Opera House Acoustics Based on Subjective Preference Theory
Published on 23. March 2015
Book
Hardback
XIV, 179 pages
978-4-431-55422-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on opera house acoustics based on subjective preference theory; it targets researchers in acoustics and vision who are working in physics, psychology and brain physiology. This book helps readers to understand any subjective attributes in relation to objective parameters based on the powerful and workable model of the auditory system.
It is reconfirmed here that the well-known Helmholtz theory, which was based on a peripheral model of the auditory system, may not well describe pitch, timbre and duration as well as the spatial sensations described in this book, nor overall responses such as subjective preference of sound fields and the annoyance of environmental noise.
Reviews / Votes
"This book's focus is on opera house acoustics based on subjective preference theory. . The various mathematical concepts are clearly and succinctly summarized in combination with drawings and diagrams. This combination of mathematical concepts illustrated by visuals creates a content that can be understood by designers and performers that do not easily use mathematics, as well as engineers and mathematicians." (Bonnie Schnitta, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 65 (1), January-February, 2017)More details
Series
Edition
2015
Language
English
Place of publication
Tokyo
Japan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
8 farbige Abbildungen, 122 s/w Abbildungen
XIV, 179 p. 130 illus., 8 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
465 gr
ISBN-13
978-4-431-55422-6 (9784431554226)
DOI
10.1007/978-4-431-55423-3
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2016
Springer
€106.99
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E-Book
02/2015
1st Edition
Springer
€96.29
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Person
Yoshiharu Soeta:
Board member of Acoustical Society of Japan in Kansai Branch, Assistant editor of Journal of Temporal Design in Architecture and the Environment, Ad-hoc reviewer of Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Journal of Neurophysiology, and NeuroImage.
Yoichi Ando:
A series editor of 'Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing'.
http://www.springer.com/series/3754
Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Temporal Design in Architecture and the Environment, Ad-hoc reviewer of Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal of Sound and Vibration, and Acta Acustica united with Acustica.
Content
Introduction.- Analyses of Temporal Factors of a Source Signal.- Formulations and Simulation of the Sound Field.- Model of Auditory-Brain System.- Temporal- and Spatial-Primary Percepts of the Sound and the Sound Field.- Theory of Subjective Preference for the Sound Field.- Examination of Subjective Preference Theory in an Existing Opera House.- Reverberance of the Sound Field.- Improvements of Subjective Prefences for Listeners and Performers.- Optimizing Room-Form.- Visual Temporal Sensations on the Stage Blending with Opera and Music.- Design Theory of Opera House Stage Persisting Individual Creations.- Appendix Appendix Comparison between Measured Orthogonal Factors Using a Dummy Head and Four Human-Real Heads.