Course Title:
Auditory Signal Processing
Course Description:
Offers particular relevance to engineers interested in the processing and production of audio signals including speech, music, and audible noise. Discusses how sounds are processed and perceived in the auditory system by exploring physiological and psychological acoustics. Emphasis is on mathematical models of the auditory system. Topics include properties of acoustical stimuli; anatomy and physiology of the auditory system; electrical recordings from the auditory system; acoustic emissions from the ear; nonlinear, positive feedback model of cochlear mechanics; methods of psychophysical measurements; absolute thresholds; temporal integration; masking and auditory frequency analysis; signal detection theory applied to the auditory system; experiments on and models of auditory discrimination; temporal processing in the auditory system including gap detection thresholds and models of temporal processing; loudness; Zwicker’s loudness summation model; pitch of simple and complex tones; and binaural hearing. Explores practical applications of psychoacoustics.
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