Spectral analysis of musical sounds with emphasis on the piano / David M. Koenig ; with comments by Delwin D. Fandrich.

Author
Koenig, David M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
  • ©2015
Description
xv, 378 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm

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      Summary note
      This book addresses the analysis of musical sounds from the viewpoint of someone at the intersection among physicists, engineers, piano technicians, and musicians.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • An introduction to some elementary waves
      • The basic tools of spectral analysis
      • Analysis of several common musical sounds
      • Harmonics in musical sounds
      • The vibrating string
      • The vibrating bar
      • The vibrating membrane
      • The vibrating plate
      • An introduction to pianos
      • Some individual piano notes and their interactions
      • The missing fundamental
      • Octave stretching, inharmonicity, and the Railsback Curve
      • Beating, unisons, and tuning
      • Two-dimensional graphical metrics
      • Three-dimensional graphical metrics
      • An investigation into hammer knock and key striking
      • Evaluation of a Wapin bridge conversion
      • Similarities between pianos and repeatability of data-gathering methods
      • Two metrics applied to other instruments
      • Use of the metrics in production and development
      • Defining and understanding piano tone.
      ISBN
      • 9780198722908 ((hardback))
      • 0198722907 ((hardback))
      LCCN
      2014942361
      OCLC
      897574430
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