{"title":"Acoustic and sound engineering Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-algorithmic-music-9780197554364","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing chapters by emerging and established scholars as well as by leading practitioners in the field, this Handbook both describes the state of algorithmic composition and also set the agenda for critical research on and analysis of algorithmic music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eit is undoubtedly an important didactic resource for students of algorithmic composition, including beginners, who want to get a wide and up-to-date overview of the various applications of algorithms in music scenarios. * Alessandro Anatrini, Musicae Scientiae *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 1: Grounding algorithmic music 1. Musical Algorithms as Tools, Languages and Partners: A Perspective Alex McLean, Roger T. Dean  2. Algorithmic Music and the Philosophy of Time  Julian Rohrhuber  3. Action and Perception: Embodying Algorithms and the Extended Mind Palle Dahlstedt  4. Origins of Algorithmic Thinking in Music  Nick Collins  5. Algorithmic Thinking and Central Javanese Gamelan Charles Matthews  Perspectives on Practice A 6. Thoughts on Composing with Algorithms  Laurie Spiegel  7. Mexico and India: Diversifying and Expanding the Live Coding Community Alexandra Cardenas  8. Deautomatization of Breakfast Perceptions Renate Wieser  9. Why Do We Want Our Computers to Improvise? George Lewis  Section 2: What can algorithms in music do? 10. Compositions Created with Constraint Programming Torsten Anders  11. Linking Sonic Aesthetics With Mathematical Theories Andy Milne  12. Machine Learning and Listening in Composition and Performance Rebecca Fiebrink and Baptiste Caramiaux  13. Biologically-Inspired and Agent-Based Algorithms for Music Alice Eldridge and Oliver Bown  14. Performing with Patterns of Time Thor Magnusson, University of Sussex, Alex McLean, FoAM Kernow  15. Computational Creativity and Live Algorithms Geraint Wiggins and Jamie Forth  16. Tensions and Techniques in Live Coding Performance Charlie Roberts and Graham Wakefield  Perspectives on Practice B 17. When Algorithms Meet Machines Sarah Angliss  18. Notes on Pattern Synthesis Mark Fell  19. Performing algorithms Kristin Erickson  Section 3: Purposes of algorithms for the music maker 20. Network music and the algorithmic ensemble David Ogborn  21. Sonification != music Carla Scaletti  22. Color is the Keyboard: Transcoding from Visual to Sonic Margaret Schedel  23. Designing Interfaces for Musical Algorithms Jamie Bullock, Integra Lab, Birmingham Conservatoire  24. Ecooperatic Music Game Theory David Kanaga  25. Algorithmic Spatialisation Jan C Schacher    Perspectives on Practice C 26. Form, Chaos and the Nuance of Beauty Mileece I'Anson  27. Beyond Me Kaffe Matthews  28. Mathematical Theory in Music Practice Jan Beran  29. Thoughts on Algorithmic Practice Warren Burt  Section 4: Algorithmic Culture 30. The Audience Reception of Algorithmic Music Mary Simoni  31. Technology, Creativity and The Social in Algorithmic Music Christopher Haworth  32. Algorithms and Computation in Music Education Andrew Brown  33. (Micro) Politics of Algorithmic Music: Towards a Tactical Media Archaeology Geoff Cox and Morten Riis  34. Algorithmic Music for Mass Consumption and Universal Production Yuli Levtov  Perspectives on Practice D 35. Algorithmic Trajectories Alex McLean and Roger Dean","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732649619799,"sku":"9780197554364","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197554364.jpg?v=1719997797"},{"product_id":"sound-9780198708445","title":"Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSound is integral to how we experience the world, in the form of noise as well as music. But what is sound? What is the physical basis of pitch and harmony? And how are sound waves exploited in musical instruments? In this Very Short Introduction Mike Goldsmith looks at the science of sound and explores sound in different contexts, covering the audible and inaudible, sound underground and underwater, accoustic and electric, and hearing in humans and animals. He also considers the problem of sound out of place - noise and its reduction.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSound: A Very Short Introduction contains an excellent balance of science and story, and illuminates the reader about many facets of this broad topic. * Ray Eddy, H-Podcast *\u003cbr\u003eWow! This book is nice...and cute...I highly recommend this book. Perhaps this is the best general book discussing \"acoustics\" in a very elementary sense. * Richard J. Peppin, Rion Co. Ltd. and Engineers for Change, Inc. *\u003cbr\u003eThe book has something for everyone, and the author has done a remarkable job in assembling so much information and condensing it into a truly pocket-size edition. I do not know of another title that covers so much about sound in a nontechnical yet scientific manner. * Michael Greenfield, Physics Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Past sounds ; 2. The nature of sound ; 3. Sounds in harmony ; 4. Hearing sound ; 5. Electronic sound ; 6. Ultrasound and infrasound ; 7. Sound underwater and underground ; 8. Sound out of place ; Further reading ; Index","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732767289687,"sku":"9780198708445","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"remaking-sound-9781501354731","title":"ReMaking Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRe-Making Sound\u003c\/i\u003e is concise and flexible primer to sound studies. It takes students through six ways of conceptualizing sound and its links to other social phenomena: soundscapes; noise; sound and semiotics of the voice; sound and\/through\/in text; background sound\/sound design; and sound art. Each chapter summarizes the history and scholarly theoretical underpinnings of these areas and concludes with a student activity that concretizes the historical and theoretical discussion via sound-making projects. With chapters designed to be flexible and non-sequential, the text fits within various course designs, and includes an introduction to key concepts in sound and sound studies, a cumulative concluding chapter with sound accompanying podcast exercise, and an extensive bibliography for students to pursue sound studies beyond the book itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRe-Making Sound\u003c\/i\u003e is splendid.  Porcello and Patch advance sound studies in unique and compelling fashion and a whole generation of future scholars of the audible will be in their debt. -- Mark Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, author of A Sensory History Manifesto (2021)\u003cbr\u003ePorcello and Patch have crafted a thoughtful, wide-ranging, and ear-opening introduction to the broad and expansive field of sound studies. \u003ci\u003eRe-making Sound\u003c\/i\u003e creates a jumping-off point for students, teachers, and other readers interested in exploring the links between sound and society. -- David Novak, Associate Professor of Music, UC Santa Barbara, author of Japanoise: Music at the Edge of Circulation (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRe-Making Sound \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderful and innovative book, offering an immensely valuable and unique introduction to sound studies. By supporting their exposition with a focus on sensory experience and a set of classroom exercises geared towards making and listening, Thomas Porcello and Justin Patch’s original and timely contribution will make rewarding reading for sound focused scholars and students alike. -- Daniel Fisher, Associate Professor of Anthropology, UC Berkeley, USA, author of The Voice and Its Doubles: Music and Media in Northern Australia (2016)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFigures\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBiographies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e Introduction 1. Soundscape: Sound, Space, and Listening 2. Noise: From the Everyday to the Exceptional 3. Voice: Hearing and Ascribing Individual and Social Identity 4. Sound on the Page: Echoes and Resonances in Writing 5. Sound Design\/Designing Sounds: Intentionally Crafted Sonic Worlds 6. Sound Art: What is Sound? Debates and Examples Concluding Exercise: Putting the Pieces Together Through Audio Narratives \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739786228055,"sku":"9781501354731","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501354731.jpg?v=1720053139"},{"product_id":"audio-technology-music-and-media-from-sound-wave-to-reproduction-9783030624286","title":"Audio Technology, Music, and Media: From Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a true A to Z of recorded sound, from its inception to the present day, outlining how technologies, techniques, and social attitudes have changed things, noting what is good and what is less good. The author starts by discussing the physics of sound generation and propagation. He then moves on to outline the history of recorded sound and early techniques and technologies, such as the rise of multi-channel tape recorders and their impact on recorded sound. He goes on to debate live sound versus recorded sound and why there is a difference, particularly with classical music. Other topics covered are the sound of real instruments and how that sound is produced and how to record it; microphone techniques and true stereo sound; digital workstations, sampling, and digital media; and music reproduction in the home and how it has changed. The author wraps up the book by discussing where we should be headed for both popular and classical music recording and reproduction, the role of the Audio Engineer in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century, and a brief look at technology today and where it is headed. This book is ideal for anyone interested in recorded sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“[Julian Ashbourn] strives for perfection and reaches it through his recordings… His deep knowledge of both technology and music is extensive and it is with great pleasure that I see he is passing this on for the benefit of others. I have no doubt that this book will be highly valued by many in the music industry, as it will be by me.” -- \u003ci\u003eClaudio Di Meo, Composer, Pianist and Principal Conductor of The Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hemel Symphony Orchestra and The Lumina Choir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction.- How the war changed audio.- The V record label for US troops.- Stereo sound, multi-channel sound, film sound and more.- The physics of sound.- The advent of tape and moving coil microphones.- The development of microphone techniques.- Multi-channel Tape recorders.- The advent of the Big Studios.- The record business.- The Maverick producers and freelance engineers.- The big time with 24 track everywhere and heaps of signal processing.- How the technology changed the music.- Classical music recording is effectively broken by the technology.- Digital arrives, but something is not right.- A to D and D to A convertors and compressors in the digital domain.- High resolution Digital recording and re-sampling.- Lossless compression.- The revolution in playback technology.- The social revolution in consumed music.- The change in musicians.- How to do things properly.- The use of Digital Audio Workstations and the impact on music.- Why recordings sound worse now than they did in the 50s and 60s.- Music and Civilisation and why it is important.- Where is the future archive for serious music being produced now.- Are advances in technology always good.- Teaching Audio Engineers.- The future.- Conclusion.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743042580823,"sku":"9783030624286","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"building-physics-from-physical-principles-to-international-standards-9783030673741","title":"Building Physics: From physical principles to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive presentation of the most important phenomena in building physics: heat transfer, moisture\/humidity, sound\/acoustics and illumination. As the book is primarily aimed at engineers, it addresses technical issues with the necessary pragmatism and incorporates many practical examples and related international standards. In order to ensure a complete understanding, it also explains the underlying physical principles and relates them to practical aspects in a simple and clear manner. The relationships between the various phenomena of building physics are clarified through consistent cross-referencing of formulas and ideas. The second edition features both new and revised sections on topics such as energy balance, solar gain, ventilation, road traffic and daylighting and takes into account new developments in international standards. It newly features almost 200 illustrations and 21 videos worth of supplementary material. The book is primarily aimed at students of civil engineering and architecture, as well as scientists and practitioners in these fields who wish to deepen or broaden their knowledge of topics within building physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction.- Basics of thermodynamics.- Heat transfer.- Heat transfer in building components.- Moisture in building components.- Basics of waves.- Sound propagation.- Building acoustics.- Illumination.- Appendix A.- Tables.- Bibliography.- Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743044809047,"sku":"9783030673741","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"aviation-noise-impact-management-technologies-regulations-and-societal-well-being-in-europe-9783030911966","title":"Aviation Noise Impact Management: Technologies,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis open access book provides a view into the state-of-the-art research on aviation noise and related annoyance. The book will primarily focus on the achievements of the ANIMA project (Aviation Noise Impact Management through Novel Approaches), but not exclusively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe content has a broader theme in order to encompass. regulation issues, the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) balanced approach, progresses made on technologies and reduction of noise at source, impact of possible future civil supersonic aircraft, land-use planning issues, as well as the core topics of the ANIMA project, i.e. impact on human beings, annoyance, quality of life, health and findings of the project in this respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book differs from traditional research programmes on aviation noise as the authors endeavour, not to lower noise at source, but to reduce the annoyance. This book examines these non-acoustic factors in an effort to help those most affected by aviation noise – communities living close to airports, and also help airport managers, policy-makers, local authorities and researchers to deal with this issue holistically.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book concludes with some recommendations  for EU, national and local policy-makers, airport and aviation authorities, and more broadly a scientifically literate audience. These recommendations may help to identify gaps for progress in terms of research but also genuine implementation actions for political and regulatory authorities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Understanding the basics of aviation noise.- Status: Noise burden in Europe.- Part I: Regulating and reducing noise today.- Balanced approach to aircraft noise management.- Perspective on 25 years of European aircraft noise reduction technology efforts and shift towards global research aimed at quieter air transport.- Future aircraft and the future of aircraft noise.- Competing agendas for land-use around airports.- Part II: Beyond flying machines, Human beings.- Impact of aircraft noise on health.- Coping with aviation noise: Non-acoustic factors influencing annoyance and sleep disturbance from noise.- Engaging communities in the hard quest for consensus.- Towards innovative ways to assess annoyance.- Towards mapping of noise impact.- ANIMA noise platform and ANIMA methodology: One-stop shop for aviation noise management.- Overall perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743057817943,"sku":"9783030911966","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"audiovision-sound-on-screen-9780231185899","title":"AudioVision  Sound on Screen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichel Chion’s landmark \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e has exerted significant influence on our understanding of sound-image relations since its original publication in 1994. In this updated and expanded edition, Chion considers many additional examples from recent world cinema and formulates new questions for the contemporary media environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original and useful model for the audiovisual analysis of film. * Production Expert *\u003cbr\u003eUpdated and expanded, with additional material from recent film production, the 2019 edition of \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e will soon take its place as a valuable textbook for those interested in literary research and practice of cinematic soundtrack. -- Dr. Nick Poulakis * CINEJ Cinema Journal *\u003cbr\u003eWithout a shadow of a doubt one of the best books I have ever read, \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision’\u003c\/i\u003es reprinting is a cause for great celebration. After a quarter of a century, it remains the first port of call for scholars and students of audiovisual culture, offering a cornucopia of theories that conceptualize sound's relationship with the moving image. Never less than enthralling, its acuity has not been dulled by more recent theory and scholarship. -- K. J. Donnelly, author of \u003ci\u003eOccult Aesthetics: Synchronization in Sound Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared in 1994, it became a lifeline for the burgeoning field of sound\/media studies, providing a veritable roadmap to a discourse just beginning to crystallize. The second edition is no less momentous; Chion seamlessly brings current cinematic offerings into his theoretical purview, showing that his understanding of the filmic soundspace is as insightful to historians, theorists, and students as ever. A fundamental text for soundtrack studies. -- Daniel Goldmark, author of \u003ci\u003eTunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichel Chion’s work is a thrilling exploration of film sound in all its forms: real and symbolic, technical and conceptual, dimensional and suggestive. He gives us all the tools we need for describing what films allow us to hear. Chion’s many neologisms are like notes that can reverberate infinitely for every filmgoer, and through innumerable films. This revised edition of \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e is a new benchmark for any film scholar. -- Elsie Walker, author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Sound Tracks Through Film Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword (1994), by Walter Murch\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. The Audiovisual Contract\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Projections of Sound on Image\u003cbr\u003e2. The Three Listening Modes\u003cbr\u003e3. Lines and Points: Horizontal and Vertical Perspectives on Audiovisual Relations\u003cbr\u003e4. The Audiovisual Scene\u003cbr\u003e5. The Real and the Rendered\u003cbr\u003e6. Phantom Audio-Vision; or, The Audio-Divisual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Beyond Sounds and Images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Sound Film Worthy of the Name\u003cbr\u003e8. Toward an Audio-Logo-Visual Poetics\u003cbr\u003e9. An Introduction to Audiovisual Analysis\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eChronology: Landmarks of the Sound Film\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864258490711,"sku":"9780231185899","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231185899.jpg?v=1722271111"},{"product_id":"in-the-groove-9780760383315","title":"In the Groove","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoinciding with the 75th anniversary of the first commercial LP, \u003ci\u003eIn the Groove \u003c\/i\u003eis an authoritative and visual celebration of the history and culture of vinyl record collecting and turntables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...a fascinating read, and the accompanying photos are excellent in illustrating the story and are essential to this book...a brilliant book and would be the perfect Christmas gift for the collectors on your holiday shopping list. The book is full of detailed asides, which make it so fascinating to read. It is those little touches that add so much to the overall book and make it such a necessary addition to your library\u003c\/i\u003e. * Spill Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Jam-packed with amazing photography, this fascinating book is the perfect gift for anyone who cherishes their stereo and vinyl collection but offers info and inspiration for others who are just starting theirs.\"\u003c\/i\u003e * Addicted Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BIRTH OF COOL - THE RISE OF THE LP (AND OTHER VINYL FORMATS)\u003cbr\u003e DROPPING THE NEEDLE - TURNTABLES AND OTHER HI-FI EQUIPMENT\u003cbr\u003e SOMETHING UP THE SLEEVE - THE ART OF THE LP\u003cbr\u003e SHOP AROUND - DOWN AT THE RECORD STORE\u003cbr\u003e BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME - RECORD-COLLECTING CULTURE\u003cbr\u003e RESOURCES\u003cbr\u003e IMAGE CREDITS\u003cbr\u003e AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES\u003cbr\u003e INDEX\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865799340375,"sku":"9780760383315","price":23.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"sound-recording-9780801883989","title":"Sound Recording","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMorton, so have business strategies, patent battles, and a host of other factors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraces the development of sound technology in the U.S. and Europe from the first demonstration of the phono-autograph in 1857 to the latest MP3 technology. Morton skillfully blends a basic understanding of the physical principles involved in recording sound waves with an interesting chronological account that examines the cultural and economic issues affecting the development of sound technology... Written in an engaging style for general readers and includes references to primary and scholarly resources for readers who want to learn more. Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eTimeline\u003cbr\u003e1. Birth of Recording\u003cbr\u003e2. Out of the Laboratory\u003cbr\u003e3. The Commercial Debut of Sound Recording Devices\u003cbr\u003e4. The Introduction of Discs\u003cbr\u003e5. Recording in the Business World\u003cbr\u003e6. The Heyday of the Photograph\u003cbr\u003e7. The Talkies\u003cbr\u003e8. Records and Radio in the United States\u003cbr\u003e9. The Crucial 1930s\u003cbr\u003e10. Recording in World War II\u003cbr\u003e11. The Postwar Scene\u003cbr\u003e12. Hi-Fi\u003cbr\u003e13. Revolution in the Studio\u003cbr\u003e14. Mobile Sound\u003cbr\u003e15. Cassette to Compact Disc\u003cbr\u003e16. Record Companies versus the World\u003cbr\u003e17. Online Music and the Future of Listening\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865924677975,"sku":"9780801883989","price":21.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801883989.jpg?v=1722276222"},{"product_id":"modern-recording-techniques-9781032197159","title":"Modern Recording Techniques","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Recording Techniques\u003c\/em\u003e is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether youâre just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing its familiar and accessible writing style, this new edition has been fully updated, presenting the latest production technologies and including detailed coverage of digital audio workstations (DAWs), networked audio, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI), signal processing and much more. \u003ci\u003eModern Recording Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e is supported by a host of video tutorials, which provide additional listening and visual examples, making this text essential reading for students, instructors and professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated tenth edition includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNewly expanded Art and Technology chapters, providing more tips, tricks and insights for getting the best out of your recording, mixing, monitoring and mastering\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn expanded MIDI chapter to include MIDI 2.0\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore in-depth coverage of digital audio and the digital audio workstation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGreater coverage of immersive audio, including Dolby Atmos Production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 2. Sound and Hearing 3. Studio Acoustics and Design 4. Microphones: Design and Application 5. The Analog Tape Recorder 6. Digital Audio Technology 7. The Digital Audio Workstation 8. Groove Tools and Techniques 9. MIDI and Electronic Music Technology 10. The iOS in Music Production 11. Multimedia and the Web 12. Synchronization 13. Amplifiers 14. Power- and Ground-Related Issues 15. Signal Processing 16. The Art and Technology of Monitoring 17. The Art and Technology of Recording 18. The Art and Technology of Mixing 19. The Art and Technology of Mastering 20. Immersive Audio 21. Media Distribution and Manufacturing 22. It's all about the Journey\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866298462551,"sku":"9781032197159","price":39.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032197159.jpg?v=1722278006"},{"product_id":"logic-pro-for-dummies-9781394162109","title":"Logic Pro For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Leaping into Logic Pro 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Getting Logic Pro Up and Sprinting 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Examining Logic Pro Projects 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Exploring the Main Window and Tracks Area 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Embracing Tracks and Regions 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Digital Recording and Using Prerecorded Media 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Introducing Digital Audio and MIDI 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Recording Audio 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Recording MIDI 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Adding Media to Your Project 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Making Music with Virtual Instruments 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Making Beats with Drum and Percussion Software Instruments 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Playing Virtual Vintage Instruments 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Sound Design with Synths and Samplers 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Conducting a Virtual Orchestra 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Arranging and Editing Your Project 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Arranging Your Music 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Editing Audio Tracks 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Editing MIDI Tracks 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Mixing, Mastering, and Sharing Your Music 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Mixing Your Project 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Shaping Your Mix with Effects 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Automating Your Mix 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Mastering Your Final Track 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Bouncing and Sharing Your Music 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: The Part of Tens 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Ways to Use an iPad with Logic Pro 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten Tips to Speed Your Workflow 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 383\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866616050007,"sku":"9781394162109","price":19.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781394162109.jpg?v=1722279475"},{"product_id":"working-musicians-9781478019879","title":"Working Musicians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy D. Taylor offers a behind-the-scenes look at the working composers, musicians, and engineers who create soundtracks for film, television, and video games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Working Musicians  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Group Production, the Collective Laborer, Supply Chains, and Fields  19\u003cbr\u003e 2. Creativity  48\u003cbr\u003e 3. Composers’ Labor  81\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Music Supply Chain after the Composer: Adding Value  119\u003cbr\u003e 5. Challenges  138\u003cbr\u003e 6. It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World  156\u003cbr\u003e 7. Neoliberalization as (Self-)Exploitation  177\u003cbr\u003e 8. “Thousands of Guys Like Me”  212\u003cbr\u003e Notes  217\u003cbr\u003e References  231\u003cbr\u003e Index  245","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867288514903,"sku":"9781478019879","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478019879.jpg?v=1722282612"},{"product_id":"revolution-the-history-of-turntable-design-9781838665616","title":"Revolution: The History of Turntable Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs featured in \u003cem\u003eWallpaper*, The Wall Street Journal, Monocle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e’s, \u003cem\u003eThe Strategist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe design, history, and cultural impact of turntables and vinyl technology: the twin powerhouses of the 'vinyl revival' phenomenon \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterest in turntables and records is enjoying a renaissance as analog natives and new converts find their enduring style and extraordinary sound inimitable. \u003cem\u003eRevolution\u003c\/em\u003e, a follow-up to Phaidon's beloved \u003cem\u003eHi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the design and cultural impact of the turntable, the component at the center of the 'vinyl revival'. An essential book for audiophiles, collectors, and design fans, \u003cem\u003eRevolution \u003c\/em\u003eshowcases the fascinating history of turntables and vinyl technology from the 1950s to today's cutting-edge designs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by Schwartz, author of \u003cem\u003eHi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design\u003c\/em\u003e, who is an audio design expert and passionate about analog music, this book includes 300 illustrations from the world of turntables, from affordable to high-end, and everything in between. An essential addition to the bookshelf for analog natives and those new to the vinyl revival as well as music and design lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'An entertaining insight into the many ways that designers have shaped the simple record player over the decades... Excellent.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWallpaper*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘If you love vinyl, you’ll want to give hi-fi enthusiast Gideon Schwartz’s new book a spin.’ –\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Essential for both seasoned collectors and anyone new to the vinyl-revival movement.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine, The Strategist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A lavishly photographed survey of the ever-evolving turntable.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFast Company\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The turntable is once again in the spotlight.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHYPEBEAST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A magnificent title.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEcoustics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A celebration of the designs that brought music to life.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Audiophiles will find curiosities to salivate over.' – \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWIRED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Stunning devices [are] on display in this sumptuous book featuring inventive brands.' – \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This coffee table book is loaded with stunning visuals and impressive details about the making of eye-catching record players.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCool Material\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A perfect marriage of sound and vision.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDepartures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Captures the staying power of turntables.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Creative Factor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A history rich with numerous luminaries of industrial design.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign Milk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘[A] favorite to spruce up someone's space and pique their intellectual curiosity.’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eValet Mag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Explores the cultural impact of a musical format that's still going strong.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dieline \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Vinyl's resurgence shows no signs of slowing down and… audio design expert Gideon Schwartz…examines the impact of these machines from both a design and cultural standpoint.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUncrate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Hundreds of images of turntables, their stories, and the rise, fall, and rebirth of the medium.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Awesomer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Schwartz tracks the record player from its earliest days as a blueprint… through its current high-end\/high-tech iterations… with no shortage of detail.' – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychobabble\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48868600414551,"sku":"9781838665616","price":59.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781838665616.jpg?v=1722288814"},{"product_id":"on-listening-9781910010013","title":"On Listening","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Uniformbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48868945199447,"sku":"9781910010013","price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781910010013.jpg?v=1722290483"},{"product_id":"numerical-sound-synthesis-9780470510469","title":"Numerical Sound Synthesis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDigital sound synthesis has long been approached using standard digital filtering techniques. Newer synthesis strategies, however, make use of physical descriptions of musical instruments, and allow for much more realistic and complex sound production and thereby synthesis becomes a problem of simulation.  \u003cp\u003eThis book has a special focus on time domain finite difference methods presented within an audio framework. It covers time series and difference operators, and basic tools for the construction and analysis of finite difference schemes, including frequency-domain and energy-based methods, with special attention paid to problems inherent to sound synthesis. Various basic lumped systems and excitation mechanisms are covered, followed by a look at the 1D wave equation, linear bar and string vibration, acoustic tube modelling, and linear membrane and plate vibration. Various advanced topics, such as the nonlinear vibration of strings and plates, are given an elaborate treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It was a pleasure to read this book, which can be approached from many perspectives. In fact, the author uses a style of writing which can be easily understood from undergraduates and graduates, but, at the same time, there are chapters which contain several technical notions, ideal for PhD students and experts of acoustics.\" (Zentralblatt Math, 2010)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"In a nutshell, a very worthy contribution to the field, Bilbao's Numerical Sound Synthesis does a remarkably good job of synthesizing key ideas in a in a lively manner, exploring complex issues in a consistent manner, without simplification, thereby offering an invaluable companion to those who have just entered the field and to experts in coming to grips with the issues involved in numerical sound synthesis.\" (Current Engineering Practice, 1 November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"I highly recommend this book as an introduction to the field of physical modeling for sound synthesis, which is becoming more and more popular with the tremendous increase in affordable computer power, through multicore desktops and laptops and supercomputer-like graphics processing unit (GPU) engines.\" (\u003ci\u003eComputing Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e October 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Sound synthesis and physical modeling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Abstract digital sound synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Physical modeling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Physical modeling: a larger view.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Time series and difference operators.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Time series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Shift, difference, and averaging operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Frequency domain analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Energetic manipulations and identities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The oscillator.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The simple harmonic oscillator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 A finite difference scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Other schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Lumped mass–spring networks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Loss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Sources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The oscillator in musical acoustics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Nonlinear oscillators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Lossless oscillators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Lossy oscillators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Grid functions and finite difference operators in 1D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Partial differential operators and PDEs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Grid functions and difference operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Coordinate changes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The 1D wave equation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Definition and properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 A simple finite difference scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Other schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Modal synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Loss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Comparative study I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Linear bar and string vibration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The ideal uniform bar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Stiff strings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Frequency-dependent loss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Coupling with bow models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Coupling with hammer and mallet models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Multiple strings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Prepared strings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Coupled bars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Helical springs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Spatial variation and stretched coordinates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.11 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.12 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Nonlinear string vibration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Kirchhoff–Carrier string model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 General planar nonlinear string motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Non-planar string motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Acoustic tubes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Webster’s equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The vocal tract and speech synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Reed wind instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Other wind instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Grid functions and finite difference operators in 2D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Partial differential operators and PDEs in two space variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Grid functions and difference operators: Cartesian coordinates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Grid functions and difference operators: radial coordinates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The 2D wave equation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Definition and properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 A simple finite difference scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Other finite difference schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Digital waveguide meshes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Lumped mass–spring networks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Modal synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Finite difference schemes in radial coordinates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Comparative study II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.10 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Linear plate vibration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 The Kirchhoff thin plate model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Loss and tension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Plate excitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Plate–string connections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Anisotropic plates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 The thin plate in radial coordinates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Nonlinear plate vibration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 The Berger plate model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 The von Kármán plate model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Spherical shell vibration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Programming exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Conclusion and perspectives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 A family of musical systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Comparative study III.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Beyond finite difference methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Matlab code examples.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 The simple harmonic oscillator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Hammer collision with mass–spring system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Bowed mass–spring system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 The 1D wave equation: finite difference scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.5 The 1D wave equation: digital waveguide synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.6 The 1D wave equation: modal synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.7 The ideal bar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.8 The stiff string.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.9 The Kirchhoff–Carrier equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.10 Vocal synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.11 The 2D wave equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.12 Thin plate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB List of symbols.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884144341335,"sku":"9780470510469","price":98.