How audio and speakers work

1.What sound is, and how it's represented electrically

2.Music in the time and frequency domain
3.Experience the frequency ranges of music instruments and sound
effects
4.How a speaker driver works
5.Examine behavior of two different drivers at different frequencies and
angles
6.Construction process of speakers
7.
The recording process and hi-fi systems
8.Demonstrate microphones and mixing/panning
9.Apply equalization to change the tone of instruments
10. Use two speakers to create a soundstage
11. Listen to speaker distortion and why it's different from tone
12. Frequency response vs. harmonic distortion vs. intermodulation
13. Components of an audio system: Sources, amplification, etc.
14. Live sound, theater and car audio systems

Basic speaker design ideas; passive components and filters
15. What do these letters mean? R, L, C, I, V, Z
16. Impedance and frequency response of speakers and electronics
17. Listen and experiment with simple filters
18. Compare two speakers that look the same but have different
crossovers
19. Dividing up the spectrum: Woofer, mids, and tweeters
20. "Accuracy" in terms of frequency and phase-response
21. Crossover slopes and frequencies
22. Discuss class project and driver selection

MATLAB activity: Crossover design
23. Learn how to use MATLAB
24. Load speaker measurements from the Internet
25. Generate impedance data for R/L/C circuit branches
26. Simulate effect of connecting circuits to drivers
27. Refine your own crossover design

Measurements on drivers and crossover design
28. Install drivers in test baffle
29. Do MLS, tone and noise measurements
30. Distraction and baffle step
31. Distortion and power handling of drivers
32. Discuss approaches to crossover design
33. Simulate some of our possibilities

Enclosure design and planning
34. Speaker sizes and shapes
35. Enclosure damping
36. Physics of sealed, vented, dipole and horn enclosures
37. Mechanical design

Building enclosure from a flat kit
38. Safety and tools
39. Split up tasks
40. Assemble our cabinets

Building crossovers and other audio electronics
41. Soldering
42. Understanding circuit diagrams
43. Transistors, diodes and op-amps
44. PCBs, protoboards and breadboards
45. Where to buy electronic components and everything else
46. "Spice" circuit simulation
47. How to build your own amplifier
48. Build the crossovers for our speakers

Putting it all together
49. Speaker connectors and wiring
50. Woodworking stuff: Finishes
51. Stuffing and enclosure damping
52. Play music
53. Measure responses on- and off-axis; distortion