Audio Anecdotes III: Tools, Tips, and

This collection of articles provides practical and relevant tools, tips, and techniques for those working in the digital audio field. Volume III, with contributions from experts in their fields, includes articles on a variety of topics, including: Recording Music; Sound Synthesis; Voice Synthesis; Speech Processing; Applied Signal Processing; HRTF Spatialization; Synchronization; Music Composition; Human Experience. Applications of digital audio techniques are indispensable in the recording industry, the film industry, interactive gaming, human computer interaction, and more.

The contributors to this volume are international audio experts and enthusiasts.Working in both the academic (McGill University, Digipen Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Rutgers University) and commercial arenas ( Microsoft, Apple, Pixar, Sierra Entertainment, Motorola), their work in digital auio is on the leading edge.

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Measurement	p. 1
Sound Pressure Levels: "Mine Goes to 11!"	p. 3
Understanding the Decibel	p. 13
Sound Propagation	p. 19
Perception	p. 33
Controlling the Perceptual Organization of Sound	p. 35
Perceivable Auditory Latencies	p. 65
Introduction to the Theory of Signal Detection	p. 93
Recording	p. 113
Understanding Microphones	p. 115
How to Make Great Voice Recordings	p. 129
Instrument (and Vocal) Recording Tips and Tricks	p. 147
Synthesis	p. 159
Retro Game Sound: What We Can Learn from 1980s Era Synthesis	p. 161
Introduction to Physical Modeling	p. 179
Timbre Trees: Integrating Sounds and Images	p. 199
Signal Processing	p. 215
Auditory Masking in Audio Compression	p. 217
Rate Conversion	p. 237
A Framework for Software Modem Experimentation	p. 259
Computer Techniques	p. 279
Simple Interfaces: Small (Hello) World	p. 281
Ramp Test: Quantifying Audio Performance	p. 295
Audio File Formats: A Formal Description-Based Approach	p. 313
Computer Tools	p. 339
Octave and Gnuplot: An Audio Detective's Best Friends	p. 341
PABLIO: A Simple Audio I/O Library	p. 351
PortAudio: An API for Portable Real-Time Audio	p. 361
Using FLAVOR for (Media) Bitstream Representation	p. 369
Human Experience	p. 401
Designing a Movie for Sound	p. 403
Listening to Nature: Hearing is More Than Meets the Eye	p. 415
Understanding Hearing Losses and Hearing Gains	p. 433
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