Thesis (M.S..)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Steven McClung, Florida State University, College of Communication, Dept. of Communication. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 7, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 54 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Στην παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία γίνεται μελέτη των στατιστικών παραμέτρων ηχητικών σημάτων. Μελετάται η δυνατότητα αυτόματης ταξινόμησης μουσικής ανά είδος, η οποία βασίζεται στην εξαγωγή αυτών των παραμέτρων. Επίσης, μελετάται η μεταβολή αυτών σε συνθήκες αντήχησης, δίνοντας έμφαση στην παράμετρο φασματικής ασυμμετρίας ηχητικού σήματος. Σε αυτό το πλαίσιο, προτείνεται μέθοδος κατασκευής μοντέλου πρόβλεψης της συμπεριφοράς της συγκεκριμένης παραμέτρου σε συνθήκες αντήχησης, που στόχο έχει την εκτίμηση της απόστασης ηχητικής πηγής – δέκτη σε κλειστό χώρο, καθώς και την πρόβλεψη της ανωτέρω παραμέτρου ανηχωικού σήματος από σήματα με αντήχηση. / In this thesis we study the audio features and their applications, such as automatic music genre classification. It is also studied the behavior of these features under reverberant conditions, emphasizing on spectral skewness. In this framework, it is suggested a method of predicting the behavior of this feature under reverberant conditions, which could have many applications such as source - receiver distance estimation and prediction of the spectral skewness of anechoic audio signals.

Orientador: Letícia Passos Affini / Banca: Regina Celia Baptista Beluzzo / Banca: Glaucia Eneida Davino / Resumo: A Marvel utiliza o crossover, elemento característico da narrativa complexa, em seu universo transmídia e articula suas personagens em grandes arcos narrativos. Para atingir um maior número de consumidores, o Universo Cinematográfico Marvel (UCM) compõe-se de filmes, séries para a televisão e Netflix e webisodes. Nesse sentido, o objetivo geral da pesquisa é observar como a marca Marvel amplia seu universo ficcional por meio das séries e pela utilização de elementos crossovers. Estabeleceu-se, então, a seguinte pergunta de pesquisa: como a articulação dos elementos crossover consolida e expande o Universo Marvel? Iniciou-se o estudo por meio da revisão bibliográfica, junto aos autores Andrea Semprini, Henry Jenkins, Carlos Scolari e Jason Mittel. Determinou-se como objeto de pesquisa as séries "Demolidor", "Jessica Jones", "Luke Cage" e "Punho de Ferro" e como metodologia da pesquisa o estudo de caso de Robert K. Yin. Para estruturar o trabalho e analisar as obras escolhidas, foram utilizados os conceitos de "causalidade, tempo, e espaço", desenvolvidos por David Bordwell e Kristin Thompson. Para a melhor assimilação dos resultados, os conceitos dos autores foram adaptados nas categorias "personagem, ação e espaço", as quais possibilitam estabelecer o "elemento crossover". Realizou-se a desconstrução de 65 (sesenta e cinco) episódios, contendo, cada uma das obras analisadas, 13 (treze) episódios. Observou-se durante o estudo a possibilidade de se estabelecer diferentes tipos ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Marvel uses the crossover, characteristic element of the complex narrative, in it's transmidia universe and articulates it's characters in wide narratives arcs. To reach a larger number of consumers, the Marvel Cinematographic Universe (MCU) consists of movies, television and Netflix series and webisodes. In this sense, the overall objective of the study is to observe how the Marvel brand expands its fictional universe through the Netflix series and the use of crossover elements. The following research question was then established: how does the articulation of the crossover elements consolidate and expand the Marvel Universe? The study was initiated by the authors Andrea Semprini, Henry Jenkins, Carlos Scolari and Jason Mittel. The "Daredevil", "Jessica Jones", "Luke Cage" and "Iron Fist" series were determined as the research object and as a research methodology the case study of Robert K. Yin. In order to structure the work and analyze the chosen objects, the concepts of "causality, time and space" developed by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson were used. For the better assimilation of the results, the concepts of the authors were adapted in the categories "character, action and space", which made possible the establishment of the "crossover element." Sixty-five episodes were deconstructed, each containing one of the series analyzed, 13 (thirteen) episodes.To examine the crossover in the series, we started with the definition "character crossover" pointed out in the stud... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

This thesis deals with the possibility of connecting, automating and controlling audio/video hardware. In the theoretical part the author deals with input and output A/V devices, A/V interfaces communication interfaces, possibility of connecting automation elements and a room control. It explains terms relating to the audio/video topic. The practical part suggests a complete design and implementation of a showroom to present the portfolio of Colsys company, which demonstrates functions of the control system Crestron, such as controlling projectors, video matrices, sound equipment and building automation (lights, air conditioning, blinds, etc.). First part of this section deals with defining the requirements for individual devices. The next step was the selection of suitable components based on fulfilling the set criteria and the budget. After that a check of compatibility was performed and room layout was designed, which contained electrical layout and a room blueprint. Final step of this section was designing the user interface and its realization in order to create the control unit program. Based on the theoretical part the author created a chapter titled Recommendation, which is verified in the practical part by creating a fully functional showroom for Colsys company, which also serves as a meeting room.

