Welcome to the Stellenbosch University Music Technology Department!
The Music Technology department of Stellenbosch University focuses on the fundamental theoretical understanding of sound wave generation and propagation, the technical issues pertaining to the manufacture and specifications of standard audio equipment and synthesis and signal processing in both analogue and digital domains, the latter following an investigation into sound digitisation.
At the Music Department, Stellenbosch University, Music Technology is taught at under- and postgraduate level. In the case of the former, a number of modules are devoted to the study of the theoretical foundation of sound wave generation and propagation. In doing so, relevant areas of mathematics and physics as well as units of measurement and terminology are identified and introduced. Also included in the investigation are the technical specifications, design, implementation and operation of audio equipment including transducers such as microphones and loudspeakers, the audio mixing desk and sound processing components.
The topic areas in which postgraduate research has been completed, or which are still under investigation, are diverse. The decision to follow this route was a conscious one. It was motivated by the fact that we felt important to in these early stages build critical mass and establish a foundation broad enough to allow interested and potential students the opportunity to at a later stage latch on to an aspect thrashed out at foundation level.
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