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470510469.jpg?v=1722530646"},{"product_id":"acoustic-justice-9781501368219","title":"Acoustic Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcoustic Justice\u003c\/i\u003e engages issues of recognition and misrecognition by mobilizing an acoustic framework. From the vibrational intensities of common life to the rhythm of bodies in movement, and drawing from his ongoing work on sound and agency, Brandon LaBelle positions acoustics, and the broader experience of listening, as a dynamic means for fostering responsiveness, understanding, dispute, and the work of reorientation. As such, acoustic justice emerges as a compelling platform for engaging struggles over the right to speak and to be heard that extends toward a broader materialist and planetary view. This entails critically addressing questions of space, borders, community, and the acoustic norms defining capacities of listening, leading to what LaBelle terms poetic ecologies of resonance. \u003ci\u003eAcoustic Justice\u003c\/i\u003e works at issues of recognition and resistance, place and displacement, by moving across a range of pertinent references and topics, from social practices and sound art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is yet another delightful read on sonic agency by Brandon LaBelle, highlighting this time what is at stake when we think of social and political transformation as an acoustic question. In \u003ci\u003eAcoustic Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, LaBelle takes the readers through thrilling discussions on ‘hearing differently,’ on ‘generous infrastructure’ and ‘relating otherwise’ – all of them involved in reconfiguring our capacity to act politically. LaBelle's unique approach offers insight into the temporal and situational realms of sound and listening that are fleeting yet necessary for any process of reimagining political possibilities. In the world today, marked by intense structural feelings of uncertainty and fragility, his theorizing of an impersonal, distributed, and collaborative political agency is not just refreshing but indeed very much needed. This book resonates across various fields of social sciences and humanities and is an essential reading for those interested in political theory, sound studies, resistance, and affect theory. * Ana Hofman, Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia *\u003cbr\u003eBrandon LaBelle’s \u003ci\u003eAcoustic Justice \u003c\/i\u003emakes important contributions to the scholarship on sound, politics and the public sphere. Exploring how listening as a form of attentiveness functions in an arena of sonic agency, LaBelle deftly illustrates how an acoustic justice exercises a democratic collective action. This is a non-state form of democracy with the capacity to bring into being an extrajudicial civic body, one with greater capacity for what he calls ‘hearing differently.’ Hearing differently accounts for differences in what is or can be heard as a result of silences, gaps, deafnesses, or absences. Offering up acoustics as a metric for both material and social relations, LaBelle dynamically reads the encounter between the organic and built environments as a ‘distribution of the heard’ invigorating our understanding of the \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e as a social acoustic phenomenon. * Roshanak Kheshti, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego, USA *\u003cbr\u003eLabelle is such a playful and expansive thinker\u003ci\u003e. Acoustic Justice\u003c\/i\u003e draws so much together across art, philosophy, activism, and beyond to sound an urgent intervention in the politics of attention: a commitment both to hearing differently and to hearing difference. This is an account of acoustics unbound from the audible and an account of justice just 'to the side of law,' that migrates in and out of the legal system and insists on the need for a fair hearing 'in the space of the ordinary.' * James E K Parker, author of Acoustic Jurisprudence: Listening to the Trial of Simon Bikindi (2015) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Holding, Healing, Attending: Towards Collaborative Living 2. Acoustic Performativity: Practices of Composition 3. Poetic Ecologies: Resonance, Imagination, Repair 4. Skin-Work: Queer Acoustics, Borderspaces, Economies of Desire  5. Deaf Attention: Peripheral Visions, Spatial Meanings, Sensory Politics 6. Acoustic Support","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885906604375,"sku":"9781501368219","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501368219.jpg?v=1722538116"},{"product_id":"tinnitus-causes-treatment-short-long-term-health-effects-9781631175565","title":"Tinnitus: Causes, Treatment \u0026 Short \u0026 Long-Term","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTinnitus is a benign condition, which can nonetheless have upsetting consequences for the patients. Understanding the physiopathologic mechanisms underlying this symptom is crucial for orienting management and treatment. A world-class group of neuroscientists gathered together to write this book, and they have done a skilful job. Apart from delineating their area of expertise, they have managed to give the reader an accurate understanding about what the current implications of studying tinnitus are, both in research and clinically, allowing those involved in the field to also stay abreast on the advancements in this area of research. This book is ideal for researchers and clinicians, and it can be a valuable reference for anyone, including students, residents or seasoned specialists, seeking to keep up to date with the latest developments in both basic and clinical research on this condition.","brand":"Nova Science Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887108043095,"sku":"9781631175565","price":55.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781631175565.jpg?v=1722543040"},{"product_id":"architectural-acoustics-a-guide-to-integrated-thinking-9781859466360","title":"Architectural Acoustics: A guide to integrated","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an authoritative but uniquely accessible and highly illustrated guide to good acoustic design practice for architects, interior designers and acoustic professionals. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt provides a user-friendly introduction to architectural acoustics and acoustics technology where the market is crowded with dense and technical texts. It will go through each typology in turn explaining the key acoustic concepts with highly illustrated and international case studies that demonstrate cutting-edge practice and technology, innovative design techniques and common challenges and solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eForeword1. Introduction to Acoustics2. Acoustic Technology3. Case Studies by typology\u003cbr\u003e3.1 Commercial – office spaces, warehouses, lofts, industrial spaces, atriums\u003cbr\u003e3.2 Education – lecture and meeting spaces, class rooms, class rooms of future\u003cbr\u003e3.3 Courthouses – Courtrooms\u003cbr\u003e3.4 Healthcare – Acoustics and the role in recovery. Hospital Design\u003cbr\u003e3.5 Hotels – Key issues – what makes a successful hotel entertainment and good sleep\u003cbr\u003e3.6 Immersive Spaces – Future of Multimedia based design\u003cbr\u003e3.7 Labs\/Research\u003cbr\u003e3.8 Libraries\u003cbr\u003e3.9 Movie Theatre\/Cinema\u003cbr\u003e3.10 Museums and Galleries The challenge of sound and light\u003cbr\u003e3.11 Performing Arts\/Entertainment Concert Halls \u003cbr\u003e- Recital spaces \u003cbr\u003e- Theatre \u003cbr\u003e- Opera \u003cbr\u003e- Dance\u003cbr\u003e- Amplified Music - What’s the Difference?\u003cbr\u003eHow to design well for each – key things to consider\u003cbr\u003e3.12 Recording\/Broadcast\u003cbr\u003e3.13 Restaurants\u003cbr\u003e3.14 Retail\u003cbr\u003e3.15 Sport – Stadiums, Arenas, Aquatics Centres – the importance of sound for winning\u003cbr\u003e3.16 Transport\u003cbr\u003e-Air\u003cbr\u003e-Road\u003cbr\u003e-Rail\u003cbr\u003e3.17  Worship\u003cbr\u003e3.18 Urban design and soundscapes\u003cbr\u003e3.19 Sound for Art\u003cbr\u003e3.20 ResidentialConclusion Glossary of basic termsindex of project names and\/or design issue","brand":"RIBA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888186470743,"sku":"9781859466360","price":46.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781859466360.jpg?v=1722548146"},{"product_id":"resonant-alterities-sound-desire-and-anxiety-in-non-realist-fiction-9783837622027","title":"Resonant Alterities: Sound, Desire, and Anxiety","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Resonant Alterities\" bridges the gap between sound studies and literary criticism. A queer ghost story by Vernon Lee, an occultist novel of psychic adventure by Algernon Blackwood, a dystopian science fiction tale by J.G. Ballard and a post-traumatic short novel by Don DeLillo are its primary objects of analysis. Each is explored within the context of its contemporary cultural debates on sound. Meanwhile, all four theory-enriched readings focus on intersecting and desire-laden processes of meaning making, knowledge production and subject formation. Focal points are aurally\/audio-visually structured phenomena expressive of both collective and individual anxieties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviewed in: The Chronicle, 01.05.2015","brand":"Transcript Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48889265160535,"sku":"9783837622027","price":35.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783837622027.jpg?v=1722553524"},{"product_id":"mechanical-vibrations-and-noise-engineering-9788120329003","title":"Mechanical Vibrations and Noise Engineering","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book on mechanical vibrations and noise engineering offers tools for addressing vibration and noise issues in machines and structures. It focuses on mechanical engineering applications, includes examples, and covers sound levels, noise effects, and regulations. Suitable for students and practicing engineers in various engineering disciplines.","brand":"PHI Learning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48889454068055,"sku":"9788120329003","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9788120329003.jpg?v=1722554440"},{"product_id":"sound-art-revisited-9781501333774","title":"Sound Art Revisited","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first edition of \u003ci\u003eSound Art Revisited \u003c\/i\u003e(published as \u003ci\u003eSound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories\u003c\/i\u003e) served as a groundbreaking work toward defining this emerging field, and this fully updated volume significantly expands the story to include current research since the book's initial release. Viewed through a lens of music and art histories rather than philosophical theory, it covers dozens of artists and works not found in any other book on the subject.  Locating sound art''s roots across the centuries from spatialized church music to the technological developments of radio, sound recording, and the telephone, the book traces the evolution of sound installations and sound sculpture, the rise of sound art exhibitions and galleries, and finally looks at the critical cross-pollination that marks some of the most important and challenging art with and about sound being produced today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[An] important text for anyone involved in any form of sound studies. * The Wire (joint-reviewed with Acoustic Territories) *\u003cbr\u003eAlan Licht’s historical approach successfully unpacks the development of sound art and explains its development through a multitude of examples. He ... brings new clarity into the discussion of sound art and its variations, remembering its roots and perhaps more importantly bringing social perspectives to bear in the narrative for scrutinising conceptual, instrumental and performative aspects of this many-faceted art form. * Organised Sound *\u003cbr\u003eI am pleased to discover at last an English-language, far-reaching survey of sound art rightly focusing on both theoretical and historical aspects while dealing with challenging categorization and placement issues such as situating sound art with regard to the fields of experimental music, fine art, and even sound studies. Sound art is becoming an increasingly important art form; this volume, a highly revised and expanded version of Licht’s earlier \u003ci\u003eSound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories\u003c\/i\u003e, is long overdue. * Leigh Landy, Director of Music – Technology and Innovation, Institute for Sonic Creativity, De Montfort University, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSound Art Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates in abundance that sound can--and must--be heard throughout all of the arts. Alan Licht’s book is brimming with examples that traverse art, music, and the spaces in between. From seminal figures such as Maryanne Amacher, Max Neuhaus, and Alvin Lucier through to contemporary artists including Christine Sun Kim, Marco Fusinato, and Camille Norment, this book is essential reading for those looking to discover the breadth of practices encompassed by the sonic turn of the arts. * Caleb Kelly, Senior Academic, UNSW Art \u0026amp; Design, Australia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 1. Introduction 2. Prehistories and Early Manifestations 3. Sound and the Art World 4. Recent Sound Art Notes Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084037923159,"sku":"9781501333774","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501333774.jpg?v=1725550853"},{"product_id":"sound-art-9780262029667","title":"Sound Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371660550487,"sku":"9780262029667","price":47.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780262029667.jpg?v=1730154102"},{"product_id":"production-sound-mixing-9781501307089","title":"Production Sound Mixing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe latest hot camera is pretty irrelevant if one can''t understand what''s happening on screen. The key to any narrative is in the dialogue and voice over, but if this is unintelligible or difficult to hear, viewers will soon lose interest. With real world applications and a narrative to keep the reader's interest, \u003ci\u003eProduction Sound Mixing\u003c\/i\u003e is the indispensable guide for film and video audio recording. Written by veteran sound mixer John J. Murphy, the book offers a step by step collaborative journey through the basic physics of sound, concluding with a practical guide of the latest techniques and equipment available to all who are interested in the best audio for their projects. Structured to mimic a 14-week semester, each chapter begins with an audio problem to be solved and ends with a solution drawn from information gleaned from past chapters. Suggested movie scenes that demonstrate the relevant audio techniques will also be included. Equally applicable to studio and location\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent, comprehensive, and contemporary primer for those interested in becoming sound recordists or mixers. John J. Murphy’s \u003ci\u003eProduction Sound Mixing\u003c\/i\u003e guides you through all you need to know to understand sound recording and technique. * Bill Linsman, Associate Professor of Film and Television, Boston University, USA, and Former Professional Sound Recordist and Mixer *\u003cbr\u003eFull of detailed, specific, practical knowledge as well as tips that only pros can teach, \u003ci\u003eProduction Sound Mixing \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable resource with a relaxed, readable style. With professional—but not overly technical—insights, John M. Murphy covers the physics of sound, equipment, work practice, and troubleshooting for faculty, students, and amateurs in sound production. * Peter Kiwitt, Assistant Professor, School of Film and Animation, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, and Direcor Member of the Directors Guild of America *\u003cbr\u003eI've waited years for this book: it is far and away the most useful book on production audio for first-time students that I've encountered. * Piers Storey, University of Suffolk, UK *\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive guide to the theory, technology and working practices involved in capturing location sound. With plenty of diagrams and an accessible style, this will be of huge value to Film sound students and aspiring professionals. * Simon Waite, Staffordshire University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: What is Sound?  Chapter 2: Microphones: The Basic Types and How They Work Chapter 3: The DSLR Shoot: Making the Most of What’s at Hand Chapter 4: The Audio Mixer Chapter 5: Choosing a Location Chapter 6: Booming: The View from Above Chapter 7: Wireless Microphones: What They Are, How They Work, and How and Why We Use Them Chapter 8: Interviews! Chapter 9: On the Set Chapter 10: Prep Is Everything: Your Basic Kit Chapter 11: Synchronization Chapter 12: Post-Production: Where Does It GO From Here?  Chapter 13: Opportunities for Sound Work in Film\/Video Chapter 14: Stereo: When Two Become One Appendix Glossary Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49372285927767,"sku":"9781501307089","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501307089.jpg?v=1730162632"},{"product_id":"audiovision-sound-on-screen-9780231185882","title":"AudioVision  Sound on Screen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichel Chion’s landmark \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e has exerted significant influence on our understanding of sound-image relations since its original publication in 1994. In this updated and expanded edition, Chion considers many additional examples from recent world cinema and formulates new questions for the contemporary media environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original and useful model for the audiovisual analysis of film. * Production Expert *\u003cbr\u003eUpdated and expanded, with additional material from recent film production, the 2019 edition of \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e will soon take its place as a valuable textbook for those interested in literary research and practice of cinematic soundtrack. -- Dr. Nick Poulakis * CINEJ Cinema Journal *\u003cbr\u003eWithout a shadow of a doubt one of the best books I have ever read, \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision’\u003c\/i\u003es reprinting is a cause for great celebration. After a quarter of a century, it remains the first port of call for scholars and students of audiovisual culture, offering a cornucopia of theories that conceptualize sound's relationship with the moving image. Never less than enthralling, its acuity has not been dulled by more recent theory and scholarship. -- K. J. Donnelly, author of \u003ci\u003eOccult Aesthetics: Synchronization in Sound Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared in 1994, it became a lifeline for the burgeoning field of sound\/media studies, providing a veritable roadmap to a discourse just beginning to crystallize. The second edition is no less momentous; Chion seamlessly brings current cinematic offerings into his theoretical purview, showing that his understanding of the filmic soundspace is as insightful to historians, theorists, and students as ever. A fundamental text for soundtrack studies. -- Daniel Goldmark, author of \u003ci\u003eTunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichel Chion’s work is a thrilling exploration of film sound in all its forms: real and symbolic, technical and conceptual, dimensional and suggestive. He gives us all the tools we need for describing what films allow us to hear. Chion’s many neologisms are like notes that can reverberate infinitely for every filmgoer, and through innumerable films. This revised edition of \u003ci\u003eAudio-Vision\u003c\/i\u003e is a new benchmark for any film scholar. -- Elsie Walker, author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Sound Tracks Through Film Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword (1994), by Walter Murch\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. The Audiovisual Contract\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Projections of Sound on Image\u003cbr\u003e2. The Three Listening Modes\u003cbr\u003e3. Lines and Points: Horizontal and Vertical Perspectives on Audiovisual Relations\u003cbr\u003e4. The Audiovisual Scene\u003cbr\u003e5. The Real and the Rendered\u003cbr\u003e6. Phantom Audio-Vision; or, The Audio-Divisual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Beyond Sounds and Images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Sound Film Worthy of the Name\u003cbr\u003e8. Toward an Audio-Logo-Visual Poetics\u003cbr\u003e9. An Introduction to Audiovisual Analysis\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eChronology: Landmarks of the Sound Film\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400327176535,"sku":"9780231185882","price":71.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231185882.jpg?v=1730470398"},{"product_id":"sonic-persuasion-9780252036040","title":"Sonic Persuasion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to interpret identity, culture, and history in sound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling and imaginative case studies--air-raid sirens, Warner Brothers cartoons, and clocks--ground this sonic investigation, but just as important is Goodale's work in interpreting sounds as opposed to merely placing them in a larger historical narrative. A major contribution to the study of music, communications, sound, and rhetoric.\"--John M. Picker, author of \u003ci\u003eVictorian Soundscapes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important book.\"--\u003ci\u003eIEEE Technology and Society Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Goodale's book helps us acquire a ... much-needed sonic literacy.\"--\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1. Reading Sound 1 2. Fitting Sounds 16 3. Machine Mouth 47 4. The Race of Sound 76 5. Sounds of War 106 6. On Sound Criticism 132 Notes 155 Index 183","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400426004823,"sku":"9780252036040","price":77.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252036040.jpg?v=1730470654"},{"product_id":"lowering-the-boom-9780252075322","title":"Lowering the Boom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e As the first collection of new work on sound and cinema in over a decade, \u003ci\u003eLowering the Boom\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the expanding field of film sound theory and its significance in rethinking historical models of film analysis. The contributors consider the ways in which musical expression, scoring, voice-over narration, and ambient noise affect identity formation and subjectivity. \u003ci\u003eLowering the Boom\u003c\/i\u003e also analyzes how shifting modulation of the spoken word in cinema results in variations in audience interpretation. Introducing new methods of thinking about the interaction of sound and music in films, this volume also details avant-garde film sound, which is characterized by a distinct break from the narratively based sound practices of mainstream cinema. This interdisciplinary, global approach to the theory and history of film sound opens the eyes and ears of film scholars, practitioners, and students to film''s true audio-visual nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors are Jay Beck, John B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An excellent collection of essays which reveals much about the state of play of soundtrack studies and offers many fresh and original insights. It will certainly be of value to students and scholars of film sound.”