The use of ultrasound waves can be used in many ways – from the destruction of tumour tissues or kidney stones to the measurement of properties on the sea bed.

Understanding the ways that sounds are produced by instruments or voices either singly, or when performed in combination with others, is a complex acoustic process.

The design and management of amplified sound in public venues is one of many areas that benefits greatly from the skills of an expert electro-acoustician.

Underwater sound, used by marine animals to navigate and communicate, is also an indispensable tool, both for military applications and for commercial use.