Subject: Re: In search of Basic Pedagogical Audio Material From: John Young <jyoung@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:34:01 -0000Further to this I'm interested to know about the availability of 'Ear and Brain: How We Make Sense of Sounds'. J Dr John Young Reader in Music Technology Music, Technology and Innovation De Montfort University Leicester LE1 9BH United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0116) 207-8220 Fax: +44 (0116) 257-7199 http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/~jyoung/ > ---------- > From: Diana Deutsch > Reply To: Diana Deutsch > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 19:15 PM > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: In search of Basic Pedagogical Audio Material > > Dear Olivier, > > I have two CDs out which illustrate various > principles of perceptual organization for sound > and music. These are entitled 'Musical Illusions > and Paradoxes' and 'Phantom Words, and Other > Curiosities'. I routinely play demonstrations > from these CDs in large introductory classes, and > they are very well received by the students. The > CDs are available through > http://www.philomel.com. Some of the the sound > demonstrations are also posted on this website, > and some others are posted on > http://www-psy.ucsd.edu/~ddeutsch. > > Please let me know if you'd like any further information. > > Best regards, > > Diana Deutsch > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Professor Diana Deutsch > Department of Psychology > University of California, San Diego > 9500 Gilman Dr. #0109 > La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA > > 858-453-1558 (tel) > 858-453-4763 (fax) > > > > > >Dear all, > > > >Within a very short (2 days) course on Sound > >Synthesis, I would like to introduce the very > >basics of psycoacoustics.... in something like 1 > >hour, or less ! > > > >I already have the sufficient scientific background & material. > >Unfortunately I have no exemplary sound. > > > >Would anyone have a WWW pointer, or a CD > >reference, that would help me finding such basic > >exemplary sounds ? > > > >I would be particularly interested in sound examples on : > >- perception of Timbre (3D timbre space, > >suppression of attacks or of spectral enveloppe > >evolution, emergence of several instruments by > >applying vibrato...) > >- sound localization, room and space perception > >- perception of pitch (of sine sounds, to begin) > >- eventually auditory illusions > > > >Note that I don't plan on offering a deep > >introduction to psychouacoustics at all. > >Basically, the simple message I would like to > >transmit to learners is that audio perception is > >something complex, sometimes astonishing. > > > >I did not find such www pointers in the list archive, nor on google. > > > >I consider generally that asking for pedagogical material is not very > nice... > >I allow myself to do so in that case because the > >core topic of my course is not psychoacoustics, > >and because I am only looking for the basics. > > > >Hope you'll understand ! > > > >I thank you all in advance, > >all the best, > > > >Olivier Tache > > > >-- > >Olivier Tache > >Associate Researcher - Doctorate Applicant > >Laboratoire Informatique et Création Artistique > >INPG, 46, av. Félix Viallet > >38031 Grenoble Cedex, France > >Tel. +33 (0) 476574660 > >Fax +33 (0) 476574889 > > > -- > >