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AXM-E6009 - Procedural Audio, Lecture, 12.5.2025-16.5.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. create, process and organise sounds with a procedural audio approach.
  2. develop a depth of understanding of the theoretical and practical knowledge of computational audio and sound processing in interactive content creation for interactive music systems, sound design production and game audio.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 12.05.2025 - 16.05.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Koray Tahiroglu

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course will introduce procedural audio with a specific focus on how new view of synthesis techniques can be applied to interactive sound objects for the purpose of arts and entertainment; virtual reality, game, new interfaces for musical expression and sound design production.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Active participation in the course – interaction, QA (10%), Course
    assignments (10%) Project Interim - Concept presentation (2-3
    page)(10%) Project Final Presentation (15%) Project Final Delivery of the
    Working Prototype including the video demonstration (40%) Project Final
    Concept paper / learning diary (3-5 page) (15%)

    Each student project work will be assessed with the following criteria:
    Design Values, Aesthetics and Originality; UI design and Production
    Values; Code Design Quality; Project Analysis - Depth of Understanding;
    Idea generation and implementation; and Presentation style.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    3 ECTS ≈ 81h

    Contact teaching 36h / Other 45h

    Lectures 36
    Workshop and practice-based work 25

    Independent reading and writing 10
    Reflection and thinking 10

    The course consists of lectures, exercises, reading materials, tutoring
    individual or group works. Contact teaching hours are allocated for project work in the classroom and students receive sufficient guidance, feedback
    and tutoring.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, reading materials, course templates.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring V
    2025-2026 No teaching

    Registration:

    Minimum amount of participants 8
    Maximum amount of participants 16.
    Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture
    https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

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