Synopses & Reviews
Among the topics included in the book are:
-- Principles of sound
-- Human hearing and psychoacoustics
-- Principles of musical acoustics
-- Musical timbre pitch and loudness
-- Sound generation in musical instruments
-- Sound in different environments (architectural acoustics)
-- Processing sound electronically
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics is a comprehensive book designed to provide a broad-ranging introduction to the subject of acoustics, including the principles of human perception of sound, sometimes called psychoacoustics.
Table of Contents
Introduction to sound -- Introduction to hearing -- Notes and harmony -- Acoustic model for musical instruments -- Hearing timbre and deceiving the ear -- Processing sound electronically.