Sound reproduction : loudspeakers and rooms / by Floyd E. Toole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toole, Floyd E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Loudspeakers.

Acoustical engineering.

Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies.

Sound.

Psychoacoustics.

Recreation rooms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (569 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The essential guide to sound reproduction, offering practical advice on the room-loudspeaker system and entire sound reproduction chain from a leading expert in the field.

Contents:

Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments And Dedication; Part One: Understanding the Principles; CHAPTER 1 Sound Reproduction; 1.1 A Philosophical Perspective; 1.2 Recordings and the Music Being Recorded; CHAPTER 2 Preserving the Art; 2.1 Back to the Beginning: Capturing Sound Quality; 2.2 Back to the Beginning: Direction and Space; 2.3 A Circle of Confusion; 2.4 Breaking the Circle: Professionals Hold the Key; 2.5 Measuring the Ability to Reproduce the Art

CHAPTER 3 Sound in Rooms-Matters of Perspective3.1 Live Musical Performances; 3.2 Sound Reproduction; 3.3 Recording: Musical Instruments in Rooms; 3.4 Hearing: Human Listeners in Rooms; 3.5 Reflections: Conveyers, Integrators, and Differentiators of Sound; 3.6 An Acoustical and Psychoacoustical Sense of Scale; CHAPTER 4 Sound Fields in Rooms; 4.1 Large Performance Spaces: Concert Halls; 4.1.1 Reverberation Time and the Perception of Speech and Music; 4.1.2 The Seat-Dip Phenomenon; 4.1.3 The Effects of Early and Late Reflections; 4.2 Offices and Industrial Spaces

4.3 Domestic Listening Rooms and Control Rooms4.3.1 One Room, Two Sound Fields-The Transition Frequency; 4.3.2 Above the Transition Frequency; 4.3.3 Measuring the Lack of Diffusion in Small Rooms; 4.3.4 What Is a "Small" Room?; 4.3.5 Conventional Acoustical Measures in Small Listening Rooms; CHAPTER 5 The Many Effects of Reflections; CHAPTER 6 Reflections, Images, and the Precedence Effect; 6.1 Audible Effects of a Single Reflection; 6.1.1 Effects of a Single Reflection; 6.1.2 Another View of the Precedence Effect; 6.1.3 Reflections from Different Directions

6.2 A Reflection in the Presence of Other Reflections6.2.1 Real Versus Simulated Rooms; 6.2.2 The "Family" of Thresholds; 6.3 A Comparison of Real and Phantom Images; 6.4 Experimental Results with Music and Other Sounds; 6.4.1 Threshold Curve Shapes for Different Sounds; 6.5 Single Versus Multiple Reflections; 6.6 Measuring Reflections; CHAPTER 7 Impressions of Space; 7.1 The Terminology of Spatial Perception; 7.2 Listeners and Their "Preference" for Reflections; 7.3 Some Reflections Are Better Than Others; 7.4 Summarizing and Charting the Way Forward

CHAPTER 8 Imaging and Spatial Effects in Sound Reproduction8.1 First-Order Reflections; 8.1.1 Some Thoughts about Loudspeaker Arrangements; 8.1.2 Delayed Reflections and Reflections of Those Reflections; 8.2 ASW/Image Broadening and Loudspeaker Directivity; 8.2.1 Testing the Effects of Loudspeaker Directivity on Imaging and Space; 8.2.2 The Audible Effects of Loudspeaker Dispersion Patterns-Other Opinions; CHAPTER 9 The Effects of Reflections on Sound Quality/Timbre; 9.1 The Audibility of Acoustical Interference-Comb Filtering; 9.1.1 Very Audible Differences from Similar-Looking Combs

9.1.2 Binaural Hearing, Adaptation, and Comb Filtering

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611762544

9781136124624

1136124624

9781281762542

1281762547

9780080888019

0080888011

OCLC:

476222660