Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 312 pages
- Published by: Ablex Publishing
- Edition: 2nd Edition October 30, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1567505376
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1567505375
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Product Description
Since the first edition was published seventeen years ago dramatic social and technical changes have altered the world of acoustic communication. This book draws upon many traditional disciplines that deal with specific aspects of sound, and presents material within an interdisciplinary framework. It establishes a model for understanding all acoustic and aural experiences both in their traditional forms and as they have been radically altered in the 20th century. Digital technology has completely redefined the listening and consumption patterns of sound. We are now able to benefit from the march of technology via a companion CD-ROM, which accompanies this volume for the first time.
About The Author
BARRY TRUAX is a Professor in both the School of Communication and the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University where he teaches courses in acoustic communication and electroacoustic music.
Reader ReviewsThis book is a very useful tool for the researcher, composer, theorist or any interested seriously in the sound, presenting key concepts in a clear, pedagogic way. This books also includes the 'Handbook for acoustic ecology' CD-ROM, a hypertextual encyclopedia on almost ANYTHING that has to do with sound, aural perception, acousmatic, psychoacoustics, et cetera with plenty of sound examples and graphics.
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