Music and acoustics: from instrument to computer
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Main Author: Guillaume, Philippe (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ISTE 2006
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192) and index
How can a piano tuner obtain such high precision with no other measuring device than their own ears? How can a sequence of notes seem to rise continuously although it comes back periodically to the same notes? What are the possibilities and the limits of digital sound? These are a few examples of questions that are discussed in this book, which presents an overview on the nature of musical sounds, from their production by acoustic music instruments to synthesized sounds obtained with computers. The topics that are treated include sound propagation, Fourier and time-frequency analysis, psychoaco
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (199 pages)
ISBN:9780470612446
0470612444
9780470394571
0470394579
1847045766
9781847045768
9781905209262
1905209266

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