Featuring chapters on physics, structure, sound and design specifics, Technology of the Guitar also includes coverage of historical content, composition of strings and their effects on sound quality, and important designs. Additionally, author Mark French discusses case studies …
An introduction to musical acoustics, discussing impulsive sounds, simple relations of sound and motions, pitch, the sound producing properties of various instruments and the human voice, room acoustics, and other related topics.
Popular music plays a substantial role in most people's life. The demand and financial revenue of Rock and Pop concerts is large and still increasing with the decreased revenue on recorded music. Based on the first ever scientific investigations on recommendable acoustics for am…
This research aims to develop a low-frequency response control methodology capable of delivering a consistent spectral and temporal response over a wide listening area. Low-frequency room acoustics are naturally plagued by room-modes, a result of standing waves at frequencies wi…
There are two binaural cues for localizing sound in the horizontal plane: the difference in the time of arrival of a sound at the two ears (binaural time-difference cue) and the difference in the intensity of a sound at the two ears (binaural intensity-difference cue). When loca…
Introduction -- Notation and Tonal Systems -- Intervals and Scales -- Tunings - from Pythagoras to Equal Temperament -- Comparison with Non-European Systems -- Musical Instruments -- Selected Instruments 1 - Aerophones -- Selected Instruments 2 - Chordophones, Membranophones, Id…
This textbook provides materials for an introductory course in Engineering Acoustics for students with a basic knowledge of mathematics. The contents are based on extensive teaching experience at the graduate level. Each of the 14 main chapters deals with a well-defined topic an…
This textbook provides materials for an introductory course in Engineering Acoustics for students with a basic knowledge of mathematics. The contents are based on extensive teaching experience at the graduate level. Each of the 14 main chapters deals with a well-defined topic an…
Holger Schulze undertakes a critical study of some of the most influential studies in sound since the 19th century in the natural sciences, the engineering sciences, and in media theory, confronting them with contemporary artistic practices, with experimental critique, and with …
Analytical approaches to nonlinear noise and vibration problems -- Environmental and occupational noise -- Structural vibration -- Biomechanics and bioacoustics -- Vibration problems in industrial processes -- Experimental approaches to vibration problems. This book contains se…
This book contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 15th Conference on Acoustics and Vibration of Mechanical Structures held in Timisoara, Romania, May 30-31, 2019. The conference focused on a broad range of topics related to acoustics and vibration, such as …
This textbook presents the fundamentals of audio coding, used to compress audio and music signals, using Python programs both as examples to illustrate the principles and for experiments for the reader. Together, these programs then form complete audio coders. The author starts …
The aim of the project is to explore 3D localisation of a sensor “pill”, contained in an enclosed vessel, using multiple acoustic transducers mounted on the pill‟s surface. The thesis suggests strategies for placement, excitation and synchronisation of the transmitters on the pi…
This dissertation develops a cognitive model describing when children learn to group distinct sound segments (allophones) into abstract equivalence classes (phonemes). The allophones an individual acquires are arbitrary and determined by their particular input, yet are intricate…
This thesis proposal explores a mutually shared harmonic environment for residents and tourists. Performance rituals are used to create a prototypical system for cultural interaction and social harmony. In recent years, music and entertainment have become increasingly interlinke…
Twelve hundred piano strings reach from floor to ceiling in Large String Array , turning the whole of Jack Straw New Media Gallery into an automatic instrument. An ensemble of synthesized voices playback over the array of strings, for a seventeen minute song cycle. Custom high-g…
