Functions
Ref. Architecture
I/O Data
SubAIMs
JSON Metadata
Profiles
Ref. Software
Conformance
Performance
1 Functions
The Audio Object Acquisition (CAE-AOA) AIM:
| Receives | User Command | From the User: what to capture, or which stored Object to read. |
| Audio Data | From a device, e.g., a microphone. | |
| Basic Audio Object or Audio Object | From a storage device. | |
| Produces | Basic Audio Object | Captured from the device: the Audio Data with its Audio Qualifier. |
| Audio Object | Read from storage, a Basic Audio Object or an Audio Object, as it is stored, and forwarded as appropriate. |
Audio Object Acquisition captures audio at 48 kHz. A captured sound is a single sound: what it captures is a Basic Audio Object. It also reads stored Objects, Basic Audio Objects or Audio Objects, and forwards each as appropriate.
2 Reference Model
Figure 1 depicts the Reference Model of the Audio Object Acquisition (CAE-AOA) AIM.

Figure 1 – The Reference Model of the Audio Object Acquisition (CAE-AOA) AIM
3 I/O Data
Table 1 specifies the Input and Output Data of the Audio Object Acquisition (CAE-AOA) AIM.
| Input | Description |
| User Command | Instruction directing the operation of the CAE-AOA AIM. |
| Audio Data | Audio from a device, e.g., a microphone, captured at 48 kHz. |
| Basic Audio Object or Audio Object | A stored Object to be read. |
| Output | Description |
| Basic Audio Object or Audio Object | The captured Basic Audio Object, or the Object read from storage, forwarded as appropriate. |
4 SubAIMs
No SubAIMs.
5 JSON Metadata
https://schemas.mpai.community/CAE3/V1.0/AIMs/AudioObjectAcquisition.json
6 Profiles
No Profiles.
7 Reference Software
See Reference Software.
8 Conformance Testing
Table 2 provides the Conformance Testing Method for the Audio Object Acquisition (CAE-AOA) AIM.
If a schema contains references to other schemas, conformance of data for the primary schema implies that any data referencing a secondary schema shall also validate against the relevant schema, if present, and conform with the Qualifier, if present.
| Receives | User Command | Shall validate against the User Command schema. |
| Audio Data | Shall conform with the Format stated by its Audio Qualifier. | |
| Basic Audio Object or Audio Object | Shall validate against the schema its Header names: Basic Audio Object or Audio Object. | |
| Produces | Basic Audio Object or Audio Object | Shall validate against the schema its Header names: Basic Audio Object or Audio Object. |
9 Performance Assessment
Not part of this specification.