School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

ECS730P Digital Audio Effects

Module code: ECS730P

Credits: 15
Semester: SEM2

This module introduces digital audio effects and the use of digital signal processing and its applications to the creation or modification of sounds and sound effects.

You will learn about what can be done in the digital processing of sounds in the form of computer algorithms and sound examples resulting from these transformations. You will be introduced to signal processing concepts and software implementations, as well as advances in filters, delays, modulators, and time-frequency processing of sound.

Topics covered will include:

  • time-domain
  • non- linear
  • time-segment
  • time-frequency
  • source-filter
  • spectral
  • bitstream signal processing
  • spatial effects
  • time and frequency warping
  • and the control of audio effects.

The lectures assume that you will have some basic knowledge of digital signal processing, and will build upon that knowledge to teach you how to analyze and modify any musical audio signal.

Level: 7