--\u003ci\u003eMusic, Sound, and the Moving Image\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A substantial and important book, \u003ci\u003eLowering the Boom\u003c\/i\u003e includes work from both established scholars and emerging voices in the field and is a welcome addition to auditory culture and sound studies.\"--Steve J. Wurtzler, author of \u003ci\u003eElectric Sounds: Technological Change and the Rise of Corporate Mass Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eLowering the Boom\u003c\/i\u003e reclaims] cinema as an “audiovisual” object, demonstrating conclusively that whatever the relative importance of the “audio” and “visual” parts, \u003ci\u003eneither\u003c\/i\u003e can be ignored . . . . I hope \u003ci\u003eLowering the Boom\u003c\/i\u003e is widely read.”--\u003ci\u003eJump Cut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A central text for the study of sound in media. Lowering the Boom's wide range of topics joins history and critical debates and will be useful and appealing to scholars and students of sound design, media studies, and film theory.\"--Donald Crafton, author of The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Future of Film Sound Studies   1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJay Beck and Tony Grajeda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Theorizing Sound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Phenomenology of Film Sound: Robert Bresson's \u003ci\u003eA Man Escaped\u003c\/i\u003e   23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Belton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Proxemics of the Mediated Voice   36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArnt Maaso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Almost Silent: The Interplay of Sound and Silence in Contemporary Cinema and Television   51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Theberge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Sounds of \"Silence\": Dolby Stereo, Sound Design, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e   68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJay Beck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Historicizing Sound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sonic Imagination; or, Film Sound as a Discursive Construct in Czech Culture of the Transitional Period   87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetr Szczepanik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sounds of the City: Alfred Newman's \"Street Scene\" and Urban Modernity   105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Malsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Film and the Wagnerian Aspiration: Thoughts on Sound Design and the History of the Senses   123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Lastra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Sound and Genre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Asynchronous Documentary: Bunuel's \u003ci\u003eLand without Bread\u003c\/i\u003e   141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Mauer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. \"We'll Make a Paderewski of You Yet!\": Acoustic Reflections in \u003ci\u003eThe 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T\u003c\/i\u003e   152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy Newman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. Paul Sharits's Cinematics of Sound   171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa Ragona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. \"Every Beautiful Sound Also Creates an Equally Beautiful Picture\": Color Music and Walt Disney's \u003ci\u003eFantasia\u003c\/i\u003e   183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClark Farmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Film Sound and Cultural Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12. \"A Question of the Ear\": Listening to \u003ci\u003eTouch of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e   201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTony Grajeda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13. \"Sound Sacrifices\": The Postmodern Melodramas of World War II   218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebra White-Stanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14. Real Fantasies: Connie Stevens, \u003ci\u003eSilencio\u003c\/i\u003e, and Other Sonic Phenomena in \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e   233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Miklitsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Case Studies of Film Sound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15. Selling Spectacular Sound: Dolby and the Unheard History of Technical Trademarks   251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Grainge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16. (S)lip-Sync: Punk Rock Narrative Film and Postmodern Musical Performance   269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Laderman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 17. Critical Hearing and the Lessons of Abbas Kiarostami's \u003ci\u003eClose-Up\u003c\/i\u003e   289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid T. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 18. Rethinking Point of Audition in \u003ci\u003eThe Cell\u003c\/i\u003e   299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnahid Kassabian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited   307\u003cbr\u003e Contributors   327\u003cbr\u003e Index   331\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400481382743,"sku":"9780252075322","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252075322.jpg?v=1730470792"},{"product_id":"propagation-of-sound-in-porous-media-9780470746615","title":"Propagation of Sound in Porous Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first edition of this book is considered the bible of this topic... Suffice it to say that there is no other published treatise that approaches the depth of treatment offered by this book. The coverage is the state of the published art, while the added contents cover the new known developments in the field.\u003c\/i\u003e Haisam Osman; Technology Development Manager, United Launch Alliance  \u003cp\u003eThis long-awaited second edition of a respected text from world leaders in the field of acoustic materials covers the state of the art with a depth of treatment unrivalled elsewhere. Allard and Atalla employ a logical and progressive approach that leads to a thorough understanding of porous material modelling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first edition of \u003ci\u003ePropagation of Sound in Porous Media\u003c\/i\u003e introduced the basic theory of acoustics and the related techniques. Research and development in sound absorption has however progressed significantly since the first edition, and the models and methods described, at the ti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"All in all this is an impressive book which will serve as an excellent reference for those working in the acoustics of porous media, and as a perfect introduction to the subject for novices.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Sound \u0026amp; Vibration\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface to the second edition.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Plane waves in isotropic fluids and solids.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Notation – vector operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Strain in a deformable medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Stress in a deformable medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Stress–strain relations for an isotropic elastic medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Equations of motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Wave equation in a fluid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Wave equations in an elastic solid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Acoustic impedance at normal incidence of fluids. Substitution of a fluid layer for a porous layer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Plane waves in unbounded fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Main properties of impedance at normal incidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Reflection coefficient and absorption coefficient at normal incidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Fluids equivalent to porous materials: the laws of Delany and Bazley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 The complex exponential representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Acoustic impedance at oblique incidence in fluids. Substitution of a fluid layer for a porous layer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Inhomogeneous plane waves in isotropic fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Reflection and refraction at oblique incidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Impedance at oblique incidence in isotropic fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Reflection coefficient and absorption coefficient at oblique incidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Plane waves in fluids equivalent to transversely isotropic porous media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Impedance at oblique incidence at the surface of a fluid equivalent to an anisotropic porous material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Sound propagation in cylindrical tubes and porous materials having cylindrical pores.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Viscosity effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Thermal effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Effective density and bulk modulus for cylindrical tubes having triangular, rectangular and hexagonal cross-sections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 High- and low-frequency approximation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Evaluation of the effective density and the bulk modulus of the air in layers of porous materials with identical pores perpendicular to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 The biot model for rigid framed materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Impedance of a layer with identical pores perpendicular to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Tortuosity and flow resistivity in a simple anisotropic material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Impedance at normal incidence and sound propagation in oblique pores.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4.A Important expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDescription on the microscopic scale.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEffective density and bulk modulus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Sound propagation in porous materials having a rigid frame.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Viscous and thermal dynamic and static permeability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Classical tortuosity, characteristic dimensions, quasi-static tortuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Models for the effective density and the bulk modulus of the saturating fluid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Simpler models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Prediction of the effective density and the bulk modulus of open cell foams and fibrous materials with the different models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Fluid layer equivalent to a porous layer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Summary of the semi-phenomenological models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Homogenization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Double porosity media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5.A: Simplified calculation of the tortuosity for a porous material having pores made up of an alternating sequence of cylinders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5.B: Calculation of the characteristic length Λ'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Appendix 5.C: Calculation of the characteristic length Λ  for a cylinder perpendicular to the direction of propagation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Biot theory of sound propagation in porous materials having an elastic frame.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Stress and strain in porous materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Inertial forces in the biot theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Wave equations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 The two compressional waves and the shear wave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Prediction of surface impedance at normal incidence for a layer of porous material backed by an impervious rigid wall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 6.A: Other representations of the Biot theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Point source above rigid framed porous layers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Sommerfeld representation of the monopole field over a plane reflecting surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The complex sin\u003ci\u003eθ\u003c\/i\u003e plane.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 The method of steepest descent (passage path method).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Poles of the reflection coefficient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 The pole subtraction method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Pole localization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 The modified version of the Chien and Soroka model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 7.A Evaluation of \u003ci\u003eN.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 7.B Evaluation of \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003er\u003c\/i\u003e by the pole subtraction method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 7.C From the pole subtraction to the passage path: Locally reacting surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Porous frame excitation by point sources in air and by stress circular and line sources – modes of air saturated porous frames.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Prediction of the frame displacement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Semi-infinite layer – Rayleigh wave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Layer of finite thickness – modified Rayleigh wave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Layer of finite thickness – modes and resonances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 8.A Coefficients \u003ci\u003er\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eij\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ei,j.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 8.B Double Fourier transform and Hankel transform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 8.B Appendix .C Rayleigh pole contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Porous materials with perforated facings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Inertial effect and flow resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Impedance at normal incidence of a layered porous material covered by a perforated facing – Helmoltz resonator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Impedance at oblique incidence of a layered porous material covered by a facing having cirular perforations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Transversally isotropic poroelastic media.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Frame in vacuum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Transversally isotropic poroelastic layer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Waves with a given slowness component in the symmetry plane.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Sound source in air above a layer of finite thickness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Mechanical excitation at the surface of the porous layer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Symmetry axis different from the normal to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Rayleigh poles and Rayleigh waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Transfer matrix representation of transversally isotropic poroelastic media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 10.A: Coefficients \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e in Equation (10.46).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 10.B: Coefficients \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e in Equation (10.97).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Modelling multilayered systems with porous materials using the transfer matrix method.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Transfer matrix method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Matrix representation of classical media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Coupling transfer matrices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Assembling the global transfer matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Calculation of the acoustic indicators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 11.A The elements \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eij\u003c\/i\u003e of the Transfer Matrix \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e ].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Extensions to the transfer matrix method.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Finite size correction for the transmission problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Finite size correction for the absorption problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Point load excitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Point source excitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Other applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 12.A: An algorithm to evaluate the geometrical radiation impedance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Finite element modelling of poroelastic materials.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Displacement based formulations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The mixed displacement–pressure formulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Coupling conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Other formulations in terms of mixed variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Numerical implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Dissipated power within a porous medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Radiation conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402424590679,"sku":"9780470746615","price":90.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470746615.jpg?v=1730480358"},{"product_id":"a-digital-signal-processing-primer-with-applications-to-digital-audio-and-computer-music-9780486845838","title":"A Digital Signal Processing Primer with","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402738868567,"sku":"9780486845838","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"making-stereo-fit-9780520379558","title":"Making Stereo Fit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Stereo Front and Center \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Widescreens, Headphones, and Concert Halls: Film Stereo’s Identity Crisis \u003cbr\u003e 2. Fantasia and Failure on a Theme by Bell Telephone \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Cinerama Experience 83\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Triple-Track Disruption and the CinemaScope Solution \u003cbr\u003e 5. Perspecta, Todd-AO, and the Emergence of Monocentrism \u003cbr\u003e 6. Dolby Stereo: The End of an Era \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Life’s the Same, Movies in Stereo \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Illustration Credits \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402947961175,"sku":"9780520379558","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520379558.jpg?v=1730481935"},{"product_id":"theoretical-acoustics-9780691024011","title":"Theoretical Acoustics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This impressive book by two distinguished workers in theoretical acoustics brings together both standard and novel mathematical methods now available to workers in acoustics. The result is a masterful achievement that should be indispensable for research workers and teachers in acoustics and related fields in engineering and science.\"--Ambrose Swasey, Physics Today","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403684815191,"sku":"9780691024011","price":120.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691024011.jpg?v=1730484249"},{"product_id":"the-new-soundtrack-9780748682386","title":"The New Soundtrack","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404509946199,"sku":"9780748682386","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748682386.jpg?v=1730486673"},{"product_id":"how-early-america-sounded-9780801441264","title":"How Early America Sounded","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My hope is that by attending to sound I have been able to open up parts of these worlds, not to get a glimpse of them but to listen in. These were worlds much more alive with sound than our own, worlds not yet disenchanted, worlds perhaps even...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before Howard Dean howled in Iowa, Quakers in East Jersey were 'tainted with the Ranting Spirit.'... Among their buttoned-up neighbors, the Puritans, these folks were considered possessed in 1675. But what's interesting, observes Richard Rath in this fascinating study, 'How Early America Sounded,' is that all sounds in those days indicated possession.... Rath connects the myriad ways in which sounds exerted social influence.... Finally, and most intriguingly, Rath says we may be living during just such a time again, as the printed transfers some of its authority to a more fluid and ephemeral cyberspace.