CD-ROM
1 disc

As with the original 1978 (book) edition, this new (1999, CD-ROM, Mac OS / Windows 95) version brings together over 500 terms from the fields of

  • acoustics,
  • psychoacoustics,
  • environmental acoustics and noise measurement,
  • electroacoustics,
  • music,
  • linguistics,
  • audiology, and
  • soundscape studies,
with extensive cross-references (active links) and straightforward explanations suitable for the undergraduate or layperson interested in acoustic communication. Numerous diagrams, charts and tables provide additional reference information.

Included for the first time in this edition are 150 sound examples, many of which are drawn from the rich collection of environmental sounds of the World Soundscape Project.

Also new to this edition is a thematic search engine that supplements the conventional alphabetical one. Related terms across various disciplines are brought together under the themes of

  • Vibration and Magnitude,
  • Sound-Medium Interface,
  • Sound-Environment Interaction,
  • Sound-Sound Interaction,
as well as the specific themes of
  • Audiology and Hearing Loss,
  • Noise Measurement Systems,
  • Electroacoustic and Tape Studio,
  • Linguistics and Speech Acoustics, and
  • Communications Theory.

The CD-ROM runs on either Mac or Windows 95.

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