| Module Code: TON2013 |
Module Title: AUDIO LABORATORY AND ELECTROACOUSTICS A |
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Module Provider: Music and Sound Recording
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Short Name: TON2013
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Level: HE2
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Module Co-ordinator: WALKER TS Mr (Music Record)
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Number of credits: 15
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Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Electroacoustics coursework:
• Two equally weighted assignments - 15%
Audio Laboratory coursework - 50%
• Experiment report (25%)
• Continuous assessment (25%)
Exam: one two-hour examination - 35%
A mark of at least 40% in each Unit of Assessment is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
| This module is intended to introduce you to the principles of operation, analysis and design of loudspeakers as well as providing you with a solid grounding in audio test and measurement techniques. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
• HE1 Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing A and B
• HE1 Electronics and Computer Audio Systems
• HE1 Electronics and Sound Synthesis Techniques
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| Module Aims |
• For you to gain familiarity with the basic theoretical principles of operation, analysis and design of loudspeakers.
• For you to gain familiarity with audio test and measurement techniques.
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of the module you should be able to:
• Describe the transduction mechanisms found in loudspeakers.
• Describe the operating principles of moving coil, electrostatic, ribbon and horn loudspeakers.
• Mathematically describe the performance of a loudspeaker unit.
• Operate a range of audio test and measurement equipment.
• Perform a selection of electrical, acoustical, electromagnetic and digital audio tests, the detailed objectives of which are described in the Laboratory Handbook.
• Report concisely the results of those tests in both verbal and written form.
Transferable Skills:
• Transferrable subject knowledge
• Laboratory skills
• Group work
• Problem solving
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| Module Content |
The following is an indication of the likely topics to be covered:
• Transduction mechanisms in loudspeakers.
• Operating principles of moving coil, electrostatic, ribbon and horn loudspeakers.
• Mathematical descriptions of loudspeakers and their performance.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
• One two-hour lecture per week.
• Eight four-hour laboratory sessions.
• Because attendance at the laboratory sessions is compulsory, up to five marks may be deducted from your Audio Laboratory coursework mark for each absence (or late arrival or early leaving). It is your responsibility to ensure that you sign the attendance register and to provide suitable evidence if you are absent for medical reasons.
Reassessment:
• As this module involves Continuous Assessment, it is not feasible to run an identical resit of this aspect during the Summer vacation. In view of this, if you fail this Unit of Assessment you will be asked to complete an additional experiment during the Summer vacation which will be assessed.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Compulsory Reading
• Selected extracts as identified in the Laboratory Handbook.
Recommended Reading
• Ballou, Glen, 2009: Electroacoustic Devices - Microphones and Loudspeakers (London: Focal Press).
• Borwick, John, 1961: The Loudspeaker Guide (London: Focal Press).
• Dunn, Julian, 2004: Measurement Techniques for Digital Audio (Audio Precision).
• Metzler, Bob, 2005: Audio Measurement Handbook (Audio Precision).
• Newell, P., Holland, K., 2006: Loudspeakers (London: Focal Press).
• Rumsey, Francis and Tim McCormick, 2002: Sound and Recording: An Introduction (London: Focal Press).
Additional Reading
• Borwick, John, 1994: Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook (London: Focal Press).
• Colloms, Martin, 2005, High Performance Loudspeakers (Chichester: Wiley).
• Hunt, Frederick, 1982, Electroacoustics (American Institute of Physics for the Acoustical Society of America).
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| Last Updated |
Date Last Revised: 14/01/11
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