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Christian Science Monitor *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Rath rehearses fascinating sound-details from the 17th and 18th centuries, reminding us that what we hear, and how we hear it, is no small part of experience.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Those thunders, those roarings\": the natural soundscape; from the sounds of things; no corner for the Devil to hide; on the rant; the howling wilderness; conclusions.","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405127557463,"sku":"9780801441264","price":42.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801441264.jpg?v=1730488794"},{"product_id":"designing-sound-audiovisual-aesthetics-in-1970s-american-cinema-9780813564135","title":"Designing Sound  Audiovisual Aesthetics in 1970s","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering detailed case studies of key films and filmmakers, Jay Beck explores how sound design was central to the 1960s and 1970s era of experimentation with new modes of cinematic storytelling. He demonstrates how sound was key to many directors' signature aesthetics. Yet the book also examines sound design as a collaborative process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Presenting strong, original research, \u003ci\u003eDesigning Sound \u003c\/i\u003eexamines a period of remarkable and often overlooked experimentation with sound in American cinema during the 1960s and 1970s.\" -- Steve J. Wurtzler * author of Electric Sounds: Technological Change and the Rise of Corporate Mass Media *\u003cbr\u003e\"Jay Beck puts in perspective an influential turning point in cinema's storytelling with sound, examining how young directors of the 1970s working with monaural soundtracks took on new aesthetic challenges...a critically important historical work!\" -- David Stone * Savannah College of Art and Design *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments1     Introduction: The State of the ArtPart One     General Trends (1965–1971)2     The British Invasion3     TV and Documentary’s Influence on Sound Aesthetics4     New Voices and Personal Sound Aesthetics, 1970–1971Part Two    Director Case Studies (1968–1976)5     Francis Ford Coppola: American Zoetrope and Collective Filmmaking6     Robert Altman’s Collaborative Sound Work7     Martin Scorsese’s Dialectical SoundPart Three  The Dolby Stereo Era (1975–1980)8    The Sound of Music: Dolby Stereo and Music in the New American Cinema9    The Sound of Spectacle: Dolby Stereo and the New Classicism10   The Sound of Storytelling: Dolby Stereo and the Art of Sound DesignNotesBibliographyIndex","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405785309527,"sku":"9780813564135","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813564135.jpg?v=1730493609"},{"product_id":"acoustics-of-ducts-and-mufflers-9781118443125","title":"Acoustics of Ducts and Mufflers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFully updated second edition of the premier reference book on muffler and lined duct acoustical performance    Engine exhaust noise pollutes the street environment and ventilation fan noise enters dwellings along with fresh air. People have become conscious of their working environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Propagation of Waves in Ducts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Plane Waves in an Inviscid Stationary Medium 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Three-Dimensional Waves in an Inviscid Stationary Medium 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Waves in a Viscous Stationary Medium 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Plane Waves in an Inviscid Moving Medium 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Three-Dimensional Waves in an Inviscid Moving Medium 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 One-Dimensional Waves in a Viscous Moving Medium 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Waves in Ducts with Compliant Walls (Dissipative Ducts) 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Three-Dimensional Waves along Elliptical Ducts 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Theory of Acoustic Filters 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Units for the Measurement of Sound 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Uniform Tube 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Radiation Impedance 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Reflection Coefficient at an Open End 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 A Lumped Inertance 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 A Lumped Compliance 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 End Correction 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Electroacoustic Analogies 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Electrical Circuit Representation of an Acoustic System 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Acoustical Filter Performance Parameters 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Lumped-Element Representations of a Tube 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.12 Simple Area Discontinuities 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.13 Gradual Area Changes 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.14 Extended-Tube Resonators 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.15 Helmholtz Resonator 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.16 Concentric Hole-Cavity Resonator 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.17 An Illustration of the Classical Method of Filter Evaluation 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.18 The Transfer Matrix Method 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.19 TL of a Simple Expansion Chamber Muffler 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.20 An Algebraic Algorithm for Tubular Mufflers 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.21 Synthesis Criteria for Low-Pass Acoustic Filters 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Flow-Acoustic Analysis of Cascaded-Element Mufflers 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Exhaust Process 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Finite Amplitude Wave Effects 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Mean Flow and Acoustic Energy Flux 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Aeroacoustic State Variables 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Aeroacoustic Radiation 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Insertion Loss 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Transfer Matrices for Tubular Elements 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Perforated Elements with Two Interacting Ducts 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Acoustic Impedance of Perforates 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Matrizant Approach 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Perforated Elements with Three Interacting Ducts 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 Other Elements Constituting Cascaded-Element Mufflers 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Flow-Acoustic Analysis of Multiply-Connected Perforated Element Mufflers 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Herschel-Quincke Tube Phenomenon 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Perforated Element with Several Interacting Ducts 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Three-Pass Double-Reversal Muffler 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Flow-Reversal End Chambers 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Meanflow Lumped Resistance Network Theory 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Meanflow Distribution and Back Pressure Estimation 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Integrated Transfer Matrix Approach 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Flow-Acoustic Measurements 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Impedance of a Passive Subsystem or Termination 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Four-Pole Parameters of a Flow-Acoustic Element or Subsystem 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 An Active Termination – Aeroacoustic Characteristics of a Source 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Dissipative Ducts and Parallel Baffle Mufflers 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Acoustically Lined Rectangular Duct with Moving Medium 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Acoustically Lined Circular Duct with Moving Medium 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Transfer Matrix Relation for a Dissipative Duct 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Transverse Wave Numbers for a Stationary Medium 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Normal Impedance of the Lining 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Transmission Loss 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Effect of Protective Layer 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Parallel Baffle Muffler 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 The Effect of Mean Flow 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 The Effect of Terminations on the Performance of Dissipative Ducts 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Lined Bends 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 Plenum Chambers 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.13 Flow-Generated Noise 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.14 Insertion Loss of Parallel Baffle Mufflers 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Three-Dimensional Analysis of Mufflers 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Collocation Method for Simple Expansion Chambers 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Finite Element Methods for Mufflers 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Green’s Function Method for a Rectangular Cavity 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Green’s Function Method for Circular Cylindrical Chambers 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Green’s Function Method for Elliptical Cylindrical Chambers 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Breakout Noise 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Design of Mufflers 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Requirements of an Engine Exhaust Muffler 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Simple Expansion Chamber 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Double-Tuned Extended-Tube Expansion Chamber 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Tuned Concentric Tube Resonator 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Plug Mufflers 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Side-Inlet Side-Outlet Mufflers 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Designing for Insertion Loss 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Three-Pass Double-Reversal Chamber Mufflers 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Perforated Baffle Muffler 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Forked Dual Muffler System 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Design of Short Elliptical and Circular Chambers 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.12 Back-Pressure Considerations 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.13 Practical Considerations 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.14 Design of Mufflers for Ventilation Systems 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.15 Active Sound Attenuation 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A: Bessel Functions and Some of Their Properties 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B: Entropy Changes in Adiabatic Flows 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.1 Stagnation Pressure and Entropy 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.2 Pressure, Density, and Entropy 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C: Nomenclature 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 389\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406870552919,"sku":"9781118443125","price":93.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118443125.jpg?v=1730497395"},{"product_id":"wind-farm-noise-9781118826065","title":"Wind Farm Noise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to wind farm noise prediction, measurement, assessment, control and effects on people\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWind Farm Noise\u003c\/i\u003e covers all aspects associated with the generation, measurement, propagation, regulation and adverse health effects of noise produced by large horizontal-axis wind turbines of the type used in wind farms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a brief history of wind turbine development and the regulation of their noise at sensitive receivers. Also included is an introductory chapter on the fundamentals of acoustics relevant to wind turbine noise so that readers are well prepared for understanding later chapters on noise measurements, noise generation mechanisms, noise propagation modelling and the assessment of the noise at surrounding residences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePotential adverse health effects of wind farm noise are discussed in an objective way.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeans for calculating the noise at residences due to a wind farm prior to con\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Wind Energy and Noise 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Development of the Wind Energy Industry 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 History of Wind Turbine Noise Studies 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Current Wind Farm Noise Guidelines and Assessment Procedures 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Wind Farm Noise Standards 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Regulations 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Enquiries\/Government Investigations 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Current Consensus on Wind Farm Noise 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Fundamentals of Acoustics 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Basic Acoustics Concepts 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Basic Frequency Analysis 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Advanced Frequency Analysis 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Summary 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Noise Generation 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Aeroacoustics 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Aerodynamic noise generation on wind turbines 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Aeroelasticity and Noise 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Other Noise Sources 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Summary and Outlook 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Wind Turbine Sound Power Estimation 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Aerodynamic noise prediction 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Simple models 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Semi-empirical methods (Class II models) 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Computational methods (Class III models) 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Estimations of Sound Power From Measurements 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Summary 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Noise propagation 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Principles Underpinning Noise Propagation Modelling 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Simplest Noise Propagation Models 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Danish Low-Frequency Propagation Model 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 CONCAWE (1981) 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 ISO9613-2 (1996) Noise Propagation Model 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 NMPB-2008 Noise Propagation Model 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Nord2000 Noise Propagation Model 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Harmonoise (2002) Noise Propagation Engineering Model 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Required Input Data for the Various Propagation Models 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Off-Shore Wind Farm Propagation Models 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 Propagation Model Prediction Uncertainty 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13 Outside vs Inside Noise at Residences 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.14 Vibration Propagation 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.15 Summary 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Measurement 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Measurement of Environmental Noise Near Wind Farms 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Vibration 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Wind, Wind Shear and Turbulence 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Reporting on Noise, Vibration and Meteorological Conditions 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Wind Tunnel Testing 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Conclusions 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Effects of wind farm noise and vibration on people 447\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Annoyance and Adverse Health Effects 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Hearing Mechanism 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Reproduction of Wind Farm Noise for Adverse Effects Studies 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Vibration Effects 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Nocebo Effect 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Summary and Conclusion 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Wind Farm Noise Control 487\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Noise Control by Turbine Design Modification 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Optimisation of turbine layout 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Options for Noise Control at the Residences 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Administrative Controls 503\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Summary 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Where to from here 507\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Further Investigation of the Effects of Wind Farm Noise on People 508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Improvements to Regulations and Guidelines 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Propagation Model Improvements 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Identification and Amelioration of the Problem Noise Sources on Wind Turbines 516\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Reducing Low-Frequency Noise Levels in Residences 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Basic mathematics 519\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 Introduction 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Logarithms 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Complex Numbers 520\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 Exponential Function 520\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB The BPM model 521\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.1 Boundary layer parameters 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.2 Turbulent trailing edge noise model 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.3 Blunt trailing edge noise model 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC Ground Reflection Coefficient Calculations 529\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.1 Introduction 529\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.2 Flow Resistivity 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.3 Characteristic Impedance 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.4 Plane Wave Reflection Coefficient 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.5 Spherical Wave Reflection Coefficient 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.6 Incoherent Reflection Coefficient 537\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD Calculation of Ray Path Distances and Propagation Times for the Nord2000 Model 541\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.1 Introduction 541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.2 Equivalent Linear Atmospheric Vertical Sound Speed Profile 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.3 Calculation of Ray Path Lengths and Propagation Times 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.3.1 Direct ray 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.3.2 Reflected ray 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE Calculation of Terrain Parameters for the Nord2000 Sound Propagation Model 551\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.1 Introduction 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.2 Terrain Effects 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.3 Approximating Terrain profiles by Straight Line Segments 556\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.4 Calculation of the Excess Attenuation Due to the Ground Effect for Relatively Flat Terrain with no Diffraction Edges 558\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.5 Calculation of the Excess Attenuation Due to the Ground Effect for Relatively Flat Terrain with a Variable Impedance Surface and no Diffraction Edges 559\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.6 Calculation of the Excess Attenuation Due to the Ground Effect for Valley-Shaped Terrain 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.7 Identification of the Two Most Efficient Diffraction Edges 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.8 Calculation of the Sound Pressure at the Receiver for Each Diffracted Path in Hilly Terrain 564\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.9 Calculation of the Combined Ground and Barrier Excess Attenuation Effects 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 583\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF Calculation of Fresnel Zone Sizes and Weights 585\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF.1 Introduction 585\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF.2 Fresnel Zone for Reflection From Flat Ground 585\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF.3 Fresnel Weights for Reflection From a Concave or Transition Ground Segment589\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF.4 Fresnel Weights for Reflection from a Convex Ground Segment 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG Calculation of Diffraction and Ground Effects for the Harmonoise Model 593\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG.1 Introduction 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG.2 Diffraction Effect, _LD 596\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG.3 Ground Effect 598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG.3.1 Concave model 600\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG.3.2 Transition model 604\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG.4 Fresnel Zone for Reflection from a Ground Segment 606\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 610\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH Active Noise Control System Algorithms 611\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eH.1 Introduction 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 616\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406929731927,"sku":"9781118826065","price":88.