Acoustics Sound category: 434 books

Cover of Adaptive Feed-Forward Control of Low Frequency Interior Noise
by Thomas Kletschkowski
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2011

This book presents a mechatronic approach to Active Noise Control (ANC). It describes the required elements of system theory, engineering acoustics, electroacoustics and adaptive signal processing in a comprehensive, consistent and systematic manner using a unified notation. Furthermore, it includes...
Cover of Engineering Noise Control
by David A. Bies, Colin Hansen, Carl Howard
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017

This classic and authoritative student textbook contains information that is not over simplified and can be used to solve the real world problems encountered by noise and vibration consultants as well as the more straightforward ones handled by engineers and occupational hygienists in industry. The...
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Acoustical Analysis of the Tanpura

Indian Plucked String Instrument

by Asoke Kumar Datta, Ranjan Sengupta, Kaushik Banerjee
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018

This book addresses the acoustic signal analysis and spectral dynamics of the tanpura, an Indian plucked string instrument. In addition, it strives to provide a logical and objective explanation of Indian classical musicians’ cognitive experience. Issues of relevance in this regard include the rich,...
Cover of Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology
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Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018

This unique reference book offers a holistic description of the multifaceted field of systematic musicology, which is the study of music, its production and perception, and its cultural, historical and philosophical background. The seven sections reflect the main topics in this interdisciplinary subject....
Cover of JW Mooney's Practical Architectural Acoustics Notebook
by Jon Mooney
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012

This notebook is a compilation of my best published articles on the subject of practical architectural acoustics. These articles appeared in Walls & Ceilings magazine in the United States and in SoundDesign magazine in India between 1998 and 2012. Not an exact reprint of the published and edited versions,...
Cover of The Science of String Instruments
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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010

Thomas D. Rossing String instruments are found in almost all musical cultures. Bowed string instruments form the backbone of symphony orchestras, and they are used widely as solo inst- ments and in chamber music as well. Guitars are used universally in pop music as well as in classical music. The...
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Sound Works

A Cultural Theory of Sound Design

by Professor Holger Schulze
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2019

What is sound design? What is its function in the early 21st century and into the future? Sound Works examines these questions in four parts: Part 1, "Why This Sound?", presents an overview of the modern history of sound design. Part 2 is highly visual and provides a glance onto a...
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Sound as Popular Culture

A Research Companion

by Peter Wicke, Diedrich Diederichsen, Thomas Hecken
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016

Scholars consider sound and its concepts, taking as their premise the idea that popular culture can be analyzed in an innovative way through sound. The wide-ranging texts in this book take as their premise the idea that sound is a subject through which popular culture can be analyzed in an...
Cover of Home Studio Setup
by Ben Harris
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012

Whether you have a ton of equipment or just the basic gear this book offers an all you need to know to setting up, running and getting great sound from a project studio. In three parts Harris walks you thought Acoustics, Equipment and Recording Technique. From the basics of acoustic treatment to techniques...
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Secrets of Recording

Professional Tips, Tools & Techniques

by Lorne Bregitzer
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008

Packed with all the studio tips and tricks you'll need it's easier than ever to create pro-quality music at home. This book is the only reference you'll ever need to start producing and engineering your music, or other artists' music, in your own home studio. Covering less than ideal acoustics,...
Cover of Matter, Ether and Motion - The Factors and Relations of Physical Science
by A. E. Dolbear Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013

In the past fifty years the advance in physical knowledge has not only been rapid, but it has been revolutionary. The fundamental principles of natural philosophy that were applied by Sir Isaac Newton and others to masses of visible magnitude have been applied to molecules; and it has thus been discovered...
Cover of Sound in Cinema
by Murray Stiller
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2016

Sound and visual are independent elements brought together to become the  audiovisual of modern cinema. Sound in cinema and moving pictures juxtapose each other to represent a conversation. However, they speak together as a single and decisive voice. Theodor Adorno’s criticism of the standardization...
Cover of Sound Topology, Duality, Coherence and Wave-Mixing

Sound Topology, Duality, Coherence and Wave-Mixing

An Introduction to the Emerging New Science of Sound

by Pierre Deymier, Keith Runge
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2017

This book offers an essential introduction to the notions of sound wave topology, duality, coherence and wave-mixing, which constitute the emerging new science of sound. It includes general principles and specific examples that illuminate new non-conventional forms of sound (sound topology), unconventional...
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Wave Motion as Inquiry

The Physics and Applications of Light and Sound

by Fernando Espinoza
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016

This undergraduate textbook on the physics of wave motion in optics and acoustics avoids presenting the topic abstractly in order to emphasize real-world examples. While providing the needed scientific context, Dr. Espinoza also relies on students' own experience to guide their learning. The book's...
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