Overview
Main description
The “bible” of acoustics now completely
revised and updated for a new generation
of audiophiles
The first four editions of this classic guide were written
by the late F. Alton Everest, for many years the leading
authority on acoustical principles. Now updated by
another sound guru, Ken Pohlmann, the Fifth Edition of
Master Handbook of Acoustics shows you how to
achieve professional recording results at home, build an
audio/video tech room for cutting-edge voice-over
recording, control reverberation, interference, noise
distortion in the air, and more.
You will find new information on hardware and
software tools for performing acoustic measurements,
subjective perception of acoustic space, noise control
techniques, absorption measurements, and room
impulse response measurements. The Fifth Edition also
explores room design for surround-sound playback and
professional studios, concert hall and auditorium
acoustics, and room acoustics measurement and modeling
software.
Table of contents
Ch 1. Fundamentals of Sound
Ch 2. Sound Levels and the Decibel
Ch 3. The Ear and the Perception of Sound
Ch 4. Speech, Music, and Noise
Ch 5. Reverberation
Ch 6. Absorption of Sound
Ch 7. Reflection of Sound
Ch 8. Diffraction of Sound
Ch 9. Refraction of Sound
Ch 10. Diffusion of Sound
Ch 11. The Schroeder Diffuser
Ch 12. Modal Resonances in Enclosed Spaces
Ch 13. Sound Reflections in Enclosed Spaces
Ch 14. Adjustable Acoustics
Ch. 14. Control of HVAC Noise
Ch. 15. Control of Interfering Noise
Ch. 16. Recording Studio Acoustics
Ch. 17. Studio Control Room Acoustics
Ch. 18. Audio/Video Tech Room and Voice-Over
Ch. 19 Home Listening Room Acoustics
Ch. 20 Concert Hall Acoustics
Ch. 21 Acoustical Distortion
Ch. 22 Room Acoustics Measurement Software
Ch. 23. Room Optimizer
Ch. 24. Desktop Auralization
Ch. 25. Electro-Acoustic Software for Engineers
Author comments
F. Alton Everest was a Co-founder and Director of the
Science Film Production division of the Moody Institute of
Science.
Ken C. Pohlmann is a Professor
and Chairman of the Music Engineering program at the
University of Miami at Coral Gables.
