Critical listening skills for audio professionals /
by F. Alton Everest.
- Boston, Mass. : Thomson Course Technology, 2007.
- viii, 208 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Sound disc in front pocket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-194) and index.
Book I.1.Estimating the frequency of sound -- 2.Estimation of sound level changes -- 3.Estimating frequencey band limitations -- 4.Frequency response irregularities -- 5.Judgment of sound quality -- 6.Detecting distortion -- 7.Reverberation effects -- 8.Signal versus noise -- 9.Voice colorations -- 10.Listening with discernment -- Book II.1.Loudness, pitch and timbre -- 2.How one sound masks another -- 3.How the ear analyzes sound -- 4.Non-linearities in the auditory system -- 5.The perception of delayed sounds -- 6.Why some sounds are more pleasant than others -- 7.How we locate sounds -- 8.True binaural listening.