Music Speech Audio

The book is intended for use in courses dealing with acoustical aspects of hearing, speech, music, sound reproduction, and the environment.An emphasis is placed on the application of physical principles in explaining and describing diverse acoustical phenomena. Although the presentation is descriptive in nature, some use is made of simple mathematics.The 50 chapters are organized into six major parts:I. Physical and Acoustical BackgroundII. The Ear and HearingIII. Living and Listening EnvironmentsIV. The Human Voice and SpeechV. Musical AcousticsVI. Sound Recording and Reproduction