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ACOUSTICS AND PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
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Third Edition

By
David Howard, Professor, Department of Electronics, University of York, UK
Jamie Angus, Professor of Audio Technology at the University of Salford, UK

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

Audience
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.

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.

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 416 pages, publication date: APR-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-51995-1
ISBN-10: 0-240-51995-7
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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