Postgraduate Course: Special Project: Musical Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing (MUSI11049)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | This is an independent study course for MSc students, in the area of musical acoustics and/or audio signal processing. Topics of interest are: audio synthesis, physical models of musical instruments, audio effect design and emulation. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    Generally to be decided upon with student in first week of course.
    
    
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Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities | 
 
| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
final report, including, possibly Matlab code: 100% | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 2 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities | 
 
| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
final report, including, possibly Matlab code: 100% | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Evidence participation in an independent study project which will allow the student to explore aspects of audio and musical acoustics.
 - Understand the musical acoustics of a particular instrument.
 - Gain an understanding of physical modeling, including programming in the Matlab environment.
 - Demonstrate an awareness of audio effect design, including programming in the Matlab environment.
 
     
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Reading List 
| To be arranged with CO. |   
 
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Keywords | audio,sound synthesis,physical models | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Stefan Bilbao 
Tel: (0131 6)51 7043 
Email:  | 
Course secretary | Mrs Lyndsay Hagon 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735 
Email:  | 
   
 
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