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Author:   F. Alton Everest, Ken C. Pohlmann 

Table of contents:

Introduction

1. Fundamentals of Sound

• Simple Harmonic Motion and the Sine Wave

• Sound in Media

• Particle Motion

• Propagation of Sound

• Speed of Sound

• Wavelength and Frequency

• Complex Waveforms

• Harmonics

• Phase

• Partials

• Octaves

• Spectrum

• Key Points

2. Sound Levels and the Decibel

• Ratios versus Differences

• Expressing Numbers

• Logarithms

• Decibels

• Reference Levels

• Logarithmic and Exponential Forms Compared

• Acoustic Power

• Using Decibels

• Measuring Sound-Pressure Level

• Sine-Wave Measurements

• Electrical, Mechanical, and Acoustical Analogs

• Key Points

3. Sound in the Free Field

• The Free Field

• Sound Divergence

• Sound Intensity in the Free Field

• Sound Pressure in the Free Field

• Free-Field Sound Divergence

• Sound Fields in Enclosed Spaces

• Hemispherical Field and Propagation

• Key Points

4. The Perception of Sound

• Sensitivity of the Ear

• Ear Anatomy

  • The Outer Ear—Pinna

  • A Demonstration of Directional Cues

  • The Outer Ear—Auditory Canal

  • The Middle Ear

  • The Inner Ear

  • Stereocilia

• Loudness versus Frequency

  • Loudness Control

  • Area of Audibility

  • Loudness versus Sound-Pressure Level

  • Loudness and Bandwidth

  • Loudness of Impulses

  • Audibility of Loudness Changes

• Pitch versus Frequency

  • An Experiment in Pitch

  • The Missing Fundamental

• Timbre versus Spectrum

• Localization of Sound Sources

  • Binaural Localization

  • Law of the First Wavefront

  • The Franssen Effect

  • The Precedence (Haas) Effect

• Perception of Reflected Sound

  • The Cocktail-Party Effect

  • Aural Nonlinearity

  • Subjective versus Objective Evaluation

  • Occupational and Recreational Hearing Loss

• Key Points

5. Signals, Speech, Music, and Noise

• Sound Spectrograph

• Speech

  • Vocal Tract Molding of Speech

  • Formation of Voiced Sounds

  • Formation of Unvoiced Sounds

  • Frequency Response of Speech

  • Directionality of Speech

• Music

  • String Instruments

  • Wind Instruments

  • Nonharmonic Overtones

  • Dynamic Range of Speech and Music

  • Power in Speech and Music

  • Frequency Range of Speech and Music

  • Auditory Area of Speech and Music

• Noise

  • Noise Measurements

  • Random Noise

  • White and Pink Noise

  • Signal Distortion

  • Harmonic Distortion

  • Resonance

  • Audio Filters

• Key Points

6. Reflection

• Specular Reflections

• Flutter Echoes

• Doubling of Pressure at Reflection

• Reflections from Convex Surfaces

• Reflections from Concave Surfaces

• Reflections from Parabolic Surfaces

• Whispering Galleries

• Standing Waves

• Corner Reflectors

• Mean Free Path

• Perception of Sound Reflections

  • The Effect of Single Reflections

  • Perception of Spaciousness, Images, and Echoes

  • Effect of Angle of Incidence, Signal Type, and Spectrum on Audibility of Reflection