Orientador(a): Rosangella da Silva Leote / Banca: Josette Maria Alves de Souza Monzani / Banca: Marcus Vinicius Fainer Bastos / Banca: Agnaldo Valente Germano da Silva / Banca: Rita Luciana Berti Bredariolli / Resumo: Esta pesquisa investigou a aplicação dos efeitos visuais em tempo real na construção narrativa de espetáculos com projeção. Partindo de estudos para a construção de um dispositivo direcionado para a aplicação de efeitos visuais em tempo real, pretendíamos localizar como é possível fazer tal aplicação dentro de três modalidades diferentes de espetáculos, que se enquadram no escopo de trabalhos realizados pelo grupo artístico RE(C)organize, do qual fazemos parte, sendo eles: um show musical, um espetáculo performático (sendo que esses devem integrar em seus projetos a videoprojeção) e uma apresentação de vídeo mapping, que seja total ou parcialmente, realizada de forma ao vivo. A opção por essas modalidades foi feita de acordo com a afinidade profissional do grupo. Buscamos, através de um processo teórico e prático, identificar os efeitos que evidenciam um discurso narrativo, de forma simbólica e/ou metafórica, além de detectar aqueles que possuíssem a potencialidade de atender as exigências do espetáculo ao vivo, que a nosso ver são: a urgência (no sentido de que a obra precisa acontecer naquele instante único) e a evidência (no sentido de caracterizar o momento específico de forma clara) - o que é abordado de forma detalhada ao longo deste projeto / Abstract: This research investigated the application of visual effects in real time in the narrative construction of spectacles with projection. Starting from studies to construct a device directed to the application of visual effects in real time, we wanted to locate how it is possible to make such application in three different modalities of spectacles, that fall within the scope of works realized by the artistic group RE(C)organize, of which we are part, being: a musical show, a performance spectacle (being that these must integrate in their projects the videoprojection) and a presentation of video mapping, that is totally or partially, realized in a live form. The option for these modalities was made according to the professional affinity of the group. We seek, through a theoretical and practical process, to identify the effects that evidence a narrative discourse, in a symbolic and / or metaphorical way, as well as to detect those who had the potential to meet the demands of the live show, which we believe are: the urgency (in the sense that the work must happen in that unique instant) and the evidence (in the sense of characterizing the specific moment in a clear way) - which is discussed in detail throughout this project / Resumen: Esta investigación estudió la aplicación de los efectos visuales en tiempo real en la construcción narrativa de espectáculos con proyección. A partir de analisis para la construcción de un dispositivo dirigido a la aplicación de efectos visuales en tiempo real, pretendíamos localizar cómo es posible hacer la aplicación de efectos dentro de tres modalidades diferentes de espectáculos, que se encuadran en el ámbito de trabajos realizados por el grupo artístico RE(C)organize, de lo cual formamos parte, siendo ellos: un show musical, un espectáculo performático (siendo que éstos deben integrar en sus proyectos la videoproyección) y una presentación de video mapping, que sea total o parcialmente, realizada de forma en vivo. La opción por estas modalidades se hizo de acuerdo con la afinidad profesional del grupo. Buscamos, a través de un proceso teórico y práctico, identificar los efectos que evidencian un discurso narrativo, de forma simbólica y / o metafórica, además de detectar aquellos que poseían la potencialidad de atender las exigencias del espectáculo en vivo, que a nuestro ver son: la urgencia (en el sentido de que la obra necesita suceder en aquel instante único) y la evidencia (en el sentido de caracterizar el momento específico de forma clara) - lo que se aborda de forma detallada al largo de este proyecto / Doutor

This dissertation seeks to identify the purposive force that determines the form and function of commercial stereophony in capitalist society, and the ways in which this force affects the productive and consumptive activities of stereophonic practitioners and listening audiences. Employing dialectical materialism, I examine three social processes that either historically established or continue to influence the mediative potential of stereophonic sound: the invention and industrial standardization of the stereophonic apparatus, the professionalization of stereophonic practitioners, and the social construction of stereophonic listeners as a mass consuming audience. These interrelated studies reveal perceived economic necessity as the dominant causal force that governs all stereophonic processes and practices under the capitalist economic system. Informed by my chapter findings, which complicate Karl Marx’s materialist base and superstructure schema – a coarse conceptual abstraction of capitalist production, I construct a more refined and flexible schematic diagram that offers a distinctive bird’s eye view of the universal interplay between capitalists, producers and consumers. This novel conceptual schematic depicts productive forces and productive relations as coterminous expressions of the dual-purpose of capitalism: to produce surplus-value for accumulation by capitalists, and to do so in perpetuity.

