Musical Acoustics

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
171HUAK ZK 2 2T Czech winter

Subject guarantor

Zdeněk OTČENÁŠEK

Name of lecturer(s)

Zdeněk OTČENÁŠEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit

This course presents a summary of basic knowledge of sound and sound signals as a bearer of music information, its categorization and morphology, particularly with a view to its processing and artificial generation.

Mode of study

Interactive instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Requirements for study are a basic knowledge of high-school physics (particle motion, pressure, time course of physical quantities) and a general awareness of musical instruments.

Course contents

  1. This course, Music Acoustics and its relationship to sound design; Music sound; osscilation, hearing perception, sound and music signal (natural and artificial) definition
  2. Subjective perception: Requirements for the subjective existence of sound signals, sound perception threasholds
  3. Properties of a sound signal: objective, subjective (mustual relationships and dependencies)
  4. Time and frequency domains of a signal: Sound signal analysis methods in the time domain (periodicity, correlation); Methods of sound analog frequency analysis (band filters and their properties)
  5. Signal digital frequency analysis methods, DFT, FFT, anti-aliasing, weighting, average spectrum, cepstrum, wavelette
  6. Music signal transfer, types of transfer, its axis and links; Static and dynamic signal concept, definition of tone and noise
  7. Transient and semi-wave, bounce status, dynamic fluctuation, tremolo
  8. Three-dimensional depiction of a music signal: Dynamic level (time package, percussive, non-percussive, tremolo), melodic (frequency, immediate frequency, harmonicity, vibrato), harmonic (basic classification of music signals).
  9. Signal classification: periodic signals and their frequency spectrum, modulated and quasi-periodic signals, coincidental, transient and continual signals
  10. Time dependent spectra and their objective and subjective interpretations; Synthesis of sound signals: definition and philosophy
  11. Psycho-acoustics: Interaction of man - sound, psycho-acoustic experiments, basic psycho-acoustic dimensions of sound color
  12. Psycho-acoustic events: masking, reverb, combination tones, critical spread bands.

Recommended or required reading

Syrový, V. (2003), Hudební akustika, AMU Praha

Assessment methods and criteria

Completion of the oral exam.

Note

none

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
room 2056
Učebna Zvukové studio
(Lichenštejnský palác)
OTČENÁŠEK Z.
12:20–13:50
(lecture parallel1)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Mon 12:20–13:50 Zdeněk OTČENÁŠEK Učebna Zvukové studio
Lichenštejnský palác 		lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans