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Course Highlights
- Students will be able to explain basic concepts of acoustics.
- Students will be able to apply the concepts of acoustics to the creation of music and sound.
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
21 Topics
Rob Clark Introduction
Oscillations in Space and Time
Time and Frequency Domain Representations of Sound
Auditory Perception and Sound Localization
Acoustic Resonance: Helmholtz Resonators
Acoustic Resonance: Loudspeakers
Electrical Charge and Current
Electric Fields and Electric Potential
Electrical Circuits: Kirchoff's Voltage Law
Electrical Circuits: Voltage Dividers
Volume Control and Loudness Perception
Electrical Circuits: Kirchoff's Current Law
Electrical Circuits: Nodal Analysis
About the Professors
About the Teaching Assistant
Syllabus
Grading and Logistics
Suggested Readings
Building the Amplifier and Ordering the Kit
Complex Number Proficiency Self-Assessment
General Overview
14 Topics
Resonant Modes of a String
Effects of String Parameters on Resonant Modes
Resonant Modes in a Room
Resonant Modes in a Duct
Reverberation and Room Acoustics
Power and Energy
Power and Energy Dissipation in Circuits
Real Voltage and Current Sources
Impedence Matching Derivation
Ideal and Real Current Sources
Operational Amplifiers
Using the OP AMP as a voltage follower
Inverting OP AMP Configuration
Test for Weeks 1 and 2
18 Topics
Derivatives
Mathematics: Sample Derivatives and Rules?
The Number e; Derivatives of sin and cos
Simple Harmonic Oscillator
Complex Numbers and Arithmetic
Complex Exponentials and Eulers Formula
Phasors
Capacitors
Transient Analysis of an RC Circuit
Frequency Response of an RC Circuit
Inductors
Transient Response of an RL Circuit
RL Lowpass and Highpass Circuits
Phasors in AC Circuit Analysis
Generalized Impedance
Circuit Analysis Example
Impedance Analysis of RL Circuit
Filters as Frequency Dependant Voltage Dividers
16 Topics
Fourier Series of a Square Wave
Fourier Series of a Triangle Wave
Overtone Spectrums and Fourier Series
Graphical Interpretation of Fourier Series Integrals
Spectral Analysis
Spectral Analysis Examples
Filters applied to Frequency spectra
Construction of a Guitar Pickup
Electrical Model of a Guitar Pickup
Guitar Pickup Analysis Continued (wr Q)
Frequency Response of a Guitar Pickup
Loudspeaker Radiation and Directionality
Loudspeaker Radiation Continued
Electromechanical Model of a Loudspeaker
Loudspeaker and Transducer Parameters
Test for Weeks 3 and 4
8 Topics
General Guidelines
Closed Box Design
Design Tools and Conclusions
Model of a Ported Loudspeaker
Design of Loudspeaker Port
Design Tradeoffs
Port Design Parameters
Comparison of Closed Box and Ported Designs
15 Topics
Volume and Tone Control
Tone Control and Pickup Analysis
Tone Control and Pickup Analysis Continued
RLC Bandpass Filters
Graphic Equalizers and Octave Filter Banks
Graphic Equalizer Simulation
Wah Pedal Circuit Analysis
Wah Pedal Circuit Analysis Continued
Design Overview and Tone Control Analysis
Tone Control Analysis Continued
Distortion Stage Analysis
Distortion Stage Analysis Continued
Cabinet Design for the Guitar Amplifier
Practical Considerations in Constructing the Amplifier
Final Exam
Fundamentals of Audio and Music Engineering: Part 1 Musical Sound & Electronics
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