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TT3010

Audio Technology and Room Acoustics

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course provides a basic introduction to acoustic waves, transducers and techniques for audio recording and audio reproduction including auralization and spatial audio techniques, music instruments, and room acoustics, with a special focus on practical consequences for music performance and recording.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: The candidate has - Good knowledge about sound fields outdoors and in rooms - Good knowledge about the structure and functioning of electroacoustic transducers, in particular loudspeakers and microphones - Good knowledge about measurement techniques in room and electro acoustics - Good knowledge about hearing and psychoacoustical effects of listening to sounds in a room - Good knowledge about sound recording and reproduction techniques - Good knowledge about the sound generation and radiation of music instruments Skills: The student is able to - Analyze sound fields in rooms - Perform and do basic analysis of impulse response measurements in room and electro acoustics - Analyze how sound fields in rooms will be perceived by a listener

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Obligatory exercises and lab work.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

If there is a re-sit examination in August, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Course materials

Excerpts of books and papers that will be specified at the course start.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MUST3052 7.5 sp Autumn 2007
TTT4197 3.7 sp Autumn 2015
TTT4170 3.7 sp Autumn 2019
TTT4292 3.7 sp Autumn 2025
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Music Technology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Electronic Systems

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2025-12-09 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL310 hvit sone
10 candidates
Room SL310 lilla sone
8 candidates

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.