Acoustics and Hearing

by Peter Damaske

Overview

When you listen to music at home, you would like to have an acoustic impression close to being in the concert hall. This is achieved by an advanced two-loudspeaker technique and electronic handling of the signals. The way to head-related sound reproduction and reception to get the original impression is explained in this comprehensive book on the outer influence of hearing and how to achieve perfect stereo effects. The book also introduces a theory of drift thresholds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540782278
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	06/05/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Head-Related Sound from Two Loudspeakers.- Head-Related Stereophony.- The Hearing Process in Concert Halls.- Powerful Onset of Reverberation.- Definition of Diffuseness.- Theory of Drift Thresholds.- Loudness and Diffuseness.

Editorial Reviews

Aus den Rezensionen:

"... Beim Verfassen des englischen Textes ... achtete der Autor auf Verständlichkeit, besondere Fachkenntnisse werden beim Lesen nicht vorausgesetzt. ... Wie das Gehör mit derart komplexen Schallvorgängen fertig wird, durch die es eigentlich permanent überfordert ist, beschreibt Damaske in ‘Acoustics and Hearing‘. Dabei wird von spannenden Experimenten berichtet, die er 1971 in einem schalltoten Raum an der Universität Göttingen durchführte ..." (Goslarsche Zeitung, 15/September/2009, S. 18)

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