This Advanced Master Degree is carried out in partnership with society AUGMENTED ACOUSTICS, an expert on these topics, and with the support of HARMANN KARDON,ORANGE, DEVIAL et SOFTBANK ROBOTICS and with teaching from recognized professionals (NEXO, GREENWAVES, VALEO, LAUM ACOUSTICS LABORATORY, etc.)
The Advanced Master Degree - Mastère Spécialisé "Audio Acoustics & Signal Processing" (AASP) from the Conférence des Grandes Écoles is an excellent Bac +6 training course provided by ENSEA, a general engineering school renowned for its expertise in electronics.
The objective of this Advanced Master Degree is to meet the demand from companies for expert engineers who know how to lead developments in sound processing, audio and acoustics, taking into account the specificities of the three disciplines.
Delivered by ENSEA teachers and lecturers, this training also aims to strengthen the skills of graduate engineers to enable them to better understand and act on these issues, and become accomplished experts in all areas of audio.
At the end of the AASP Advanced Master Degree, engineering students will have acquired skills in:
- Audio system design
- Acoustic modeling
- Advanced algorithms
- Acoustic design
- Acoustic characterization and measurements
It is therefore a question of strengthening the "multidisciplinary" skills of these engineers to be better able to understand these issues, to act and also to act as mediators.
Become an expert audio and acoustics engineer
The engineer graduating from the Advanced Master Degree AASP will be able to address the challenges of cutting-edge innovation sectors and will be capable of acting with a high-level vision. They will also be required to mediate with the various professions involved (mechanics, design, hardware and software departments, marketing, etc.).
- Audio signal processing engineer
- Audio Electronic Engineer
- Acoustic engineer
- Audio and acoustics business expert
- Laboratory Manager
Partnerships
Application requirements
- BAC +5 (Engineer or M2) in electronics or mechanics or acoustics or signal processing or equivalent.
- BAC +4 (M1) with 3 years of professional experience.
Admission and schedule
- Classes begin in March (details to follow)
Submission of applications: contact us ! ✉
Registration fees : 15 000€
Filing and processing fees: 50€
Contact Us : ms-aasp@ensea.fr
ENSEA, 6 avenue du Ponceau, 95000 Cergy-Pontoise
Program of the training
- Academic training at ENSEA: 378 hours (Courses / Tutorials / Practical Work / Projects / Conferences)
- 6-month internship period in a company (30 ECTS)
teachings
Preparatory introduction
The objective of this module is to contextualize the world of sound and provide the mathematical tools to understand it.
(54 hours – 3 weeks – 5 ECTS)
- Raising awareness of sound professions
- Mathematics for sound (complex functions, Fourier theory, numerical analysis, wave equations, probabilities and statistics, state spaces, etc.)
- Physiology of hearing and sound production, sound perception, digital audio representation, information theory
- + Mini-project: Vocoder (2 days per week)
Electro-acoustics
This module aims to ensure that the student masters the tools of electroacoustics and audio electronics for the design of listening systems for all areas of acoustics (sound reinforcement for concerts, systems for the hearing impaired, etc.)
(72 hours – 4 weeks – 8 ECTS)
- Acoustic impedance, mechanical-acoustic-electrical equivalences, resonators, coupled equations, radiation.
- Transducers, Closed and open enclosures, T&S parameters, modeling.
- Nonlinearities
- Amplification and Filtering
- + Mini-project: creation of active speakers (2 days per week)
Digital audio
This module covers the basic signal processing concepts needed for audio signal processing with initial practical applications in the field of sound.
(72 hours – 4 weeks – 8 ECTS)
- Signal theory, digital filtering, spectral analysis (Fourier, parametric), time-frequency (filter bank, wavelets)
- Digital-to-Analog Conversion (sigma delta, PDM, PWM), implementation (DSP / FPGA)
- Speech processing and music compression
- + Mini-project: delta-sigma modulator (2 days per week)
Acoustics for music
This module covers theoretical notions of acoustics in relation to human listening and the art of music.
(54 hours – 3 weeks – 5 ECTS)
- Physical acoustics, Psychoacoustics, Room acoustics, Masking
- Musical instruments
- + Mini-project: Musical synthesis (2 days per week)
Advanced Signal Applications
Advanced signal processing techniques and the latest developments in audio signal processing are developed in this module.
(72 hours – 4 weeks – 11 ECTS)
- Adaptive techniques (echo cancellation, noise reduction), sound synthesis
- Neural networks and classification
- Reproduction of acoustic fields (3D - Binaural - Ambisonic - WFS), processing of formats (ADM)
- + Mini-project: Embedded real-time neural network (2 days per week)
Acoustic applications
This last module uses all the theoretical knowledge acquired in the context of concrete applications.
(54 hours – 3 weeks - 8 ECTS)
- Passive and active noise reduction, sound zones,
- Hearing correction
- Studios, concert halls, sound systems, active rooms
- + Mini-project: Active noise reduction (2 days per week)