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118826065.jpg?v=1730497592"},{"product_id":"modern-theatres-19502020-9781138484368","title":"Modern Theatres 19502020","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Theatres 19502020\u003c\/em\u003e is an investigation of theatres, concert halls and opera houses in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores in detail 30 of the most significant theatres, concert halls, opera houses and dance spaces that opened between 1950 and 2010. Each theatre is reviewed and assessed by experts in theatre buildings, such as architects, acousticians, consultants and theatre practitioners, and illustrated with full-colour photographs and comparative plans and sections. A further 20 theatres that opened from 2009 to 2020 are concisely reviewed and illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent resource for students of theatre planning, theatre architecture and architectural design, \u003cem\u003eModern Theatres 1950  2020\u003c\/em\u003e discusses the role of performing arts buildings in cities, explores their public and performances spaces and examines the acoustics and technologies needed in a great building. This beautiful\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.00: Aspects of Modern Theatres\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.01. Edwin O. Sachs – A British Theatrical Enigma \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Wilmore \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.02. Cities, global and regenerating \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.03. Theatres and publicness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBostjan Vuga \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.04. Prevailing Themes in 20th Century Theatre Architecture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Dachs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.05. Towards a new theatre architecture: developments in Britain after 1950 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlistair Fair \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.06. Front of House moves to the forefront \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Shook \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.07. Concert Halls, Music, and Audiences \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Blair \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.08. The Modern Opera House \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Payne \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.09. Playhouses and spaces for drama \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Foster \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.10. Stage Engineering Systems \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Ager \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.11. Stage Lighting \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark White \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.12. Sound, and Opera’s Dirty Little Secret \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Full \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.13. New Technologies and Performance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaj Patel \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.14. Acoustics and the Modern Theatre \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSebastien Jouan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2.00: Thirty Significant Theatres 1950 to 2010 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3.00: Fifties \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.01. Royal Festival Hall, 1951, London, UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles Glendinning and Sebastien Jouan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.02. Festival Theatre, 1957, Stratford, Ontario, Canada \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary McCluskie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.03. Kalita Humphreys Theater, 1959, Dallas, Texas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.04. Musiktheater im Revier, 1959, Gelsenkirchen, Germany \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElain Harwood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4.00: Sixties \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.01. Arena Stage, Washington, DC, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Dachs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.02. Bunka Kaikan, 1961, Tokyo, Japan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShozo Motosugi \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.03. Philharmonie, 1963, Berlin, Germany \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5.00: Seventies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.01. Finlandia Hall, 1971, Helsinki, Finland \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.02. Sydney Opera House, 1973, Sydney, Australia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.03. Teatro Regio, 1971, Torino, Italy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples and Simone Solinas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.04. Royal National Theatre, 1976, London, UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Dillon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.05. Royal Exchange Theatre, 1976, Manchester, England \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndy Hayles \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6.00: Eighties \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.01. Schaubühne at Lehniner Platz, 1981, Berlin, Germany \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReinhold Daberto \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.02. Arts Centre Melbourne, 1982, Melbourne, Australia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Brinkman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.03. Joyce Theater, 1982, New York, NY, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Bradley \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.04. Derngate, 1983, Northampton, England \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Hopwood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.05. Lucent Danstheater, 1987, The Hague, Netherlands \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Blom and Lian The \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.06. Opéra Bastille, 1989, Paris, France \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel da Costa Gonçalves \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7.00: Nineties \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.01. Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 1998, London, UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard York \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8.00: New Millennium \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.01. The Lowry, 2000, Salford, United Kingdom \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlistair Fair \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.02. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 2002, Singapore \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaurav Kripalani \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.03. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl Giegold \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.04. KÀ Theater, 2004, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, AZ, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Barbour \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.05. Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, 2004, Matsumoto, Japan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShozo Motosugi \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.06. Casa da Música, 2005, Porto, Portugal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Rita Liberal Arnaut \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.07. Auditório Ibirapuera ‘Oscar Niemeyer’, 2005, São Paulo, Brazil \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Toni \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.08. National Center for the Performing Arts, 2007, Beijing, China \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJörg Kümmel \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.09. Operahuset, 2008, Oslo, Norway \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Turnbull \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.10. National Opera House, 2008, Wexford, Ireland \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.11. DR Koncerthuset, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllan Xenius Grige \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.12. Guangzhou Opera, 2010, Guangzhou, China \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9.00: Snapshots of twenty theatres – 2011 to 2020 - David Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.01. Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 2009, Dallas, Texas, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.02. Onassis Cultural Centre, 2010, Athens, Greece \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.03. New World Center, 2011, Miami, FL, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.04. Royal Opera House, 2011, Muscat, Oman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.05. Harpa, 2011, Reykjavik, Iceland \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.06. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2011, Stratford-upon-Avon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlistair Fair \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.07. Heydar Aliyev Center, 2012, Baku, Azerbaijan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.08. `A`ali`ikūhonua Creative Arts Center, 2012, Seabury Hall, Maui, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.09. Musiktheater am Volksgarten, 2013, Linz, Austria \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.10. Everyman Theatre, 2014, Liverpool, UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlistair Fair \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.11. Han Show Theatre, 2014, Wuhan, China \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.12. Harbin Opera House, 2015, Harbin, China \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.13. Dubai Opera, 2016, Dubai, UAE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.14. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, 2017, Athens, Greece \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.15. Boulez Saal, 2017, Berlin, Germany \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.16. Elbphilharmonie, 2017, Hamburg, Germany \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.17. Bridge Theatre, 2017, London, UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.18. National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, 2018, Taiwan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarin Winkelsesser \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.19. The Shed, The Bloomberg Building, 2019, New York \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Staples \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.20. Xiqu Centre, 2019, Hong Kong \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Staples\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10.00: Conclusions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.01. Postscript – \"The Ghost Light\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11.00: \u003ci\u003eModern Theatres\u003c\/i\u003e contributors \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407221563735,"sku":"9781138484368","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"this-is-what-it-sounds-like-a-legendary-producer-turned-neuroscientist-on-finding-yourself-through-music-9781324065968","title":"This Is What It Sounds Like  A Legendary Producer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Next Big Idea Club's Favorite Nonfiction Books\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eBehavioral Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of 2022\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A legendary record producer–turned–brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis Is What It Sounds Like\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelation. Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas offer extraordinary insights about music, emotion, and the brain, and they deliver them with great flair and flow. For all I thought I knew about these subjects, I learned a lot from this book—and was entertained at every turn, both by the ideas and the poetry of their expression. This instant classic should be read by anyone who has ever been moved by a piece of music—in other words, everyone.\" -- Dr. Daniel J. Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind\u003cbr\u003e\"A deliciously nerdy resource for music lovers, and for anyone who thinks deeply about music and how it moves them. What Rogers and Ogas do with \u003cem\u003eThis Is What It Sounds Like\u003c\/em\u003e is distill the science around music into an accessible and wonderous new level of understanding, of the elusive why of loving and living for music.\" -- Jessica Hopper, author of The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic\u003cbr\u003e\"Susan Rogers found her superpower in the music world not as a musician, but as a master listener. Rogers’ book is a gift to music listeners of all kinds—because in listening we hear not only the music, we hear the sonic signature of our own soul.\" -- Dan Charnas, author of Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm\u003cbr\u003e\"Susan is one of the smartest people in the world of music and this book will help you hear music more deeply and more thoughtfully. You can tell why Prince loved working with her.\" -- Touré, author of I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the book that scholars and fans of popular music across all disciplines have impatiently waited for. It is truly inspiring, the kind of book you fall in love with, that causes us to reflect over how and why records become a condition of the heart.\" -- Stan Hawkins, Professor of Musicology, University of Oslo\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] pitch-perfect deep-dive into the power of music….Combining erudite analysis with plenty of soul, this will have music lovers rapt.\" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\"An intriguing look at how what enters our ears shapes our minds.\" -- Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\"It’s like two books in one: stories of some of our most beloved musicians, singers and songwriters, coupled with insights about how and why our brains decipher musical notes, melodies and lyrics in particular ways.\" -- BookPage (starred review)","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407426888023,"sku":"9781324065968","price":13.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781324065968.jpg?v=1730499352"},{"product_id":"working-musicians-9781478017172","title":"Working Musicians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWorking Musicians\u003c\/i\u003e Timothy D. Taylor offers a behind-the-scenes look at the labor of the mostly unknown composers, music editors, orchestrators, recording engineers, and other workers involved in producing music for films, television, and video games. Drawing on dozens of interviews with music workers in Los Angeles, Taylor explores the nature of their work and how they understand their roles in the entertainment business. Taylor traces how these cultural laborers have adapted to and cope with the conditions of neoliberalism as, over the last decade, their working conditions have become increasingly precarious. Digital technologies have accelerated production timelines and changed how content is delivered, while new pay schemes have emerged that have transformed composers from artists into managers and paymasters. Taylor demonstrates that as bureaucratization and commercialization affect every aspect of media, the composers, musicians, music editors, engineers, and others whos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Working Musicians  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Group Production, the Collective Laborer, Supply Chains, and Fields  19\u003cbr\u003e 2. Creativity  48\u003cbr\u003e 3. Composers’ Labor  81\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Music Supply Chain after the Composer: Adding Value  119\u003cbr\u003e 5. Challenges  138\u003cbr\u003e 6. It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World  156\u003cbr\u003e 7. Neoliberalization as (Self-)Exploitation  177\u003cbr\u003e 8. “Thousands of Guys Like Me”  212\u003cbr\u003e Notes  217\u003cbr\u003e References  231\u003cbr\u003e Index  245","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409005420887,"sku":"9781478017172","price":70.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478017172.jpg?v=1730505059"},{"product_id":"acoustics-in-architectural-design-9781785008788","title":"Acoustics in Architectural Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the physicist Wallace Clement Sabine developed his theory of reverberation, which has remained fundamental to architectural acoustics to this day, and has subsequently been applied to many building types, especially those for the performing arts. Yet the practice of architectural acoustics goes back much further with the impressive designs of the Greeks proving highly influential. This comprehensive book explores the development of acoustics in architectural design from the theatres of Classical Greece, through the early development of opera houses, concert halls and theatres, to the research work of Sabine and his successors and its influence on twentieth- and twenty-first-century buildings.  Topics covered include: the fundamentals of acoustics; the influential legacy of the Greeks and Romans; the evolving design of opera houses, theatres and concert halls and, finally, the acoustics of schools, music schools and recital halls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, Orlowski’s writing style is clear, concise, on-point and highly engaging. For students looking to study the history and theory of acoustics in architecture and those already plying their trade in the arts, the book is a valuable work. -- Simon Duff * Lighting \u0026amp; Sound International Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is very informative. It will be a good reference for all those dealing with the design of classrooms, concert halls, and opera houses, etc. -- Applied Acoustics reviewer Siu-Kit Lau * Applied Acoustics Journal on Science Direct *\u003cbr\u003eRaf Orlowski’s book is a welcome addition to the literature on architectural acoustics. It provides a comprehensive review of the development of the acoustic design of many different types of building with particular emphasis on spaces for the performing arts such as opera houses, theatres and concert halls. -- Bridget Shield MBE, reviewer Acoustics Bulletin * Acoustics Bulletin *","brand":"The Crowood Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412151673175,"sku":"9781785008788","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785008788.jpg?v=1730515828"},{"product_id":"recording-and-voice-processing-volume-1-history-and-generalities-9781786306708","title":"Recording and Voice Processing, Volume 1: History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCapturing, recording and broadcasting the voice is often difficult. Many factors must be taken into account and achieving a true representation is much more complex than one might think. The capture devices such as the position of the singer(s) or narrator(s), the acoustics, atmosphere and equipment are just some of the physical aspects that need to be mastered. Then there is the passage through the analog or digital channel, which disrupts the audio signal, as well as the processes that are often required to enrich, improve or even transform the vocal timbre and tessitura. While in the past these processes were purely material, today digital technologies and software produce surprising results that every professional in recording and broadcasting should know how to master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecording and Voice Processing 1\u003c\/i\u003e addresses some general theoretical concepts. A history of recording and the physiology of the vocal apparatus are detailed in order to give the reader an understanding of the fundamental aspects of the subject. This volume also includes an advanced study of microphones, addressing their characteristics and typologies. The acoustic environment and its treatment are also considered in terms of the location of the sound capture - whether in a home studio, recording studio, live or natural environment - in order to achieve a satisfactory sound recording.