Why You Hear What You Hear: An Experiential Approach to Sound, Music, and Psychoacoustics

A groundbreaking textbook that explores the phenomena and physics of music and sound

Why You Hear What You Hear is the first book on the physics of sound for the nonspecialist to empower readers with a hands-on, ears-open approach that includes production, analysis, and perception of sound. The book makes possible a deep intuitive understanding of many aspects of sound, as opposed to the usual approach of mere description. This goal is aided by hundreds of original illustrations and examples...