Aim of this thesis is to construct a demonstration model of a vacuum tube amplifier with a possibility of measurement of signal on more places and a possibility to see the wiring and construction of the amplifier. The first part of the work treats some important themes concerning vacuum tubes and wiring with them, for example a principle of signal intensification by vacuum tubes, categories of low-frequency amplifiers and description of several types of undesirable distortions. Next part deals with the design of the constructed amplifier, the description of the construction itself and placement of the components on the printed circuit boards and used vacuum tubes and transformers. The following part is focused on measurement of the basic properties of the amplifier and vacuum tubes by means of TESLA BM215A appliance. The final part contains technical parameters of the amplifier and photo documentation.

abstract: Electro-acoustic compositions throughout the twentieth-century have flourished due to the modern advancements and improvements in technology, including image based interactive software. This project aims to reveal how three composers of different backgrounds utilize the use of euphonium in combination with live interactive electronics. To this date no known works have been composed for this instrumentation. Advancements in the development of audio software and hardware have helped to improve and rapidly evolve the inclusion of live electronics including the use of performer-triggered events, audio processing, and live electronic decision-making. These technologies can be utilized and explored in various ways. Three composers have been commissioned to each compose a new work focusing on using the timbre of the euphonium in combination with explored electronic sounds, unplanned sounds of nature and the use of the human voice. Each work is performed and examined by the author in order to further explore the electro-acoustic properties of this genre, how they communicate and interact with one another, and how the electronics interact and meld with the sound of the euphonium. Compositional elements in this project include but are not limited to the use of pre-recorded natural and “un-natural” sounds, and the manipulations of both pre-recorded and live sounds through the use of performer triggered events using visual programming languages such as Max/MSP and looping pedals. / Dissertation/Thesis / Zero Circle-Justin Rito (Live Recording) / Warrior-Brett Copeland (Live Recording) / Petrichor-Grant Jahn (Live Recording) / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2017

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-04-19Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:51:24Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 ito_e_me_bauru.pdf: 828056 bytes, checksum: 19a31f01aa4d9f6615434761fbe55acd (MD5) / O objetivo desta dissertação é analisar a programação de televisão digital transmitida através do one-seg. o sistema de televisão digital terrestre implantado no Brasil é derivado do japonês ISDB-T e permite a mobilidade e portabilidade. Nesta tecnologia, a banda de espectro da emissora de TV é dividida em 13 segmentos e um deles envia conteúdo de maneira codificada aos dispositivos móveis e portáteis. No Japão, desde 2008, as emissoras estão autorizadas a utilizar o one-seg como um canal independente, com a transmissão de programação distinta da veiculada para televisores fixos. Para avaliar o porquê esta programação deve ser distinta e de que forma elaborar uma grade específica optou-se pelo método do estudo de caso, analisando a grade transmitida pela NHK, rede pública de televisão japonesa O trabalho tem como objetivo reconhecer as especificidades desta programação, identificar as situações de acesso e analisar o horário nobre da televisão móvel e portátil / The objective of this dissertation is to analyze the digital television programming transmitted through the one-seg. The digital terrestrial television system implemented in Brazil is derived from ISDB-T - the Japonese system - which allows mobility and portability. In this technology, the band spectrum of the TV station is divided into 13 segments and one of them sends encrypted content to mobile and handheld devices. Since 2008, Japonese broadcasters are allowed to use the one-seg as an independent channel for the transmission of distinct programming. This project aims to describe why this TV schedule must be distinguished and how elaborate a specific programming guide should be. The programming guide of the Japanese public television was chosen as the subject of this case study. This dissertation aims to recognize the specifics of this programming guide, identify the access situations and analyze the mobile and portable television prime-time

Orientador: Letícia de Passos Affini / Banca: Juliano Mauricio de Carvalho / Banca: Francisco Rolfsen Belda / Banca: Misaki Tanaka / Resumo: O objetivo desta dissertação é analisar a programação de televisão digital transmitida através do one-seg. o sistema de televisão digital terrestre implantado no Brasil é derivado do japonês ISDB-T e permite a mobilidade e portabilidade. Nesta tecnologia, a banda de espectro da emissora de TV é dividida em 13 segmentos e um deles envia conteúdo de maneira codificada aos dispositivos móveis e portáteis. No Japão, desde 2008, as emissoras estão autorizadas a utilizar o one-seg como um canal independente, com a transmissão de programação distinta da veiculada para televisores fixos. Para avaliar o porquê esta programação deve ser distinta e de que forma elaborar uma grade específica optou-se pelo método do estudo de caso, analisando a grade transmitida pela NHK, rede pública de televisão japonesa O trabalho tem como objetivo reconhecer as especificidades desta programação, identificar as situações de acesso e analisar o horário nobre da televisão móvel e portátil / Abstract: The objective of this dissertation is to analyze the digital television programming transmitted through the one-seg. The digital terrestrial television system implemented in Brazil is derived from ISDB-T - the Japonese system - which allows mobility and portability. In this technology, the band spectrum of the TV station is divided into 13 segments and one of them sends encrypted content to mobile and handheld devices. Since 2008, Japonese broadcasters are allowed to use the one-seg as an independent channel for the transmission of distinct programming. This project aims to describe why this TV schedule must be distinguished and how elaborate a specific programming guide should be. The programming guide of the Japanese public television was chosen as the subject of this case study. This dissertation aims to recognize the specifics of this programming guide, identify the access situations and analyze the mobile and portable television prime-time / Mestre