1754 Index
minimum audible 51
near miss Weber’s Law 54
nonlinearity of the ear 49
Ohm’s law of acoustics 50
otoacoustic emissions 50
ototoxic medicines 47
outer ear 43
oval window 43
perfect pitch 56
pharynx 43
phase 50
phase spectra 57
phase spectrum 50
phase-locking 50, 56
phons 51
pinna 43
pitch 54
place coding 55
precedence effect 60
psychophysical experiments 43
psychophysical tuning curve 48
pure tone 54
Pythagorean scale 55
range of pitch 56
resonant frequency 45
reverberator 59
RMS detectors 54
root note 55
round window 43
sagittal planes 58
shape of the auditory filters 49
signal detection 60
simultaneous masking 48
sones 53
sound color 57
sound pressure level (SPL) 50
spacial hearing 57
spatial filtering 60
spatial-filtering 44
spectrogram 51, 57
spherical head model 44, 58
stapes 43
statistical methods 43
Steven’s rule 56
temporal bone 44
temporal coding 55–56
threshold of hearing 50
thresholds 50
timbre 57
time window 51tinnitus 50
tympanic membrane 43
virtual pitch 57
wavelet analysis 51
Weber fraction in dB 54
Weber’s Law 54
white noise 57
Psychophysical tuning curve
psychoacoustics 48
Pulse code modulation
digital audio interfacing and net-
works 1463
Pulsed Code Modulation
delay 813
Punch through
transistors 332
Pure tone
psychoacoustics 54
Pyramid tracing
computer aided sound system
design 1372
Pythagorean scale
psychoacoustics 55
PZM directivity
microphones 524
PZM direct-to-reverberant ratio ef-
fects
microphones 525
PZM frequency response anomalies
caused by boundaries
microphones 526
PZM frequency-response effects
microphones 525
PZM sensitivity effects
microphones 524
Q
Q
consoles 879, 883, 888
inductors 267
Q factor
acoustical treatment for indoor
areas 110
Quadratic residue diffuser (QRD)
acoustical treatment for indoor
areas 118
Quality factor (Q
capacitors) 255
Quality of Service (QoS)
digital audio interfacing and net-
works 1496Quantization
DSP technology 1170
sampling 813
Quantization error
DSP technology 1171
Quantization noise
delay 813–814
Quantum efficiency
fiber optics 468
Quarter-frame messages
MIDI 1129
Quick-operate relay 380
R
R. A. Greiner 13
Radial (or sectoral) horns
loudspeakers 612
Radiation
heatsinks 368, 370
Radiator types
loudspeakers 609
Radio frequencies
fundamentals of audio and
acoustics 28
Radio frequency spectrum
units of measurement 1654
Radio guide designations (RG)
wire and cable 424
Radio-frequency inductors
consoles 912
Raised-slab or jack-up system
acoustical noise control 81
RAM
delay 811, 814
RAMSETE
computer aided sound system
design
1372
Random access memory
delay 811
Random diffusers
acoustical treatment for indoor
areas 119
Range of pitch
psychoacoustics 56
Range of wireless transmission
microphones 566
RASTI
acoustics for auditoriums and
concert halls 159
designing for speech intelligibil-