Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale
Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 346
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781447141778
ISBN-13 : 1447141776
Rating : 4/5 (776 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale by : William A. Sethares

Download or read book Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale written by William A. Sethares and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale focuses on perceptions of consonance and dissonance, and how these are dependent on timbre. This also relates to musical scale: certain timbres sound more consonant in some scales than others. Sensory consonance and the ability to measure it have important implications for the design of audio devices and for musical theory and analysis. Applications include methods of adapting sounds for arbitrary scales, ways to specify scales for nonharmonic sounds, and techniques of sound manipulation based on maximizing (or minimizing) consonance. Special consideration is given here to a new method of adaptive tuning that can automatically adjust the tuning of a piece based its timbral character so as to minimize dissonance. Audio examples illustrating the ideas presented are provided on an accompanying CD. This unique analysis of sound and scale will be of interest to physicists and engineers working in acoustics, as well as to musicians and psychologists.


Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale Related Books

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale
Language: en
Pages: 346
Authors: William A. Sethares
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-05 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale focuses on perceptions of consonance and dissonance, and how these are dependent on timbre. This also relates to musical scale:
Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale
Language: en
Pages: 452
Authors: William A. Sethares
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-03 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Table2. 2. Each note consists of three partials. If the sequence is played ascending, then the ?rst virtual pitch tends to be perceived, whereas if played desce
Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale
Language: en
Pages: 427
Authors: William A. Sethares
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-11-18 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale focuses on perceptions ofconsonance and dissonance, and how these are dependent on timbre. This alsorelates to musical scale: ce
Rhythm and Transforms
Language: en
Pages: 341
Authors: William Arthur Sethares
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Rhythm and Transforms is a book that explores rhythm in music, its structure and how we perceive it. The book will be bought by engineers interested in acoustic
Psychology of Music
Language: en
Pages: 563
Authors: Diana Deutsch
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-22 - Publisher: Elsevier

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Approx.542 pages