Fundamentals of Digital Audio Processing

Trace the historical development of digital audio from PCM to modern perceptual audio coding.

Analyze the characteristics of audio signals, including frequency content, dynamic range, and basic psychoacoustic properties.

Apply windowing and the STFT for the spectral analysis of audio signals.

Design and apply digital filters for audio equalization and tone control.

Analyze and implement delay-based audio effects, including simple echo and feedback-based reverberation.

Analyze and implement dynamic range compression and limiting.

Describe the constraints of real-time audio processing, including buffer size, latency, and computational load.