Sound sets and systems: electric, mechanic, acoustic subsystems and converters. Sound signals reproduction and recording systems: the chain of sound reproduction and recording. Stereophony principles, analogue multichannel sound models. Analogue high fidelity systems: vinyl systems, analogue cassette systems, AM and FM radio broadcasting/reception systems. Analogue technologies of cinematic sound. Analogue-to-digital signal conversion, analogue-to-digital and digital-to analogue conversion systems. The sound folding phenomenon, dithering techniques, hypersampling techniques, noise modulation techniques. Digital sound signals encoding (PCM, DSD, PWM). Lossless and lossy compression technologies and patterns: FLAC, ADPCM, AC-3 MPEG Audio. Digital multichannel sound systems/models and multichannel sound applications (studio and home or professional cinema). Sound signals storage technologies: storing in computer files, in portable digital media and on optical disks. Optical and digital magnetic disks models for sound data storage. Digital transmission, digital radio broadcast technologies.
Sound sets and systems: electric, mechanic, acoustic subsystems and converters.
Non required
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Undergraduate
(A+)
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