Contents

Contributors

Foreword

WIESLAW WOSZCZYK

Acknowledgements

Introduction

AGNIESZKA ROGINSKA AND PAUL GELUSO

 1 Perception of Spatial Sound

ELIZABETH M. WENZEL, DURAND R. BEGAULT, AND MARTINE GODFROY-COOPER

Auditory Physiology

Human Sound Localization

Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) and Virtual Acoustics

Neural Plasticity in Sound Localization

Distance and Environmental Context Perception

Conclusion

 2 History of 3D Sound

BRAXTON BOREN

Introduction

Prehistory

Ancient History

Space and Polyphony

Spatial Separation in the Renaissance

Spatial Innovations in Acoustic Music

3D Sound Technology

Technology and Spatial Music

Conclusions and Thoughts for the Future

 3 Stereo

PAUL GELUSO

Stereo Systems

Creating a Stereo Image

Stereo Enhancement ...

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