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Bonus Material
 ITEM# BKD3 15.95  |
Music, Physics, and Engineering
This second edition offers the most comprehensive coverage available of all aspects of the production, reception, and reproduction of sound. The author discusses the nature of sound waves; the division of sound into scale patterns and the traditional method of notating them; the individual characteristics of all common musical instruments currently in use (including the human voice); how the ear hears; concert hall and recording studio acoustics and amplification systems; the elements of sound reproduction systems from the telephone to the stereo record player, and electronic music. Heavily illustrated.
1967, 460pp., 5 3/8" x 8 1/2", softbound.
0-486-21769-8
1.08 lbs
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. Sound Waves; CHAPTER 2. Musical Terminology; CHAPTER 3. Musical Scales; CHAPTER 4. Resonators and Radiators; CHAPTER 5. Musical Instruments; CHAPTER 6. Characteristics of Musical Instruments; CHAPTER 7. Properties of Music; CHAPTER 8. Theater, Studio, and Room Acoustics; CHAPTER 9. Sound-Reproducing Systems; CHAPTER 10. Electronic Music
Related Items:
BKPA1 Acoustical Engineering
BKD6 On the Sensations of Tone
