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Acoustics and Psychoacoustics

  • 3rd Edition - April 13, 2006
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: David Howard, Jamie Angus
  • Language: English

Acoustics and Psychoacoustics is ideal for students of music technology, sound recording, traditional music and acoustics, as well as engineers studying audio, multimedia and… Read more

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Acoustics and Psychoacoustics is ideal for students of music technology, sound recording, traditional music and acoustics, as well as engineers studying audio, multimedia and communications systems. Gain a practical understanding of how real musical sounds behave and are perceived in real spaces with this accessible and interesting read.

This third edition offers a CD of audio examples, crucial for a clear understanding of the concepts discussed.

Visit the book's supporting website at http://books.elsevier.com/0240519957 for additional resources such as:
* Questions and exercises to test your knowledge
* Web links for further resources and research
* Audio clips
* Calculation facilities (eg. adding decibel values and converting between frequency ratio and cents/semitones)
This website can also be reached via www.focalpress.com

Key features

* A broad-ranging introduction to acoustics and psychoacoustics
* Gain a practical understanding of the subject with this highly accessible guide
* For a clear understanding of the concepts discussed follow the accompanying CD of audio examples

Readership

Students on courses for: music technology, studio recording, popular/film/video music, composition, electronic/electroacoustic composition, media arts. Professional sound recordists, studio managers and technicians, musicians, radio and television producers.

Table of contents

Introduction to Sound; Introduction to hearing; Notes and harmony; Acoustic model for musical instruments; Hearing timbre and deceiving the ear; Hearing music in different environments; Processing sound electronically.

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 13, 2006
  • Language: English

About the authors

DH

David Howard

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Electronics, University of York, UK

JA

Jamie Angus

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Audio Technology at the University of Salford, UK