Acoustic Communication, 2nd Edition

BARRY TRUAX is a Professor in both the School of Communication and the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University where he teaches courses in acoustic communication and electroacoustic music.

Preface Introduction Acknowledgments Sound, Listening, and Soundscape Acoustic Tradition and the Communicational Approach The Energy Transfer Model Signal Processing A Communicational Approach The Listener Hearing and Listening Listening to the Past Listening-in-Search and Listening-in-Readiness Background Listening and the Keynote Sound Listener Preferences and Attitudes Voice and Soundmaking Voice and the Whole Person Paralanguage Soundmaking in Pairs and Groups Systems of Acoustic Communication: Speech, Music, and Soundscape The Continuum The Model The Brain The Acoustic Community Characteristics of the Acoustic Community Variety, Complexity, and Balance Some Case Studies Noise and the Urban Soundscape Noise and Acoustic Communication Interlude: The "Deaf Spots" of Noise The Path Toward Change Acoustic Design Variety and Coherence Conclusion Electroacoustic--The Impact of Technology on Acoustic Communication Electroacoustic Communication: Breaking Constraints The New Tools: Extensions or Transformations? Space and Loudness Time and Repetition Objectification and Commodity Schizophonia Electrification: The New Soundscape Redundancy and Uniformity Dynamic Behavior Response Characteristics Analog and Digital The Listener as Consumer Extension and Simplification Analytical and Distracted Listening Consumerism The Electroacoustic Media: Audio Mediation Form and Content in Radio Radio Structure Characteristics of Radio Formats The Acoustic Community as Market Redefinition of the Acoustic Community Electroacoustic Sound in the Community The International Audio Industry Regaining Control: Electroacoustic Alternatives Recording and the Document in Sound Text-Sound, Electroacoustic Music, and the Soundscape Composition Electoacoustic Design Principles of Electroacoustic Design Design of the Compositional System Discography Bibliography Name Index