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Fundamentals of Audio and Music Engineering: Part 1 Musical Sound & Electronics

University of Rochester

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In this course students learn the basic concepts of acoustics and electronics and how they can applied to understand musical sound and make music with electronic instruments.  Topics include: sound waves, musical sound, basic electronics, and applications of these basic principles in amplifiers and speaker design.

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Approx. 14 hours to complete

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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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Robert Clark

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Mechanical Engineering

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Mark Bocko

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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University of Rochester

The University of Rochester is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University provides exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College, School of Arts and Sciences, and Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are complemented by its Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Week 1 - Introduction RC & Introduction to Electrical Circuits MB

Introduction to oscillations and sound waves, simple oscillating systems, sound pressure, sound waves, the speed of sound, wavelength, frequency and pitch, sound pressure level, loudness, making sound, properties of musical sound versus “noise”. Electronics fundamentals - charge, current, voltage, power, resistance, Ohm’s law, DC circuits, finding currents and voltages in simple circuits.

4 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 140 min), 8 readings

13 videos

Rob Clark Introduction 10m

Oscillations in Space and Time 11m

Time and Frequency Domain Representations of Sound 7m

Auditory Perception and Sound Localization 15m

Acoustic Resonance: Helmholtz Resonators 16m

Acoustic Resonance: Loudspeakers 2m

Electrical Charge and Current 13m

Electric Fields and Electric Potential 14m

Electrical Circuits: Kirchoff's Voltage Law 8m

Electrical Circuits: Voltage Dividers 6m

Volume Control and Loudness Perception 7m

Electrical Circuits: Kirchoff's Current Law 13m

Electrical Circuits: Nodal Analysis 13m

8 readings

About the Professors10m

About the Teaching Assistant10m

Syllabus10m

Grading and Logistics10m

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Week 2 - Acoustic Resonance RC & Electrical Circuits MB

Reflection and absorption of sound, resonances in air columns, resonances in enclosures and rooms, diffraction and diffusion of sound, reverberation, principles of designing a good music studio. AC signals, phase and complex numbers, capacitors, inductors, transformers, impedance, AC circuits and AC circuit analysis, simple filters (high-pass, low-pass, band-pass)

2 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 84 min)

13 videos

Resonant Modes of a String 6m

Effects of String Parameters on Resonant Modes 7m

Resonant Modes in a Room 4m

Resonant Modes in a Duct 6m

Reverberation and Room Acoustics 8m

Power and Energy 6m

Power and Energy Dissipation in Circuits 9m

Real Voltage and Current Sources6m

Impedence Matching Derivation 4m

Ideal and Real Current Sources 7m

Operational Amplifiers 6m

Using the OP AMP as a voltage follower 4m

Inverting OP AMP Configuration 4m

1 practice exercise

Test for Weeks 1 and 230m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Week 3 - Some Necessary Mathematics MB & AC Circuit Analysis

Transistors, vacuum tubes, opamps, amplification, power gain, single-stage amplifiers.

2 hours to complete

18 videos (Total 148 min)

18 videos

Derivatives 7m

Mathematics: Sample Derivatives and Rules?5m

The Number e; Derivatives of sin and cos 8m

Simple Harmonic Oscillator 11m

Complex Numbers and Arithmetic 10m

Complex Exponentials and Eulers Formula 11m

Phasors 8m

Capacitors 9m

Transient Analysis of an RC Circuit 8m

Frequency Response of an RC Circuit 5m

Inductors 8m

Transient Response of an RL Circuit 5m

RL Lowpass and Highpass Circuits 6m

Phasors in AC Circuit Analysis 8m

Generalized Impedance 9m

Circuit Analysis Example 8m

Impedance Analysis of RL Circuit 6m

Filters as Frequency Dependant Voltage Dividers 7m

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Week 4 - AC Signals & Loudspeakers and Radiation RC

Electric guitar electronics, pickup design, pickup placement and tone, volume control circuits, tone control circuits. Overview of a simple guitar amplifier, power supply, volume control, preamp, tone control, power amp section.

3 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 127 min)

15 videos

Fourier Series of a Square Wave 11m

Fourier Series of a Triangle Wave 3m

Overtone Spectrums and Fourier Series 9m

Graphical Interpretation of Fourier Series Integrals 7m

Spectral Analysis 7m

Spectral Analysis Examples 10m

Filters applied to Frequency spectra 9m

Construction of a Guitar Pickup 8m

Electrical Model of a Guitar Pickup 9m

Guitar Pickup Analysis Continued (wr Q) 7m

Frequency Response of a Guitar Pickup 6m

Loudspeaker Radiation and Directionality 10m

Loudspeaker Radiation, Continued 8m

Electromechanical Model of a Loudspeaker 9m

Loudspeaker and Transducer Parameters 8m

1 practice exercise

Test for Weeks 3 and 430m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO AND MUSIC ENGINEERING: PART 1 MUSICAL SOUND & ELECTRONICS

by SKAug 3, 2019

A lot of things to learn from physics of musicality to circuitry analysis of guitar pickups, Wah pedals, Filters.

by RRSep 18, 2018

I learned so much and I found it so interesting I think I am going to go through it again.

by AKSep 20, 2015

Good course. I enjoyed watching the lectures, especially from Bocco. The quizzes were also very representative of the course materials. Thanks for a good learning experience.

by CSOct 20, 2016

Excellent Course. I can't wait for part 2 after this course. Thank you to instruction for sharing their experience and knowledge with us.

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