Sound reinforcement of speech is often taken for granted. However, as anyone who has tried to understand an announcement in a reverberant and noisy railway station knows, obtaining clear and ...

The content discusses the fundamentals of acoustics, focusing on sound refraction, the anatomy of the ear, and how sound waves are perceived. It explains how sound travels through the ear, the ...

The subject of vibro-acoustics is important for the design of machine elements and structures, to minimize sound generated by them. For better machine designing, it is necessary for machine designers ...

Music has existed since prehistoric times, when early humans beat out rhythms by clapping their hands and hitting stones together. In "How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, ...