| Module Code: TON2015 |
Module Title: COMPUTER AUDIO SYSTEMS |
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Module Provider: Music and Sound Recording
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Short Name: TON2015
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Level: HE2
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Module Co-ordinator: DEWHIRST M Dr (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 |
Computer audio systems coursework - 25%
• Introductory computer-based practical assignment (5%)
• Intermediate computer-based practical assignment (10%)
• Advanced computer-based practical assignment (10%)
Exam: a 2-hour written paper under examination conditions - 75%
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 will provide you with a theoretical understanding and a practical working knowledge of computer systems and their use in the control and processing of audio. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
• HE1 Acoustics
• HE1 Audio Engineering
• HE1 Audio Signal Processing
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| Module Aims |
• To introduce you to the principles of the main components of computer audio systems.
• To develop an understanding of the meaning and implications of a range of computer system component specifications.
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
• Explain the operating principles of a microprocessor-based computer system.
• Discuss the relative merits of alternative computer storage devices & interfaces.
• Discuss issues relating to computer-based audio systems.
• Explain the hardware and software principles of MIDI control.
• Write computer code to perform simple MIDI processing tasks.
Transferable Skills:
• Transferrable subject knowledge
• Programming skills
• Problem solving
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| Module Content |
The following is an indication of the likely topics to be covered:
• Microprocessor-based computer systems.
• Storage and interfacing.
• Computer-based audio systems.
• The MIDI protocol, hardware and software.
• Software engineering and the MAX programming environment.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
• One two-hour lecture per week.
• Coursework assignments and feedback.
• Guided reading.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Compulsory Reading:
• None.
Recommended Reading:
• Rumsey, F., 2004: Desktop Audio Technology (Focal Press).
• Tanenbaum, A., 2006: Structured Computer Organization, 5th edition (Pearson).
Additional Reading:
• Anderson, A.J., 1994: Foundations of Computer Technology (Chapman and Hall).
• Audio Engineering Society. 2000: Proceedings of the UK Audio Engineering Society
Conference – Moving Audio, Pro-Audio Networking and Transfer, (Audio Engineering Society: NY). http://www.aes.org/e-lib/inst/.
• Clements, A., 2000: The principles of computer hardware, 3rd edition, (Oxford University Press).
• Mynatt, B. T., 1990: Software Engineering with Student Project Guidance, (Prentice-Hall).
• Rumsey, F., 1994: MIDI systems and control, 2nd edition, (Focal Press).
• Sommerville, I., 2005: Software Engineering, (Addison-Wesley).
• Stallings, W., 2003: Computer Organization and Architecture, 6th edition, (Pearson).
• Williams, R. 2001: Computer Systems Architecture, (Addison-Wesley).
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| Last Updated |
Date Last Revised: 14/01/11
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