Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
3rd Edition
Published on 13. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-240-51995-1 (ISBN)
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
Reviews / Votes
"This book isn't aimed at those looking for straightforward guidance on designing sound systems to suit a particular application, but it does ably equip the reader with an armoury of knowledge to be able to do so." Lighting and Sound, Sept 06Review of the previous edition:
'This book is a good choice for music students - and ear surgeons. For anyone studying acoustics for the first time the explanations are about as easy as they come and the coverage wide too.'
Hi-Fi World
'a comprehensive book designed to provide a broad-ranging introduction to the subject of acoustics,' Audio, Video and Broadcasting magazine
'a good solid reference', Guy Scarlett, Lecturer, UK
"The sound and the way we hear it; its characteristics and the complex processes that are carried out between the hearing and the brain to interpret it; its processing; the musical notes; the tuning systems; the audition environments or spaces, and more. "Acoustics and Psychoacoustics" talks about all these topics in a precise, clear way with a wide variety of examples so that the reader can solve any doubt." - Tecnoprofile Magazine
More details
Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-240-51995-1 (9780240519951)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
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.