
The demands of modern audio converters make low-jitter audio clocks a critical requirement if high-performance is to be achieved. It is now possible to find affordable ADCs and DACs that approach or exceed 130dB SNR and -120dB THDN. Run-of-the-mill clock generators will not cut it for performance at this level. In this presentation, Paul will show how jitter affects audio, how much jitter is allowed given an audio-quality target, what kind of clock generators can achieve these specs, and how to measure jitter. Since most pro-audio systems need to interface to the outside world for timing, He will also talk about clock recovery and jitter attenuation. Finally, he’ll tie this all together with measurements on a real product that achieves suitably stratospheric performance.
Details:
Mon 20thApril 2026 at 7:30pm
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Collarts Wellington Street Campus – Critical Listening Room
208 Wellington St
Collingwood
About Paul Messick:
Paul has spent more than 40 years designing all sorts of electronics: everything from scientific instrumentation, radar and RF receivers, audio measurement systems, MI and pro-audio products, and a lot more he’s long forgotten about by now. As a consultant or as an employee he has worked for a wide range of companies, including Dallas Semiconductor, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M-Audio and Digidesign, and more. He was the Head of Engineering at M-Audio/Digidesign, and later founded Avermetrics, which made production-line and benchtop audio analyzers. Since moving to Australia, he has started Glassworks Audio, designing high-performance studio gear for his own brand and for other select clients.
Visitors and guests are welcome.
No Booking Requirements.
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