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Lecture

Room Acoustics: Resonance Frequencies and Modal Decay Time

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EE-548: Audio engineering

This lecture is oriented towards the study of audio engineering, room acoustics, sound propagation, and sound radiation from sources and acoustic antennas. The learning outcomes will be the techniques for microphones and loudspeaker design, as well as room ...

Description

This lecture covers topics such as calculating resonance frequencies based on room dimensions, determining transfer functions in perfectly reflecting rooms, and understanding theoretical modal decay times. It also delves into eigenfrequency searches, acoustic pressure simulations, and absorption coefficients in reverberation chambers.

Instructor

Hervé Lissek

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