Provides coverage of audio coding technologies that are widely used in modern audio coding standards. This book articulates how signal processing is used in the context of audio coding. It presents a treatment of contemporary audio coding technologies and then uses the DRA audio coding standard as a practical example.
A reference for microphones and loudspeakers, offering information you want and need to know about electroacoustics devises (microphones and loudspeakers). Covering both the technology and the practical set up and placement, it gives you an understanding of the tools to use and why, leading to improved results.
Absorbers and diffusers are two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of rooms, semi-enclosed spaces and the outdoor environment. Their correct use is important for delivering high quality acoustics. This book describes how to effectively measure, model, design and apply diffusers and absorbers.
An exploration of traditional British craftsmanship, accompanying the prime time BBC TV series presented by Monty Don. It celebrates various aspects of rural crafts including woodcraft, thatching, weaving, stone masonry, metalwork and glass making. It showcases some of Britain's leading master craftsmen.
Bioactive Proteins and Peptides as Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals highlights recent developments of nutraceutical proteins and peptides for the promotion of human health. The book considers fundamental concepts and structure-activity relations for the major classes of nutraceutical proteins and peptides.
Eschewing advanced mathematics, this volume provides a practical and accessible approach to the technical aspects of guitar-making, including complete coverage of alternative materials such as composites as well as background and historical information.
Sensory and Consumer Research in Food Product Design and Development, Second Edition provides both theory and case histories illustrating the types of issues faced by food professionals, the nature of the thinking and the way problems can be solved in a practical format.
A guide to the fundamentals of test and measurement for various aspects of sound engineering. It includes electrical and acoustic testing, measurement systems, levels, methods, protecting the ear, units of measurement and standards. It is suitable for audio engineers.
Provides practical instruction for all manner of small-scale blacksmith work. Including general life lessons for blacksmiths, such as not falling prey to habits of intemperance, this title covers topics such as:: setting up shop, building your own machinery, repairing horse hooves, and fixing your tools.
This volume assesses the difficulties involved in real-time communication via a single-input/single-output system with complex random variables. As a result, the most important aspects of a SAEC are presented, including the identification of the echo paths with adaptive filters, double-talk detection, and suppression.
Providing you with more than just an introduction to sound and recording, this title allows you to dive right into some of the technical areas that often appear overwhelming to anyone without an electrical engineering or physics background. It helps you build a basic foundation of scientific principles, explaining how recording really works.
Shows you how - with some patience and a working knowledge of metals, tools, and techniques - blacksmithing can be a rewarding, inexpensive hobby. Using simple instructions and detailed illustrations, the author makes it easy for the novice to learn this craft.
A guide to sound reinforcement alignment and design. It outlines how sound is spread over a listening area, looking at the physics of speaker interaction, methods of alignment including mic placement, equalization, speaker placement and acoustic treatment.
Offers an analysis of room acoustics. This book includes a list of symbols, and features sections that include the measurement of the impulse response including a discussion of distortions, sound propagation as a diffusive process and scattering by wall irregularities.
Offering comprehensive coverage of modern sonar spectrum system analysis, this title provides an introduction to the subject of Underwater Acoustics. This title compares and contrasts different techniques for sonar design, analysis and performance prediction and includes experimental and theoretical results.
Large Eddy Simulation is a high-fidelity approach to the numerical simulation of turbulent flows. This book, based on recent research in LES simulations, provides insights into modern prediction approaches for turbulent flows and noise generation mechanisms.
Kim introduces acoustics and sound fields by using the important concept of impedance, making the subject of acoustics more accessible to both students and engineers. Kim starts with vibrations and waves, demonstrating how vibration can be envisaged as a kind of wave, mathematically and physically, before moving onto the study of acoustic waves.
Investigating the fundamental aspects of underwater acoustic communications, this title discusses architectures for two and three-dimensional sensor networks. It presents the challenges with the development of underwater networking solutions, and provides an effective cross-layer approach to the integration of communication functionalities.
The acoustics of a space can have a real impact on the sounds you create and capture. This book helps you understand how real music sounds behave in different spaces whether during a performance or a recording and how they are perceived by performers and listeners.
Introduces readers to the basic techniques and principles necessary for audio production in today's media. This text covers informational, perceptual, and aesthetic aspects of sound as they apply to each stage of the production process, from planning to post-production.
A study of the theory and practical application of noise reduction to numerous fields. It deals with the basic mechanisms of sound absorption by which acoustic energy is converted into heat in viscous and thermal boundaries in a sound field. It covers duct attenuators with a discussion of how their performance is described and measured.
The 29th International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging was held in Shonan Village, Kanagawa, Japan, April 15-18, 2007. This Symposium covers various technologies, developments, methods and theories in all areas of acoustics. Offering a perspective in the field and a look at its research, this title contains a collection of 70 papers.