Handbook for Sound Engineers

52 Chapter 3 quencies, on average, it is a good estimate of a mini- mum audible limit. The tones louder than the curve of 120 ph ...

Psychoacoustics 53 (3-3) where, k and are constants accounting for individuality of listeners, I is the sound intensity, p is th ...

54 Chapter 3 with RMS detectors having integration times of about 200 ms. This corresponds to the FAST setting on a sound level ...

Psychoacoustics 55 fundamental frequency. For example, when a violin is playing a tone of concert A (440 Hz), the spectrum inclu ...

56 Chapter 3 favoring it. As we develop our knowledge, we will probably understand more about when each coding takes place. When ...

Psychoacoustics 57 not be noticeable for a person without perfect pitch. However, for a senior musician with perfect pitch, he o ...

58 Chapter 3 a pure tone, ITD and IPD are linearly related. The ITD and IPD are also referred to as the interaural temporal diff ...

Psychoacoustics 59 There are two challenges when using spectral cues. The first is discriminating between the filtering feature ...

60 Chapter 3 3.11.4 Precedence (Hass) Effect When two clicks are presented simultaneously to a lis- tener, one on the left and o ...

Psychoacoustics 61 When a sound source is very far, because the air absorbs high-frequencies more than the low-frequen- cies, th ...

62 Chapter 3 M. C. Liberman and L. W. Dodds, “Single neuron labeling and chronic cochlear pathology. III. Stereocilia dam- age ...

Psychoacoustics 63 E. Terhardt, G. Stoll, and M. Seewann, “Algorithm for extraction of pitch and pitch salience from complex to ...

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65 Chapter 4 Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas by Doug Jones 4.1 Noise Criteria............................................. ...

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Acoustical Noise Control 67 The field of room acoustics divides easily into two broad categories; noise control and subjective a ...

68 Chapter 4 musicals, and plays are low to assure maximum dynamic range for music and greatest intelligibility for speech. This ...

Acoustical Noise Control 69 if an NC-25 were met in an urban residence, it is likely that the occupants would perceive it as bei ...

70 Chapter 4 recording noise analyzers available today. There are a number of fine units that are capable of producing reli- abl ...

Acoustical Noise Control 71 diurnal variations; observations on selected days of the week capture especially noisy events varyin ...