Acoustics and means of control. -- Designing neutral rooms. -- Rooms with characteristic acoustics. -- Variable acoustics. -- Room combinations and operational considerations. -- The studio environment. -- Limitations to design predictions. -- Loudspeakers in rooms. -- Flattenin…
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.
Landmark book by leading expert, hailed for its astonishingly clear, delightfully readable explication of everything acoustical important to music-making. "Comprehensive ... rigorous ... well-organized ... will surely be the text of choice."--American Scientist. "Recommended for…
Landmark book by leading expert, hailed for its astonishingly clear, delightfully readable explication of everything acoustical important to music-making. "Comprehensive ... rigorous ... well-organized ... will surely be the text of choice." -- American Scientist. "Recommended f…
Accompanying sound disc contains sounds from the natural and built world, most (but not all) with musical accompaniment added. Detailed track listing on P. [223-234].
