[bordins]

Interesting course and reading list. Check it out.

MAT 242: Special Topics in Digital Multimedia: Audiophile Engineering (Spring, 2007)
http://www.create.ucsb.edu/242/A/

Topics

1. Principles of high fidelity sound reproduction
2. Critical listening and audio system evaluation
3. Audio components: electronics, transducers, and interconnects
4. Room acoustics, design, and treatment
5. Audiophile, pro-audio, and recording studio systems
6. Audiophile recording techniques and equipment
7. Digital audio formats and content distribution
8. Multi-channel formats and surround sound
9. System measurement, evaluation, and comparison

Reader Table of Contents
http://www.create.ucsb.edu/242/A/MAT242A_Outline.pdf

 

[itsborken]

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Originally Posted by bordins /img/forum/go_quote.gif Interesting course and reading list. Check it out. MAT 242: Special Topics in Digital Multimedia: Audiophile Engineering (Spring, 2007) http://www.create.ucsb.edu/242/A/ Topics Principles of high fidelity sound reproduction Critical listening and audio system evaluation Audio components: electronics, transducers, and interconnects Room acoustics, design, and treatment Audiophile, pro-audio, and recording studio systems Audiophile recording techniques and equipment Digital audio formats and content distribution Multi-channel formats and surround sound System measurement, evaluation, and comparison Reader Table of Contents http://www.create.ucsb.edu/242/A/MAT242A_Outline.pdf

Wow, this would be cool. Are you taking this?

 

[bordins]

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Originally Posted by itsborken /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, this would be cool. Are you taking this?

Too old for college... A distant learning course would be preferrable.

 

[SysteX]

Wow, that's awesome. I'm definitely going to have to check out the textbook as well as some of the readings. Thanks for the link!

 

[itsborken]

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Originally Posted by bordins /img/forum/go_quote.gif Too old for college... A distant learning course would be preferrable.

yeah, I took one Mat Sci course almost 30 years ago; I'm sure I wouldn't meet the prereqs even if I remembered everything. Ordering a textbook might help if the prof uses it for more than just a few pages

 

[drizek]

*necro*

Cool, I will look into getting into this class next fall.