Aalto Acoustics Lab

The Aalto Acoustics Lab is a multidisciplinary research center of the Aalto University.

The Acoustics Lab gathers professors and research teams from three different units: Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Department of Computer Science, and Department of Art and Media. Our research and teaching focus on audio processing and spatial sound technologies.

Visiting address: Otakaari 5 A, Espoo, Finland

Mailing address: P.O. Box 13100, FI-00076 AALTO, Finland

The application period for Master's studies in Acoustics and Audio Technology is open now (December 2022). The Acoustics and Audio Technology major is part of the CCIS Master's program at Aalto. Check out also the new video about AAT studies

You can book a visit to the Aalto Acoustics Lab through this form: Visit to Aalto Acoustics Lab (spring 2023).

Aalto University Acoustic Lab

Latest news

Aalto team Pietari Nurmi, Kamila Kondraciuk, Mia Savo and Teodors Kerimovs
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Aalto student team won gold at the 6th European Students 3D audio competition

Pietari Nurmi, Kamila Kondraciuk, Mia Savo and Teodors Kerimovs won the gold medal in the Audio Drama / Documentary / Soundscapes category. The winning project was the Spatial Audio Book "Hansel and Gretel".
Aalto-yliopisto Töölö -rakennuksen lukusalin kaikuisuutta vähennettiin kesällä puun selluloosasta tehtävän ruiskutettavan kuitumassa avulla. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Anna Berg
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An unobtrusive bio-based acoustic coating eliminates echoes and absorbs carbon

The cellulose-based material, which provides an alternative to traditional acoustic panels, was successfully tested in a protected building owned by Aalto University.
Muovinen tutkimuksessa käytetty pää, johon on kiinnitetty mikrofoni.
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New technology conveys the direction of sounds through hearing aids

A new signal processing model enables both accurate spatial sound reproduction and sound adjustment for people with hearing loss
Työelämäprofessori Sebastian Schlecht soittamassa virtuaalimaailmassa. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto
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Inside the Quartet takes the audience to the virtual world of string quartets

Professional acoustics and sound specialists have been involved in implementing the virtual reality installation that will be on display in Hanover and Helsinki in May and at Our Festival in Järvenpää and Tuusula in July.

Our research topics

Aalto Acoustics Lab Facilities

The Aalto Acoustics Lab has outstanding facilities for sound-related research, including three anechoic chambers, a variable acoustics space, a listening room, sound-proof listening booths, a large number of loudspeakers and headphones, and high-quality microphones and other measurement equipment.

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Multichannel chamber with 40 loudspeaker

Audio Examples, Demos & Software, Videos

Dissertations in Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing

This page lists doctoral dissertations in acoustics and audio signal processing, which have been conducted at the Aalto Acoustics Lab since the year 2010.

Master's Theses in Acoustics and Audio Technology

Six professors are supervising Master's thesis works in acoustics and audio technology at Aalto University: Tom Bäckström, Tapio Lokki, Ville Pulkki, Lauri Savioja, Sebastian J. Schlecht, and Vesa Välimäki.

Teaching at Aalto Acoustics Lab

Professors of the Aalto Acoustics Lab provide Master's level teaching in the major in Acoustics and Audio Technology, and doctoral courses in the research field of Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing. The application period for Master's studies in Acoustics and Audio Technology is from December 1, 2022, until January 2, 2023!

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Tapio Lokki luennoi konserttisalien akustiikasta

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