The nature and technology of acoustic space

Introduction. Signal Analysis: Continuous Fourier Transform. Discrete Fourier Transform. Hilbert Transform. Time-Frequency Domain Analysis. Sound Propagation in an Enclosed Space: Reflection at a Boundary. Sound Power Output of a Source. Room Reverberation Theory. Statistics of Random Sound Fields. Transfer Function Statistics. Statistical Phase Analysis (SPA). Modulation Transfer Function of a Reverberant Space. Visualization of the Sound Field in a Room: Sound Intensity and Measurement Method. Intensity Field in a Room. Wave Field Around Sources. Other Types of Sound Intensities. Subjective and Physiological Responses to Sound Fields: Theory of Subjective Preference and the Limitation of Orthogonal Acoustic Factors. Slow Vertex Responses (SVR) Relating to the Subjective Preferences. Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) as a Function of the Horizontal Angle to a Listener. Model of the Auditory-Brain System. Individual Preference. Subjective Attributes. Sound Field Control in an Enclosed Space: Passive Control for Sound Power Transmission. Sound Field Reproduction and Sound Image Control. Inverse Filtering for a Reverberant-Sound Path. Active and Adaptive Control of Reverberant Sounds. SoundField Control for Concert Hall Acoustics: Sound Reinforcement for Speech Intelligibility. Sound Source Localization in a Reverberant Space. Sound Field Control for Concert Halls. A Design Study for Concert Halls. Exercises. Appendices. References. Index.