Handbook for Sound Engineers, 4th Edition

Chapter 3

 

by Peter Xinya Zhang

3.1 Psychoacoustics and Subjective Quantities

3.2 Ear Anatomy and Function

3.2.1 Pinna

3.2.2 Temporal Bones

3.2.3 Ear Canal

3.2.4 Middle Ear

3.2.4.1 Acoustic Reflex

3.2.5 Inner Ear

3.3 Frequency Selectivity

3.3.1 Frequency Tuning

3.3.2 Masking and Its Application in Audio Encoding

3.3.3 Auditory Filters and Critical Bands

3.4 Nonlinearity of the Ear

3.5 Perception of Phase

3.6 Auditory Area and Thresholds

3.7 Hearing Over Time

3.8 Loudness

3.8.1 Equal Loudness Contours and Loudness Level

3.8.2 Level Measurements with A-, B-, and C-Weightings

3.8.3 Loudness in Sones

3.8.4 Loudness versus Bandwidth

3.8.5 Loudness of Impulses

3.8.6 Perception of Dynamic Changes

3.9 Pitch

3.9.1 The Unit of Pitch

3.9.2 Perception ...