• Key Points

7. Diffraction

• Diffraction and Wavefront Propagation

• Diffraction and Wavelength

• Diffraction by Obstacles

• Diffraction by Apertures

  • Diffraction by a Slit

  • Diffraction by a Zone Plate

• Diffraction around the Human Head

• Diffraction by Loudspeaker Cabinet Edges

• Diffraction by Various Objects

• Key Points

8. Refraction

• The Nature of Refraction

• Refraction in Solids

• Refraction in the Atmosphere

• Refraction in Enclosed Spaces

• Refraction in the Ocean

• Key Points

9. Diffusion

• The Perfectly Diffuse Sound Field

• Evaluating Diffusion in a Room

  • Steady-State Measurements

  • Decay Beats

  • Exponential Decay

• Spatial Uniformity of Reverberation Time

  • Geometrical Irregularities

  • Absorbent in Patches

  • Concave Surfaces

  • Convex Surfaces: The Polycylindrical Diffuser

  • Plane Surfaces

• Key Points

10. Comb-Filter Effects

• Comb Filters

• Superposition of Sound

• Tonal Signals and Comb Filters

• Comb Filtering of Music and Speech Signals

• Comb Filtering of Direct and Reflected Sound

• Comb Filters and Critical Bands

• Comb Filters in Multichannel Playback

• Controlling Comb Filtering

  • Reflections and Spaciousness

  • Comb Filters in Microphone Placement

• Comb-Filter Effects in Practice: Six Examples

• Estimating Comb-Filter Response

• Key Points

11. Reverberation

• Growth of Sound in a Room

• Decay of Sound in a Room

• Idealized Growth and Decay of Sound

• Calculating Reverberation Time

  • Sabine Equation

  • Eyring-Norris Equation

  • Air Absorption

• Measuring Reverberation Time

  • Impulse Sources

  • Steady-State Sources

  • Measuring Equipment

  • Measurement Procedure

• Reverberation and Normal Modes

  • Analysis of Decay Traces

  • Mode Decay Variations

  • Frequency Effect

  • Reverberation Characteristic

  • Reverberation Time Variation with Position

• Decay Rate and the Reverberant Field

• Acoustically Coupled Spaces

• Electroacoustically Coupled Spaces

• Eliminating Decay Fluctuations

• Influence of Reverberation on Speech

• Influence of Reverberation on Music

• Optimum Reverberation Time

• Bass Rise of Reverberation Time

• Initial Time-Delay Gap

• Listening Room Reverberation Time

• Artificial Reverberation

• Examples of Reverberation Time Calculations

• Key Points

12. Absorption

• Dissipation of Sound Energy

• Absorption Coefficients

  • Reverberation Chamber Method

  • Impedance Tube Method

  • Tone-Burst Method

• Mounting of Absorbents

  • Mid/High-Frequency Absorption by Porosity

  • Glass-Fiber Low-Density Materials

  • Glass-Fiber High-Density Boards

  • Glass-Fiber Acoustical Tile

• Effect of Thickness of Absorbent

• Effect of Airspace behind Absorbent

• Effect of Density of Absorbent

• Open-Cell Foams

• Drapes as Sound Absorbers

• Carpet as Sound Absorber

  • Effect of Carpet Type on Absorbance

  • Effect of Carpet Underlay on Absorbance

  • Carpet Absorption Coefficients

• Sound Absorption by People

• Sound Absorption in Air

• Panel (Diaphragmatic) Absorbers

• Polycylindrical Absorbers

  • Polycylindrical Absorber Construction

• Bass Traps: Low-Frequency Absorption by Resonance

• Helmholtz (Volume) Resonators

• Perforated Panel Absorbers

• Slat Absorbers

• Placement of Materials

• Reverberation Time of Helmholtz Resonators

• Reducing Room Modes with Absorbers

• Increasing Reverberation Time

• Absorption Module Design

• Key Points

13. Modal Resonances

• Early Experiments and Examples

• Resonance in a Pipe

• Indoor Reflections

• Two-Wall Resonance

• Frequency Regions

• Room-Mode Equation

• Mode Calculations—An Example

• Experimental Verification

• Mode Decay

• Mode Bandwidth

• Mode Pressure Plots

• Mode Density

• Mode Spacing and Timbral Defects

• Audibility of Timbral Defects

• Optimal Room Proportions

• Bonello Criterion

• Splaying Room Surfaces

• Nonrectangular Rooms

• Controlling Problem Modes

• Simplified Axial-Mode Analysis

• Key Points

14. Schroeder Diffusers

• Experimentation

• Reflection Phase-Grating Diffusers

• Quadratic Residue Diffusers

• Primitive Root Diffusers

• Performance of Diffraction-Grating Diffusers

• Reflection Phase-Grating Diffuser Applications

• Flutter Echo

• Application of Fractals

• Diffusion in Three Dimensions

• Diffusing Concrete Blocks

• Measuring Diffusion Efficiency

• Comparison of Gratings with Conventional Approaches

• Key Points

15. Adjustable Acoustics

• Draperies

• Portable Absorptive Panels

• Hinged Panels

• Louvered Panels

• Absorptive/Diffusive Adjustable Panels

• Variable Resonant Devices

• Rotating Elements

• Modular Low-Frequency Absorptive Devices

• Key Points

16. Sound Isolation and Site Selection

• Propagation through Barriers

• Approaches to Noise Control

  • Airborne Noise

    • Transmission Loss

    • Effect of Mass and Frequency

    • Coincidence Effect

    • Separation of Mass

    • Porous Materials

    • Sound Transmission Class

  • Structureborne Noise

    • Noise Transmitted by Diaphragmatic Action

    • Noise and Room Resonances

• Site Selection

  • The Noise Survey

  • Assessment of Environmental Noise

