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

Why You Hear what You Hear: An Experiential Approach to Sound, Music, and Psychoacoustics
ISBN-10
0691148597
ISBN-13
9780691148595
Category
Music
Pages
590
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Eric J. Heller

Description

This 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, many of which the reader can reproduce and adjust using the same tools used by the author. Readers are positioned to build intuition by participating in discovery. This introduction to sound engages and informs amateur and professional musicians, performers, teachers, sound engineers, students of many stripes, and indeed anyone interested in the auditory world. The book does not hesitate to follow entertaining and sometimes controversial side trips into the history and world of acoustics, reinforcing key concepts. You will discover how musical instruments really work, how pitch is perceived, and how sound can be amplified with no external power source.

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