Spatial hearing : the psychophysics of human sound localization / Jens Blauert.
By: Blauert, Jens
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. London : MIT Press, c1997Edition: Rev. edDescription: xiii, 494p. ill.; 24 cm001: 10376ISBN: 0262024136Subject(s): Ears and hearing | Senses | Sound | PsychologyDDC classification: 152.158 BLA
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The field of spatial hearing has exploded in the decade or so since Jens Blauert's classic work on acoustics was first published in English. This revised edition adds a new chapter that describes developments in such areas as auditory virtual reality (an important field of application that is based mainly on the physics of spatial hearing), binaural technology (modeling speech enhancement by binaural hearing), and spatial sound-field mapping. The chapter also includes recent research on the precedence effect that provides clear experimental evidence that cognition plays a significant role in spatial hearing.The remaining four chapters in this comprehensive reference cover auditory research procedures and psychometric methods, spatial hearing with one sound source, spatial hearing with multiple sound sources and in enclosed spaces, and progress and trends from 1972 (the first German edition) to 1983 (the first English edition) -- work that includes research on the physics of the external ear, and the application of signal processing theory to modeling the spatial hearing process. There is an extensive bibliography of more than 900 items.
Previous ed.: 1983.
Translation of: Rèaumliches Hèoren.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reviews provided by Syndetics
CHOICE Review
With the explosion of research and interest in binaural technology and virtual realities, Blauert's revision (1st ed., CH, Jun'84) is a timely as well as thorough exposition of human sound localization. In addition to the basic review of psychoacoustics as it applies to localization, the author presents an excellent review of recent research on auditory virtual reality, spatial sound-field mapping, and technological advancements in enhancement of speech modeling. Blauert has managed to provide a well-written and easy-to-read review of the currently known fundamentals of spatial hearing, making the book appropriate as a introductory resource for students. At the same time, the inclusion of quantitative details and formulas, which do not distract from the flow of the written prose, makes it an excellent addition to the reference library of researchers in all of the hearing sciences. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two-year technical program students. L. A. Dawe; University of Western OntarioThere are no comments on this title.