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DESC9137: Spatial Audio
2020 unit information
Unit content: Stereophonic, binaural, and multichannel surround sound production techniques; Spatial acoustics and auditory spatial perception; spatial hearing and auditory spatial attributes (beyond localization): spatial sound quality; high resolution spatial audio recording and rendering techniques; auralisation in architectural design; virtual auditory space and hybrid real/virtual sound spaces; and interactive spatial audio technology and applications. By completing this unit students will acquire: strong theoretical foundations in spatial audio; experience with spatial audio systems (physical and computational); an appreciation of spatial audio potential of emerging technologies; and an ability to integrate spatial audio into their broader practice.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Architectural and Design Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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DESC9138 and DESC9011 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical foundations of spatial audio, especially with respect to principles of human spatial hearing
- LO2. demonstrate knowledge of advanced spatial audio signal processing and spatial sound reproduction systems targeting headphones
- LO3. demonstrate knowledge of advanced spatial audio signal processing and spatial sound reproduction systems targeting stereophonic loudspeaker or multi-channel surround sound systems
- LO4. demonstrate an ability to integrate spatial audio into their broader practice, and to design spatial audio systems (both physical and computational) for particular applications
- LO5. design a creative application of spatial audio primarily through an audio production project.
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