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Recording History 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 In the beginning was the phonautograph 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 When it really started 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Magnetic recording 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The advent of 78 rpm 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The magnetic tape and the LP 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 8-track cartridges, mini-cassette and Trimicron 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 The compact disk and the advent of digital technology 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Digital technology is essential 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Hard disk recorder and minidisc 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Microcomputer, direct-to-disk and DAW 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.11 To conclude 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The Voice 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The vocal apparatus and its functioning 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Voice and breath 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Song and speech 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Frequency, intensity and timbre 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Voice and range 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Voice quality 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Characteristics of the vocal timbre 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Conclusion 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Microphones 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 A little history 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The characteristics of a microphone 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 General characteristics 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Specific characteristics 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Microphone families 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 Microphone and transformer 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Dynamic moving coil microphones 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3 Ribbon microphones 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4 Condenser microphones 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.5 USB microphones 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Uses of microphones according to their directivity 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1 Omnidirectional microphones 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2 Bidirectional microphones (figure-8) 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3 Cardioid microphones 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Conclusion 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The Acoustic Environment 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Location of pickup and sound isolation 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Acoustic processing 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 State of the art 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Bass traps 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Acoustic diffusers 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Acoustic booths 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Accessories 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Acoustic shields 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Pop filters 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Headphones 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4 Microphone suspensions 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.5 Feet, poles, and arms 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.6 Bonnets 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Conclusion 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Sound Unit 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Audio Connectivity 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Audio Processing Plugins 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Tube and JFET Microphone Amplifiers 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5 Microphone Pairs 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 213\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISTE Ltd and John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412287103319,"sku":"9781786306708","price":124.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786306708.jpg?v=1730516270"},{"product_id":"synthesizers-and-subtractive-synthesis-1-9781786309242","title":"Synthesizers and Subtractive Synthesis 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubtractive sound synthesis has been one of the most widely used techniques in electronic music and for many analog synthesizers since the early 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is based on a simple principle, but its operation remains complex, involving many parameters. It can be enriched by a variety of effects that give the sound its authenticity. It does not just imitate musical instruments, but can also transcribe noises present in natural soundscapes, or generate entirely synthetic sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSynthesizers and Subtractive Synthesis 1\u003c\/i\u003e presents the theoretical basis of a sound phenomenon, the different types of synthesis, the components that are required and present in synthesizers, the working environment specific to the study of subtractive synthesis, and the hardware and software available.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter reading the various chapters of this book, readers will have a clear vision of the tools and actions required to grasp the world of subtractive sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISTE Ltd and John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412292411735,"sku":"9781786309242","price":118.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786309242.jpg?v=1730516288"},{"product_id":"everybody-hertz-the-amazing-world-of-frequency-from-bad-vibes-to-good-vibrations-9781788165426","title":"Everybody Hertz: The Amazing World of Frequency,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Once you start reading this utterly fascinating book it is nigh impossible to put it down ... This is a gem' Dame Evelyn Glennie  Vic Tandy was a level-headed scientist, but there was no denying it: at this late hour in his lonely lab at Coventry University, he kept seeing a grey apparition out of the corner of his eye. Bathed in a cold sweat, his heart pounding in his chest, he questioned his own rational mind - could this really be a supernatural encounter? What on Earth could be sending such an eerie shudder through his body?  Strange frequencies are all around us - in fact, there may be no limit to the marvellous power of vibration. So catch a wave with musical adventurer Richard Mainwaring and take a wild ride across the keys of his infinite piano. Along the way, you'll join the quest for the world's loneliest whale, whose tragically out-of-tune song has haunted oceanographers for decades. You'll discover what strange melodies are hidden in rats' whiskers and rainbows. And you'll find out how vibrations good and bad govern more or less everything around you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinarily clear and concise science writing ... this is infotainment at its most charming and lightweight ... Mainwaring's garrulous offering is the real deal * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eHow can a book about sound, vibration and frequency be so enthralling, entertaining and informative? Once you start reading this utterly fascinating book it is nigh impossible to put it down. Richard Mainwaring is a master story-teller and communicator who whisks us into his world of child-like curiosity, unleashing stories from what can often be perplexing subjects. From frequencies of tsunamis, ghosts, rainbows to many aspects of our everyday lives, the author provides countless entry points to help us understand the sound world we live in. This is a gem -- Dame Evelyn Glennie\u003cbr\u003eTruly an eye opener, rewarding you with many 'oh my god I never knew that' moments -- Producer Steve Levine","brand":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412516086103,"sku":"9781788165426","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781788165426.jpg?v=1730517029"},{"product_id":"acoustic-particle-velocity-measurements-using-lasers-principles-signal-processing-and-applications-9781848215627","title":"Acoustic Particle Velocity Measurements Using","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book concerns the presentation of particle velocity measurement for acoustics using lasers, including Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV or Anemometry (LDA)) and Particle Imagery Velocimetry (PIV).\u003cbr\u003eThe objective is first to present the importance of measuring the acoustic velocity, especially when the acoustic equations are nonlinear as well as characterizing the near fields. However, these applications need to use non-invasive sensors. Some optical techniques, initially developed for fluid mechanics, have been adapted to the field of acoustics in recent years. This book summarizes 15 years of research in this area, highlighting the improvements that have been made, particularly in signal processing, and showing applications for which they have proven to be a carrier of innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePREFACE ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1. SUMMARY OF ACOUSTIC EQUATIONS 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Basic equations 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1. Fluid- and thermodynamics 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2. Hypothesis of linear acoustics without losses 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. Acoustic equations 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1. Linear acoustic equations with sources 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2. Some remarks on acoustic sources 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3. Without sources 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.4. Acoustic intensity and source power 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.5. Acoustic impedance and border conditions 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. Constants, units and magnitude orders of linear acoustics 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Acoustic velocity measurement and applications 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1. Velocity estimation from pressure gradient 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2. Intensity estimation 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3. Application to impedance estimation 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5. Beyond linear equations 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1. Acoustic equations with mean flow 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2. High acoustic displacement 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3. Acoustic streaming 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6. Bibliography 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2. SOME TOPICS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Measurement signal 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1. Random signals 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2. Statistical averages 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3. Time averages 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.4. Acoustic signal model 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Reminder of Fourier analysis tools 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. Fourier transform 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. Uniform sampling and recovery of signals 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3. Fourier transform of discrete signals 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4. Discrete Fourier transform 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Correlations and spectra 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1. Definitions 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2. Stationary and ergodic process 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3. Properties of correlation functions and examples 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4. PSD and cross-spectral density properties 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. Basis of estimation theory 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1. Definition and properties of an estimation method 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2. Mean estimator 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3. Correlation estimators 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.4. Spectrum estimators 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.5. Spectrum estimator by synchronous detection approach 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Non-uniform sampling 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.1. Poisson processes 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.2. Empirical estimators 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.3. Comparison of spectrum estimation of random sampling sequences 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6. Bibliography 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7. Appendix 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.1. Properties of the Fourier transform 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.2. Fourier transforms of typical functions 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.3. Properties of the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3. LDV FOR ACOUSTICS 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Bases of LDV 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1. Optical principles 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2. Signal processing of burst analyses in the context of fluid mechanics 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Models for acoustics 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1. Model of the Doppler signal 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2. Model of the sampling in the context of acoustics 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3. Case of low acoustic displacement with few mean flows 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4. Case of high acoustic displacement with few mean flows 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5. Other cases 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Estimation method for low acoustic displacement 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. Theoretical limitations 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. Estimation methods based on IF detection 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3. Estimation based on parametrical models 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4. Simultaneous detection of flow velocity and small acoustic velocity 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.5. Comparison between methods for low-level acoustics 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Estimation method for high displacement 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1. Experimental condition 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2. Theoretical limitations 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3. Estimation for SPP 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.4. Estimation for highly NSPP 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. Bibliography 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4. PIV FOR ACOUSTICS 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Principle of PIV 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1. Setting up 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2. Model of the 2D signal and image processing 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3. Postprocessing adapted for acoustic measurement 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Validity domain concerning PIV for acoustic 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. Lower bound inspired by fluid measurement approach 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. Lower bound in case of linear acoustics 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Examples and comparisons 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1. Acoustic measurement 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2. Acoustic streaming measurement 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Bibliography 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCONCLUSION 137\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEX 141\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISTE Ltd and John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413714248023,"sku":"9781848215627","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"acoustics-aeroacoustics-and-vibrations-9781848218611","title":"Acoustics, Aeroacoustics and Vibrations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis didactic book presents the main elements of acoustics, aeroacoustics and vibrations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrated with numerous concrete examples linked to solid and fluid continua, Acoustics, Aeroacoustics and Vibrations proposes a selection of applications encountered in the three fields, whether in room acoustics, transport, energy production systems or environmental problems. Theoretical approaches enable us to analyze the different processes in play. Typical results, mostly from numerical simulations, are used to illustrate the main phenomena (fluid acoustics, radiation, diffraction, vibroacoustics, etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. A Bit of History  1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. The production of sound 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. The propagation of sound 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. The reception of sound  6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Aeroacoustics 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Elements of Continuum Mechanics 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Mechanics of deformable media 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1. Continuum 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2. Kinematics of deformable media 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3. Deformation tensor (or Green’s tensor) 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Conservation laws 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. Conservation of mass 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. Conservation of momentum 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3. Conservation of energy  15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Constitutive laws  15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1. Elasticity  16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2. Thermoelasticity and effects of temperature variations 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3. Viscoelasticity 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4. Fluid medium 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. Hamilton principle 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Characteristics of materials 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Small Mathematics Travel Kit 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Measure theory and Lebesgue integration 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1. Boolean algebra 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2. Measure on a σ-algebra 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3. Convergence and integration of measurable functions 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.4. Functional space – functional 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.5. Measure as linear functional 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Distributions 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1. The space D of test functions 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2. Distributions definition  37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3. Operations on distributions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4. N-dimensional generalization  43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5. Distributions tensor product 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Convolution 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. Definition and first properties 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. Convolution algebra and Green’s function 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Modal methods 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1. Eigenmodes of a conservative system 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2. Eigenmodes of a non-conservative system 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Fluid Acoustics 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Acoustics equations 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1. Conservation equations 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2. Establishment of general equations 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3. Establishment of the wave equation 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.4. Velocity potential 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Propagation and general solutions 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. One-dimensional motion 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. Three-dimensional motion 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Permanent regime: Helmholtz equation 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1. General solutions 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2. Green’s kernels 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3. Wave group, phase velocity and group velocity 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Discontinuity equations 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1. Interface between two propagating media 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2. Interface between a propagating and a non-propagating medium 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Impedance: measurement and model 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1. Kundt’s tube 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2. Delany–Bazley model 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6. Homogeneous anisotropic medium 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7. Medium with a slowly varying celerity 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8. Media in motion 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.1. Homogeneous medium in uniform motion 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.2. Plane interface between media in motion 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.3. Cylindrical interface between media in motion 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.4. Acoustic radiation of a moving surface 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Radiation, Diffraction, Enclosed Space 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Acoustic radiation 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1. A simple example 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Acoustic radiation of point sources 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1. Multipolar sources in a harmonic regime 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2. Far-field 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. Radiation