INFO
 

Course begins:   

September (last week) 2022

Duration 13 weeks

Lesson timetable - Room 09 SVP (Tentative)

ìWednesdays     8:00 - 10:00 

Thursdays         8:00 - 11:00 

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Motivation

The introduction of modern technologies, starting with recording, transduction and amplification techniques, to the most recent digital synthesis and encoding techniques, and internet, has had an extraordinary impact on the ways in which vocal and musical messages are created, transmitted and enjoyed.

Simultaneously, computer simulation techniques of acoustic phenomena, and increasing knowledge of the characteristics of the human auditory system, contribute to a better understanding of the fundamental factors that determine the perception of sounds and the acoustic signal in general.

The main objective of the course DASP, is to present the basic elements for studying the perceptual patterns of the listener, the listening environment; circuits and algorithms for capturing, processing, synthesizing, and reproducing high-quality audio signals.

Required prerequisites

There are no particular prerequisites other than the basic topics of mathematics, calculus, and algebra, typical of the two years of engineering and other scientific faculties.

Course objectives and skills acquired by the student

Study of specific methods for capturing, processing, synthesis, of multichannel audio signals in all possible application scenarios.

 

COURSE SYLLABUS

            PART I – ACOUSTIC (15 CFU)

1 Foundations of Acoustics

2 The Listener’s Model

3 The Listening Environment Model

            PART II - BASIC DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSING (20 CFU)

4 Digital Filters for Audio and Special Transfer Functions for DASP

5 Digital Audio Effects

6 Sound synthesis  

            PART III - ADAPTIVE and 3D AUDIO (15 CFU)

7 Adaptive Audio Processing

8 Discrete Space-Time Adaptive Filtering

9 3D Audio

            PART IV – NEW TREND in Audio (10 CFU)

10 Audio Networks and Audio on Internet  

11 AI for Audio and Speech Scenarios  

TEXT BOOK

A.Uncini, Digital Audio Signal Processing Fundamentals- Springer - IN PRESS 2022

A.Uncini, Acoustic Signal Processing - Springer - IN PRESS 2023