BS 6259:2015

Foreword
Section 1 - General
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
Section 2 - Exchange of information and definition
            of responsibilities
4 Technical advice and performance specification
Section 3 - Sound system design
5 System-level considerations
6 Planning
7 System design
Section 4 - Installing a sound system
8 Installation
9 Commissioning
10 Documentation
11 Certification
12 Lifetime activities
13 Responsible person
Section 5 - Operation and maintenance
14 System components: Application of standards
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Explanation of technical words
        and phrases
Annex B (informative) - Loudspeakers and associated
        system components
Annex C (informative) - Types of microphones
Annex D (normative) - Use and siting of microphones
Annex E (informative) - STI qualification bands
Annex F (informative) - Examples of certificates
Annex G (informative) - Dynamics processors (compressors
        and AGC)
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the design, planning, installation, testing and maintenance of sound systems intended for communicating speech, music and/or other signals, including systems conveying emergency messages or signals that are not connected to a fire detection system.

This British Standard gives recommendations for the design, planning, installation, testing and maintenance of sound systems intended for communicating speech, music and/or other signals, including systems conveying emergency messages or signals that are not connected to a fire detection system. NOTE1 For systems used for conveying emergency messages, recommendations are given in BS5839‑8 . This standard is intended for use by clients, designers, installers and those responsible for commissioning, testing, operation and maintenance of sound systems. This standard is not applicable to: voice alarm systems within the scope of BS5839‑8 or BSEN54‑16 or BSEN54‑24 ; emergency voice communication systems within the scope of BS5839‑9 ; emergency sound systems within the scope of BS7827 ; simultaneous interpretation systems (see ISO2603 ); some of the aspects associated with recording studios, and applies only to some types of broadcasting studio; home entertainment systems; systems intended only to modify the perceived acoustic characteristics of the space; manual fire detection systems; or audio conferencing systems. This standard is not applicable to cinema sound systems. NOTE2 Cinema sound technology is evolving very rapidly at present, due partly to the elimination of film stock in favour of digital distribution and the increased practicability of multichannel sound systems with tens of channels. Existing standards such as BS5550‑3.4.9 are likely to be replaced by completely new standards within a few years. It is therefore not at present practicable to give advice on these systems in this standard.