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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Description
Description
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
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
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
* 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
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
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
Product details
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: April 13, 2006
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
DH
David Howard
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Electronics, University of York, UKJA
Jamie Angus
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Audio Technology at the University of Salford, UK