Room Acoustics, Fifth Edition
by Heinrich Kuttruff /
2009 / English / PDF
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Since publication of the first edition in 1973, this professional
and scientific reference has become the standard work in the field,
providing detailed analysis of the state of the art in room
acoustics.
Since publication of the first edition in 1973, this professional
and scientific reference has become the standard work in the field,
providing detailed analysis of the state of the art in room
acoustics.
It outlines the theory and practice of sound behaviour in
enclosed spaces. Particular emphasis is given to the properties
and calculation of reverberation, the most obvious acoustical
feature of a closed room. Further key topics include the
mechanisms of sound absorption and psychoacoustical factors, from
which design parameters and figures of merit are derived. Two
chapters are devoted to practical questions such as measurement
techniques and the procedures of room acoustical design. The
interaction between a room's acoustic properties and its
electroacoustic systems is also considered, and refined systems
for optimizing listening conditions in a room are presented.
It outlines the theory and practice of sound behaviour in
enclosed spaces. Particular emphasis is given to the properties
and calculation of reverberation, the most obvious acoustical
feature of a closed room. Further key topics include the
mechanisms of sound absorption and psychoacoustical factors, from
which design parameters and figures of merit are derived. Two
chapters are devoted to practical questions such as measurement
techniques and the procedures of room acoustical design. The
interaction between a room's acoustic properties and its
electroacoustic systems is also considered, and refined systems
for optimizing listening conditions in a room are presented.
This edition includes a new list of symbols, and updated
sections include the measurement of the impulse response
including a discussion of distortions, sound propagation as a
diffusive process and scattering by wall irregularities.
This edition includes a new list of symbols, and updated
sections include the measurement of the impulse response
including a discussion of distortions, sound propagation as a
diffusive process and scattering by wall irregularities.