  • Measurement and Testing Standards

  • Recommended Practices

• Noise Measurements and Construction

• Floor Plan Considerations

• Designing within a Frame Structure

• Designing within a Concrete Structure

• Key Points

17. Sound Isolation: Walls, Floors, and Ceilings

• Walls as Effective Noise Barriers

• The Role of Porous Absorbers

• The Mass Law and Wall Design

• Separation of Mass in Wall Design

• Wall Design Summary

• Improving an Existing Wall

• Flanking Sound

• Gypsum Board Walls as Sound Barriers

• Masonry Walls as Sound Barriers

• Weak Links

• Summary of Wall STC Ratings

• Floating Floors

• Floating Walls and Ceilings

• Resilient Hangers

• Floor/Ceiling Construction

• Case Study of Footfall Noise

• Floor/Ceiling Structures and Their IIC Performance

• Floor/Ceilings in Frame Buildings

• Floor Attenuation with Concrete Layers

• Plywood Web versus Solid Wood Joists

• Key Points

18. Sound Isolation: Windows and Doors

• Single-Pane Windows

• Double-Pane Windows

• Acoustical Holes in Glass: Mass-Air-Mass Resonance

• Acoustical Holes in Glass: Coincidence Resonance

• Acoustical Holes in Glass: Standing Waves in the Cavity

• Glass Mass and Spacing

• Dissimilar Panes

• Laminated Glass

• Plastic Panes

• Slanting the Glass

• Third Pane

• Cavity Absorbent

• Thermal Glass

• Example of an Optimized Double-Pane Window

• Construction of an Observation Window

• Proprietary Observation Windows

• Sound-Isolating Doors

• Sound Locks

• Composite Partitions

• Key Points

19. Noise Control in Ventilating Systems

• Selection of Noise Criteria

• Fan Noise

• Machinery Noise and Vibration

• Air Velocity

• Natural Attenuation

• Duct Lining

• Plenum Silencers

• Proprietary Attenuators

• Reactive Silencers

• Tuned Silencers

• Duct Location

• ASHRAE

• Active Noise Control

• Key Points

20. Acoustics of Listening Rooms and Home Theaters

• Playback Criteria

• Planning the Playback Room

• Acoustical Treatment of Playback Rooms

• Peculiarities of Small-Room Acoustics

• Room Size and Proportion

• Reverberation Time

• Low-Frequency Considerations

• Modal Anomalies

• Control of Modal Resonances

• Bass Traps for Playback Rooms

• Mid/High-Frequency Considerations

• Identification and Treatment of Reflection Points

• Lateral Reflections and Control of Spaciousness

• Loudspeaker Placement

• Listening Room Plan

• Home-Theater Plan

• Controlling Early Reflections

• Other Treatment Details

• Key Points

21. Acoustics of Home Studios

• Home Acoustics: Modes

• Home Acoustics: Reverberation

• Home Acoustics: Noise Control

• Home Studio Budget

• Home Studio Treatment

• Home Studio Plan

• Recording in the Home Studio

• Garage Studio

• Key Points

22. Acoustics of Small Recording Studios

• Ambient Noise Requirements

• Acoustical Characteristics of Small Studios

• Direct and Indirect Sound

• Role of Room Treatment

• Room Modes and Room Volume

• Mode Analysis for Different Room Sizes

• Reverberation Time

• Reverberation in Small Rooms

• Optimal Reverberation Time

• Diffusion

• Noise

• Small Studio Design Example

• Absorption Design Goal

• Proposed Room Treatment

• Key Points

23. Acoustics of Large Recording Studios

• Design Criteria of a Large Studio

• Floor Plan

• Wall Sections

  • Section D-D

  • Section E-E

  • Sections F-F and G-G

• Studio Treatment

  • Drum Booth

  • Vocal Booth

  • Sound-Lock Corridor

• Reverberation Time

• Key Points

24. Acoustics of Control Rooms

• Initial Time-Delay Gap

• Live End–Dead End

• Specular Reflections versus Diffusion

• Low-Frequency Resonances in Control Rooms

• Initial Time-Delay Gaps in Practice

• Loudspeaker Placement, Reflection Paths, and Near-Field Monitoring

• The Reflection-Free-Zone Control Room

• Control-Room Frequency Range

• Outer Shell and Inner Shell of the Control Room

• Design Criteria of a Control Room

  • Design Example 1: Control Room with Rectangular Walls

  • Design Example 2: Double-Shell Control Room with Splayed Walls

  • Design Example 3: Single-Shell Control Room with Splayed Walls

• Key Points

25. Acoustics of Isolation Booths

• Applications

• Design Criteria

• Isolation Requirements

• The Small-Room Problem

• Design Example 1: Traditional Isolation Booth

  • Axial Modes

  • Reverberation Time

• Design Example 2: Isolation Booth with Cylindrical Traps

  • Acoustical Measurements

  • Reverberation Time

• Design Example 3: Isolation Booth with Diffusers

  • Reverberation Time

• Evaluation and Comparison

• Live End–Dead End Isolation Booth

• Key Points

26. Acoustics of Audiovisual Postproduction Rooms

• Design Criteria

  • Design Example 1: Small Postproduction Room

    • Appraisal of Room Resonances

    • Proposed Treatment

  • Design Example 2: Large Postproduction Room

    • Appraisal of Room Resonances

    • Monitor Loudspeakers and Early Sound

    • Late Sound

    • Proposed Treatment

  • Workbench

  • Mixing Engineer’s Workstation

  • Video Display and Lighting

• Key Points

27. Acoustics of Teleconference Rooms

• Design Criteria

• Shape and Size of the Room

• Floor Plan

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