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Record Nr.

UNINA9910267952703321

Autore

Guillaume Philippe <1955->

Titolo

Music and acoustics : from instrument to computer / / Philippe Guillaume

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newport Beach, California : , : ISTE, , 2006

©2005

ISBN

1-299-27742-X

0-470-39457-9

1-84704-576-6

0-470-61244-4

1-118-61399-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p. ) : ill

Collana

Societe Francaise d'Acoustique

Disciplina

781.23

Soggetti

Music - Acoustics and physics

Computer sound processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sounds -- Music Instruments -- Scales and Temperaments -- Psychoacoustics -- Digital sound -- Synthesis and Sound Effects.

Sommario/riassunto

Presents an overview on the nature of musical sounds, from their production by acoustic music instruments to synthesized sounds obtained with computers. This book covers topics, including sound propagation, Fourier and time-frequency analysis, psychoacoustics, analog and digital signal processing theory, computer science and MP3 sound compression.