CCRMA Summer Workshops 2006

[Terasawa Hiroko <shiraiwa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear list,

We have a few openings in the summer workshop at CCRMA due to the 
schedule changes. Please visit the website for registration:
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/2006/

The workshop includes not only the perceptual audio coding by Marina 
Bosi and Richard Goldberg, but also different topics such as 
interaction design, digital signal processing, multi-media programming 
and computer-music composition. Registration is still open - hope to 
see you there!

 Hiroko Terasawa


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CCRMA SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2006

The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics offers 
intensive programs where top educators and researchers from the fields 
of music, engineering, and computer science will present a detailed 
study of specialized subjects. The workshops are one or two week 
programs located at the Knoll (except where indicated), CCRMA's newly 
renovated facilities  on Stanford Campus June 26, through August 25, 
2006.

The workshops are open to the public.  Each day begins at 9:00 am and 
ends at 5:00 pm with an hour for lunch on your own.  The workshops are 
held at the Knoll  located  on the Stanford Campus at 660 Lomita Drive, 
Stanford California, 94305-8180.

For more information and to register, please go to:
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/2006/

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Perceptual Audio Coding (PAC) 8/14-8/25
Marina Bosi, Richard Goldberg

Perceptual audio coders are currently used in many applications 
including Digital Radio and Television, Digital Sound on Film, 
Multimedia/Internet Audio, Portable Devices, and Electronic Music 
Distribution (EMD). This Workshop integrates digital signal processing, 
psychoacoustics, and programming to provide
the basis for building a simple perceptual audio coding system. The 
first part of the workshop addresses the basic principles of perceptual 
audio coding. In the second part, design choices applied in 
state-of-the-art audio coding schemes, e.g. AC-3; MPEG Layers I, II, 
and III (MP3); MPEG AAC; MPEG-4 are presented. In-class demonstrations 
will allow students to hear the quality of state-of-the-art 
implementations at varying data rates and they will be required to 
program their own simple perceptual audio coder during the workshop. 
This Workshop is intended for:

Musicians/composers interested in exploring widely used digital audio 
technology; Anyone looking to know more about media technology used in 
our every-day
lives; Engineers / computer scientists / product designers interested 
in exploring the principles and practices of audio coding standards. 
The workshop will consist of half-day lectures, half-day supervised lab 
sessions, and classroom exercises and discussions. In addition to 
addressing basic theory and implementations, classroom sessions will 
feature state-of-the-art audio coding demos. Participants are 
encouraged (but by no means required) to bring their own laptop 
computers. Knowledge of basic digital audio principles and C 
programming is expected.

Marina Bosi, Richard E. Goldberg are co-authors of the book,
Introduction to Digital Audio Coding and Standards.