Example Student Work from the AMT MSc
Students on the MSc in Acoustics and Music Technology (AMT MSc) program undertake compulsory project work as part of their degree. The main project comes in the summer period, and is known as the ‘Final Project‘. This is assessed by combined presentation/dissertation.
Students also have the opportunity to choose to do an additional, shorter project, known as a ‘Special Project’, during either of the main University semesters. This project sometimes leads towards the topic of the Final Project, but this is not required by any means.
We present here a number of recent project titles, for both Final Projects and Special Projects, as undertaken by AMT MSc students.
Final Projects
- Comparing 3D Finite Difference Schemes for Acoustics – A CUDA Approach
- Localisation of Sound Sources in a Three-Dimensional Virtual Auditory Space
- Computational Impedance Generation and Bore Optimisation for Matlab
- An Investigation Into the Creation of Diretional Receivers in Virtual Acoustics Models Implemented Through Use of Finite Difference Time Domain Techniques
- A Comparison of Virtual Analogue Moog VCF Models
- Coloration Analysis of a Midrange Dome Using Emprical Mode Decomposition
- Comparing Practical Reverberation Times with Predictions with a Study on the Effects of Frequency on Reverberation Time and Clarity in Large Spaces
- Piano Sounds Synthesis with an Emphasis on the Modeling of the Hammer and the Piano Wire
- An Audio Unit Plugin Using Digital Waveguide Techniques
- Virtual Acoustic Positioning Using Binaural Technology
- Blind De-Reverberation Using a Kurtosis-Maximisation Technique
Special Projects
- An Introduction to Digital Filters and an Implementation of the Moog Low Pass VCF
- An Investigation into the Application of the Least Squares Method in Creating the Polar Pickup Patterns of Virtual Microphone Receivers
- From Matlab to Logic Pro: A Realtime Karplus-Strong Synthesiser
- An Initial Study into the Acoustics of the Serpent
- Acoustic Study of the Reid Concert Hall
- Comparison of Predicted and Measured Reverberation Times in Spaces
- Guitar Sample Multi-Effects Unit