- Department: Electronic Engineering
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Andy Hunt
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
Readily affordable microprocessors and electronic sensors allow engineers and music technologists to be ever more creative in building innovative small, but effective devices, for music performance, music analysis or even for investigating data through sound. This module challenges you to design and build a real-time system using commonly available electronic components. A series of introductory labs teach you the basics of interfacing and programming using the BBC Micro:Bit, but then it's over to you. You can choose to focus on one application area selected from the fields of interactive sonification, computer-based musical instruments, or musical performance analysis with the assignment tailored to your own interests and experience.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
Subject content aims:
Interactive computing and electronic technology for audio processing and analysis
Sensor interfacing to microcontroller systems
Selection, design and build of an interactive audio system.
Graduate skills aims:
Creativity in design choices given a limited range of components and equipment.
Working within time-scale and budgetary limitations
Evaluating available options and making considered and justifiable choices.
Respond creatively to a technical brief
Subject content learning outcomes After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Graduate skills learning outcomes After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
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Students will be asked to report weekly on progress of their design/build activity through the e-learning log.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Interactive audio system |
N/A | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Interactive audio system |
N/A | 100 |
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