Master Handbook Of Acoustics - 4th edition

Everest, F. Alton :

F. Alton Everest is a legend in the world of sound. The creator of numerous technical innovations, and the author of scores of books and scholarly papers, he has been a leader in television engineering, sound recording, motion pictures, radio, and multimedia. A co-founder and director of the Science Film Production division of the Moody Institute of Science, he was also a section chief of the Subsea Sound Research section of the University of California. An educator who has taught at several leading institutions, he has consulted on acoustics to numerous industries for nearly 30 years. Having touched many of the technical highlights of the 20th century, he celebrated his 90th birthday in 1999. He and his wife live in Santa Barbara, California.

1. Fundamentals of Sound
2. Sound Levels and the Decibel
3. The Ear and the Perception of Sound
4. Sound Waves in the Free Field
5. Speech, Music, and Noise
6. Analog and Digital Signal Processing
7. Reverberation
8. Control of Interfering Noise
9. Absorption of Sound
10. Reflection of Sound
11. Diffraction of Sound
12. Refraction of Sound
13. Diffusion of Sound
14. The Shroeder Diffusor
15. Modal Resonances in Enclosed Spaces
16. Reflections in Enclosed Spaces
17. Comb-filter Effects
18. Quiet Air for the Studio
19. Acoustics of the Listening Room
20. Acoustics of the Small Recording Studio
21. Acoustics of the Control Room
22. Acoustics for Multi-Track Recording
23. Audio/Video Tech Room for Voice-over Recording
24. Adjustable Acoustics
25. Acoustical Measurements and Calculations

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