Subject: Re: Theory of Timbre Perception From: "Ward R. Drennan" <drennan@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 20:32:25 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Google "Handel Timbre" and see what you get. Stephen Handel has some good work on timbre. The spectral shape and the temporal envelope are the critical elements. On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, Chris Share wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for information related to the mechanism of timbre perception in > human listeners. I realise that timbre perception relies on the perception of > loudness and pitch, however I'm having trouble finding anything that > specifically addresses the theory of timbre perception (am I Googling in the > wrong places?). I'm not interested in articles on how listeners classify > timbre. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Regards, > > Chris > Ward R. Drennan, Ph. D. VM Bloedel Hearing Research Center Department of Otolaryngology University of Washington Box 357923 Seattle, WA 98195 Office: (206) 897-1848 Fax: (206) 616-1828