This document outlines the units of an acoustics and sound engineering course. Unit 1 covers fundamentals of acoustics, psychoacoustics, and room acoustics. Unit 2 discusses analog and digital audio systems, microphones, and equipment setup. Unit 3 is about microphones, MIDI, recording media, and sound reproduction devices. Unit 4 focuses on mixing consoles, effects, storage, and video integration. Unit 5 introduces digital audio basics, sampling, and multichannel sound formats.

1. ACOUSTICS AND SOUND ENGINEERING
UNIT 1:
Perception of sound – hearing sensitivity – frequency range – measuring
sound – fundamentals of acoustics – psycho acoustics , dBA , dBC , pitch –
harmonics – equalization – Sabine formula – room acoustics – means of control
– treatment –s , acoustical treatment of an idea , studio , theater , auditorium .
UNIT 2:
Basic setup of recording system – Analog , Digital , Microphone – audio
signal amplifier , power amplifier , balanced – unbalanced – Mic level inputs ,
line level inputs – cables and connectors – impedance matching , inference ,
equipment indoor connections – input output meters – feedback , EMF ,
lounging , audio devices care & handling .
UNIT 3:
Microphone – construction , transducer – types – direction – pickup
pattern , phantom power , noise , distortion , clipping – MIDI signals –
generation &simulation – basic recording medium – sound reproduction
devices – power amplifier – speaker – cross over – pad &filters – Time code –
Synchronization – AES , SMPTE .
UNIT 4:
Mixing console – Echo – special effect unique – equalizer & compressor
– plug-ins – input devices – storage – output devices – video devices used for
audio storage – hard disk – connectors – AV integrations – file transfer
protocols – networking of studio – streaming – basics of broadcasting – AM ,
FM , mobile radio , internet radio , satellite radio , DAB .
UNIT 5:
Introduction to digital sound basics – PCM – sampling rte – types ,
resolution bitrates – signal to noise ratio – A/D – overview of digital sound for
films , VCD , CD , DVD , recording and reproduction – Principle requirements of
multichannel sound , DTS , Dolby Digital , DVD .