of distributed sources 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1. Layer potentials 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2. Green’s representation of pressure and introduction to the theory of diffraction 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. Acoustic radiation of a piston in a plane 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1. Far-field radiation of a circular piston: directivity 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2. Radiation along the axis of a circular piston  125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. Acoustic radiation of a rectangular baffled structure 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. Acoustic radiation of moving sources 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1. Compact and non-compact sources 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2. Sources in uniform and non-uniform motion  135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7. Sound propagation in a bounded medium  138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.1. Eigenfrequencies and resonance frequencies  138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.2. The Helmholtz resonator 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.3. Example in dimension 1 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.4. Example in dimension 3 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.5. Propagation of pure sound in a circular enclosure 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8. Basics of room acoustics 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.1. The concept of acoustic power  149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.2. Directivity index  149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.3. Reverberation duration  150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.4. Reverberant fields 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.5. Pressure level in rooms  154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.6. Crossover frequency and the reverberation distance 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9. Sound propagation in a wave guide 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.1. General solution in a wave guide 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.2. Physical interpretation and theory of modes 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.3. Green’s function  160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.4. Section change 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.5. Propagation in a conduit in the presence of flow 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Wave Propagation in Elastic Media 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. Equation of mechanical wave propagation 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. Free waves 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1. Volumic waves 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2. Plane wave case 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3. Surface waves 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. Green’s kernels in a harmonic regime  176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. Thin body approximation for plannar structures  177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1. Straight beams 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2. Plane plates 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5. Thin body approximation for cylindrical structures  198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.1. Cylinder  198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.2. Ring 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. Vibrations of Thin Structures 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1. Beam vibrations 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1. Beam compression vibrations 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2. Beam bending vibrations 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2. Plate vibrations 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1. Infinite plate  233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2. Finite plate 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3. Plate of arbitrary shape  256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3. Cylindrical shell vibrations 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1. Infinite shell  260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2. Finite shell 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. Acoustic Radiation of Thin Plates 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1. First notions of vibroacoustics: a simple example 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1. Motion equations 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2. Acoustic radiation 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.3. “Light fluid” approximation 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.4. Sound transmission  281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.5. Transient regime 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2. Free waves in an infinite plate immersed in a fluid 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1. Roots of the dispersion equation 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2. Light fluid approximation 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3. Transmission of a plane wave by a thin plate  299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4. Radiation of an infinite plate under point excitation  302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1. Integro-differential equation with respect to u 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2. Fourier transform of u  303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.3. Calculation of u(r)  305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.4. Radiated acoustic pressure  306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5. Acoustic radiation and vibration of finite plates 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.1. Statement of the problem 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.2. Exact methods 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.3. Light fluid approximation 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.4. Higher order approximations 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6. Heavy fluid coupling: resonance estimation 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.1. Clamped rectangular plate coupled with a heavy fluid 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.2. Location of resonances of a coupled plate 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7. Vibrations of a thin plate in a turbulent flow 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.1. Interspectral density: simple models 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.2. Green’s representation of a coupled plate 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8. Aeroelastic coupling and sloshing 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8.1. Sloshing  354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8.2. Convective instability 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8.3. Kelvin–Helmholtz instability 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Basic Theoretical Aeroacoustics Models 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1. Preamble 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2. Lighthill’s equation and some of the generalizations that have followed 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3. Reminder of some notions on turbulence which will be useful here 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4. The Proudman model for homogeneous and isotropic turbulence 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5. The Lilley model for homogeneous and isotropic turbulence 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6. The recent models and a few experimental validations 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7. The Powell Howe equation for vorticity-generated sound 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. A Few Situations Closer to Reality 403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1. The Ribner model for jets 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2. Problems and approaches specific to boundary layers 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3. Flame-generated noise 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4. Noise generated by blades  432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.1. Noise generated by a solid body in motion, in the temporal domain 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.2. Noise generated by a set of rotating blades and fixed cascading blades, in the frequency domain 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.3. Noise generated by blade–vortex interaction, using the vortex sound generation method 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5. Noise generated and propagation in the outer atmosphere: accounting for the thermal stratification and for likely obstacles 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.1. Characteristic properties of the atmospheric boundary layer and impacts on sound propagation 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.2. Models of sound wave propagation in the atmosphere 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. Implementation and Usage of Numerical Simulations 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1. Hybrid methods 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2. Direct numerical simulations\/large eddy simulations 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3. Conclusion 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 507\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISTE Ltd and John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413721260375,"sku":"9781848218611","price":125.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781848218611.jpg?v=1730521166"},{"product_id":"the-ancient-phonograph-9781935408727","title":"The Ancient Phonograph","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49414813319511,"sku":"9781935408727","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781935408727.jpg?v=1730524974"},{"product_id":"the-physics-of-music-and-color-sound-and-light-9783030192211","title":"The Physics of Music and Color: Sound and Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis undergraduate textbook aids readers in studying music and color, which involve nearly the entire gamut of the fundamental laws of classical as well as atomic physics. The objective bases for these two subjects are, respectively, sound and light. Their corresponding underlying physical principles overlap greatly: Both music and color are manifestations of wave phenomena.  As a result, commonalities exist as to the production, transmission, and detection of sound and light. Whereas traditional introductory physics textbooks are styled so that the basic principles are introduced first and are then applied, this book is based on a motivational approach: It introduces a subject with a set of related phenomena, challenging readers by calling for a physical basis for what is observed.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA novel topic in the first edition and this second edition is a non-mathematical study of electric and magnetic fields and how they provide the basis for the propagation of electromagnetic waves, of light in particular. The book provides details for the calculation of color coordinates and luminosity from the spectral intensity of a beam of light as well as the relationship between these coordinates and the color coordinates of a color monitor.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe second edition contains corrections to the first edition, the addition of more than ten new topics, new color figures, as well as more than forty new sample problems and end-of-chapter problems. The most notable additional topics are: the identification of two distinct spectral intensities and how they are related, beats in the sound from a Tibetan bell, AM and FM radio, the spectrogram, the short-time Fourier transform and its relation to the perception of a changing pitch, a detailed analysis of the transmittance of polarized light by a Polaroid sheet, brightness and luminosity, and the mysterious behavior of the photon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Physics of Music and Color\u003c\/i\u003e  is written at a level suitable for college students without any scientific background, requiring only simple algebra and a passing familiarity with trigonometry. The numerous problems at the end of each chapter help the reader to fully grasp the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter1: Introductory Remarks.- Chapter2: The Vibrating String.- Chapter3: The Nature of Sound; The Vibrating Air Column.- Chapter4: Energy.- Chapter5: Electricity \u0026amp; Magnetism.- Chapter6: The Atom as a Source of Light.- Chapter7: The Principle of Superposition.- Chapter 8: Complex Waves.- Chapter9: Propagation Phenomena.- Chapter10: The Ear.- Chapter11: Psychoacoustics.- Chapter12: Tuning, Intonation, and Temperament - Choosing Frequencies for Musical Notes.- Chapter13: The Eye.- Chapter14: Characterizing Light Sources, Color Filters, and Pigments.-Chapter15: Theory of Color Vision.- Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49415615086935,"sku":"9783030192211","price":49.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030192211.jpg?v=1730527521"},{"product_id":"echography-and-doppler-of-the-brain-9783030482015","title":"Echography and Doppler of the Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is to educate and train practitioners in the safe and professional use of diagnostic ultrasound imaging in the visualization and interpretation of various cerebral conditions not only in neurointensive care, but also in the operating room and, in general, cardiothoracic and neurocritical care settings. It is chiefly intended for anaesthetists and intensivists with a basic knowledge of ultrasound physics, but also for neurosurgeons and neurologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll chapters were coordinated by the Editors, with experiences in hands-on courses on Echography and Doppler of the Brain, and prepared by international experts. The book covers from basic principles to estimation of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion. The topics cover emergency department and prehospital brain US as part of POCUS and US multiorgan evaluation to general intensive care, neurointensive care and anesthesia, including special populations as pregnant and children and setting as LMIC. Clinical scenarios complete the book.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAn innovative and unique guide that equips readers to perform bedside and non-invasive assessments for a range of cerebrovascular diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I. Technology, views and normal echo anatomy.- Physical principles probe\/Technology.- Basic anatomy with TCCD and vessels.- Windows and practical approach: the MoTOr.- ONSD.- Limitations and pitfalls.- The minimal, intermediate and advanced skills: how to boost your competencies.- Part II. PI, FV, Autoregulation, Cr Cl.- Intracranial pressure.- Brain US for cerebral perfusion.- Part III. Pathology and clinical applications: Emergency department.- Emergency department and prehospital brain US as part of POCUS and US multiorgan evaluation.- Part IV. Liver failure, metabolic coma, sepsis.- Meningitis, stroke.- Cardiac arrest.- ARDS (protective ventilation), ECMO.- Part V. Intracerebral haematomas, midlineshift, hydrocephalus.- SAH Vasospasm.- Brain US in the neurologic settings.- Brain death.- Part VI. Pathology and clinical applications: Applications in neurosurgery.- Applications in neurosurgery.- Applications in low middle income countries.- Part VII. Pathology and clinical applications: specific considerations.- Pediatric population.- Pregnant patients.- Part VIII. Pathology and clinical applications: Intraoperative applications.- Non cardiac surgery.- Cardiac surgery.- Part X. Pathology and clinical applications.- Clinical cases images: clinical scenarios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49415621673303,"sku":"9783030482015","price":75.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030482015.jpg?v=1730527548"},{"product_id":"atlas-of-peripheral-nerve-ultrasound-with-anatomic-and-mri-correlation-9783642255939","title":"Atlas of Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound: With","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, sonography of the peripheral nervous system has gained widespread acceptance. New diagnostic applications have emerged, and the field of ultrasound-guided interventions has expanded significantly: regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, and similar techniques are now frequently performed under ultrasound guidance by anesthesiologists and pain physicians alike. This atlas of peripheral nerve ultrasound is designed to meet the daily needs of both radiologists and clinicians by allowing rapid review of typical features, knowledge of which is important for successful diagnosis and intervention. The side by side presentation of ultrasound images with anatomical cryosections and photographs of transducer positions allows for reliable sonographic identification of even tiny nerves in regions of complex topography. The practical value of the atlas is further enhanced by correlations with high-resolution MRI scans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to High Resolution Sonography of the Peripheral Nervous System: General Considerations and Examination Technique.- Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Peripheral Nervous System: General Considerations and Examination Technique.- Nerves in the Head and Neck.- Upper Extremity Nerves.- Lower Extremity Nerves.- Nerves in the Trunk and Abdominal Wall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH \u0026 Co. KG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49420032901463,"sku":"9783642255939","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"ultrasound-of-the-gastrointestinal-tract-9783642319822","title":"Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the second, updated and extended edition of a well-received book that offers a comprehensive overview of ultrasonographic imaging of acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases, including acute abdomen, appendicitis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, neoplasms and masses, infections, malabsorption syndromes, and rare conditions. The value of ultrasound in each disorder is clearly explained and illustrated, and limitations identified. Information is also provided on recent technical developments and ultrasound applications that are likely to become of increasing importance, such as functional and 3D ultrasound, contrast agents and intraoperative ultrasound, elastography, and transperineal ultrasound. The authors are all distinguished experts in the topics they address. \u003ci\u003eUltrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract \u003c\/i\u003ewill be a helpful guide in daily practice not only for radiologists but also for gastroenterologists, abdominal surgeons, pediatricians, and oncologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Acute Abdomen.- Part II: Chronic InflammatoryBowel Diseases.- Part III: Infections.- Part IV: Neoplasm.- Part V: Procedures and Technical Developments.- Part VI: Transperineal Ultrasound.","brand":"Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH \u0026 Co. KG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49420033950039,"sku":"9783642319822","price":151.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783642319822.jpg?v=1730540547"},{"product_id":"duplex-ultrasound-of-superficial-leg-veins-9783642407307","title":"Duplex Ultrasound of Superficial Leg Veins","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book describes in detail the use of duplex ultrasound for exploration of the superficial veins and their pathology. It has a practical orientation, presenting numerous clinical situations and explaining how to identify the different sources of reflux, especially in the groin. The investigation of pathology of the saphenous trunks, perforators and side branches is described in detail. As duplex ultrasound plays an important role during various venous surgical procedures, its application pre, intra and postoperatively is presented. Furthermore, the sonographic appearances of thrombotic pathology of superficial and deep veins, edema and other conditions that may be observed while exploring the veins are fully described. The book is based on the authors’ extensive clinical experience and is intended to assist fellow practitioners who want to learn more about the technique it will be equally valuable for physicians and technicians. A wealth of informative images is included with the aim of covering every potential situation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the book reviews:\u003c\/p\u003e“This book starts with the basics of ultrasound and venous anatomy and then delves into the specifics of evaluation of the superficial venous system. … The intended audience includes all practitioners involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic venous diseases. The book does a great job of pairing ultrasound figures with descriptive text to aid in visual learning. Readers can find additional supplementary images and videos online.” (Michael Nooromid, Doody’s Book Reviews, January, 2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ultrasound Scanner.- Anatomy of the superficial veins. Pathophysiology of the superficial venous system.- Ultrasound based classifications of varicose veins.- Duplex Ultrasound examination of superficial leg veins.- Flow provocation manoeuvres for the diagnosis of venous disease using duplex ultrasound.- Examination of the great saphenous vein.- Examination of the small saphenous vein.- Perforating veins.- Tributaries.- Superficial vein thrombosis.- Ultrasound in varicose vein treatment.- Ultrasound after venous intervention.- Deep leg veins.- Examination of superficial veins in the presence of deep venous disease.- Differential diagnosis of leg oedemas of venous and lymphatic origin.- Incidental findings during a venous examination of the leg.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH \u0026 Co. KG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49420037423447,"sku":"9783642407307","price":132.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783642407307.jpg?v=1730540559"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/acoustic-and-sound-engineering.oembed?page=4","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}