BEST: Rock my summer! Tune into the secrets of audio engineering

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Place: Bucharest, Romania Dates: 17 July 2010 to 28 July 2010 Season: summer10 Organised by: BEST Group Bucharest University: POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 30.0 euro. Convert to Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 11 Apr 2010 at 23:00 CEST Application deadline has passed.
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Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Participants must have interest in this topic and a lot of enthusiasm.) Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 36 hours (estimated)

General description

For all of you sound waves surfers out there, BEST Bucharest is bringing you the hit of the Summer of 2010, straight from the top charts of all time Summer Courses, "ROCK MY SUMMER! TUNE INTO THE SECRETS OF AUDIO ENGINEERING".

When most of the people think of engineering, most of them think of buildings, roads or machines. But how about audio engineering?

This is more than engineering, it's about sound, music and acoustics and this comes along well with long parties, lots of friends, unforgettable times in the Carpathian mountains, fun learning, hot summer sounds and many, many surprises.

So? Are you ready to upgrade your curiosity into passion?

Academic information

Content and topics: The course presents general aspects about sounds and introduces you into the world of audio engineering. Learn about the physics of sound and how we are using engineering to make sound what it is today: acoustics, electronics, software.
Learning goals and objectives: You will find out basic aspects on audio engineering and at the end you will know what sound is and how it is manipulated using electronics, software and architecture
Examination type: Group activity
Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

Selection criteria for participants: The selection will be based on the motivation letters.

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

Lodging during the event: Participants will be hosted in the student dormitory next to the university.
Food during the event: We will have three meals per day, at least two of them warm.
Transportation during the event: Public transport during our stay in Bucharest and we will have a private bus for the weekend trips.

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

Event website: http://bestbc.pub.ro/sc10
Event schedule: http://bestbc.pub.ro/sc10/schedule.php
Event survival guide: http://bestbc.pub.ro/sc10/survival.php