Sound reproduction : loudspeakers and rooms
Toole, Floyd E.2008
Book
Floyd Toole, a leading expert in the field of sound reproduction, explains how to design the best possible listening experience for recording control rooms and home entertainment systems. Floyd Toole, a leading expert in the field of sound reproduction, explains how to design the best possible listening experience for recording control rooms and home entertainment systems. This comprehensive work covers the whole sound reproduction chain from multi-channel audio configurations and the loudspeaker/room system to acoustics and psychoacoustics and the evaluation process. Part 1 shows the reader how to create the best listening experience, offering practical approaches to the sound reproduction chain. Parts 2 and 3 are an in-depth consideration of acoustics and psychoacoustics.
Main title:
Sound reproduction : loudspeakers and rooms / by Floyd E. Toole.
Author:
Imprint:
Amsterdam ; London : Focal, c2008.
Collation:
xviii, 550 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
<p>Introduction<br>Part One: Understanding the Principles<br>1. Sound Reproduction<br>2. Preserving the Art<br>3. Sound in Rooms - Matters of Perspective<br>4. Sound Fields in Rooms<br>5. The Many Effects of Reflections<br>6. Reflections, Images, and the Precendence Effect<br>7. Impressions of Space<br>8. Imaging and Spatial Effects in Sound Reproduction<br>9. The Effects of Reflections on Sound Quality/Timbre<br>10. Reflections and Speech Intelligibility<br>11. Adaptation<br>12. Adjacent-Boundary and Loudspeaker Mounting Effects<br>13. Making (Bass) Waves - Below the Transition Frequency<br>14. Summary of Part One: Looking for a Way Forawrd<br><br>Part Two: Designing Listening Experiences<br>15. Multichannel Options for Music and Movies<br>16. Putting Theory Into Practice: Designing a Listening Experience<br>17. Loudspeakers I: Subjective Evaluations<br>18. Loudspeakers II: Objective Evaluations<br>19. Psychoacoustics - Explainging What We Measure and Hear<br>20. Closing the Loop: Predicting Listener Preferences from Measurements<br>21. Acoustical Materials and Devices<br>22. Designing Listening Experiences<br><br>References<br>Index</p>
ISBN:
9780240520094 (pbk)
Dewey class:
621.38284621.382
LC class:
TK5983
Language:
English
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BRN:
317373