Microphone and Loudspeaker Design
Microphone and Loudspeaker Design is a second year module on the BEng Acoustics and Audio Engineering degree at the University of Salford.
Loudspeaker (and microphone) design is the perfect example of a multi-physics problem, requiring an understanding and bringing together of many branches of physics and engineering. In the quest to understand and develop suitable design methods this module covers a broad selection of topics, including: electronics and circuit theory, mechanical vibration and dynamics, magnetism, and acoustics.
This page is primarily to offer my current students a convenient way of accessing lecture material (lecture notes and slides) all in one place, but also as a resource for anybody who might find these materials useful. Their use of course comes with the usual caveats… Whilst I have tried to ensure these notes and slides are free from any errors, I cannot guarantee that this is the case. I can therefore not be held accountable for any poorly designed loudspeakers that have their origins in these notes!