Acoustics & Sound Books


This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human ObsessionThis Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Best Price: $6.95
This book was found, as many of my great finds, on the shelves of a used-book store. The book...
The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human NatureThe World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature
Best Price: $16.52
The author of the New York Times bestseller and Los Angeles Times Book Award Finalist This...
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and SoftwareEmergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
Best Price: $8.46
For those with a technical interest in the matter, this is a nice soft intro to the topics with...
The Sound Reinforcement HandbookThe Sound Reinforcement Handbook
Best Price: $21.99
The Good - This book is one of the industry standards for sound reinforcement and Loudspeakers....
Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The art and the scienceMastering Audio, Second Edition: The art and the science
Best Price: $30.46
Just what I needed, specific information and guidance in Mastering Audio. I found it a great...


Critical Listening Skills for Audio ProfessionalsCritical Listening Skills for Audio Professionals
Best Price: $28.53
Another review mentioned that the CD was corrupt. I hoped to get lucky and ordered it anyway...
Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life (Princeton Studies in Complexity)Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life (Princeton Studies in Complexity)
Best Price: $21.33
A nice introduction material. You will learn how complex phenomena are currently studied . I...
Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily LifeSync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life
Best Price: $5.13
It covers a lot of topics and some of them are entertaining. But seems unfocused and hard to...
Sonar 7 Power!: The Comprehensive GuideSonar 7 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide
Best Price: $23.99
If you are starting or even you are an expert with synths, this is a very nice an helpful book...
Master Handbook of AcousticsMaster Handbook of Acoustics
Best Price: $22.23
this book is an excellent overview and introspection into the world of usable acoustics. it...


Audio in MediaAudio in Media
Best Price: $108.94
If, as this book claims, is a beginner's guide offering a nontechnical approach, than I am the...
Introduction to Modern OpticsIntroduction to Modern Optics
Best Price: $10.00
This is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again: 1) Title says:...
Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music (Wooden Books)Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music (Wooden Books)
Best Price: $6.81
Humans have known or intuited that sound not only has form but it organizes matter. Throughout...
Acoustic Design for the Home StudioAcoustic Design for the Home Studio
Best Price: $12.45
I have read many articles online concerning acoustics as well as have had the pleasure of...
Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (Open Market Edition)Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (Open Market Edition)
Best Price: $10.11
This text is an introduction to the science of networks, addressed to the layman. In it, Duncan...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recording with Cubase (Complete Idiot's Guide to)The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recording with Cubase (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
Best Price: $11.80
Best purchase I ever made in my short recording "career." I have Cubase 4 LE which has...
Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity (Helix Books)Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity (Helix Books)
Best Price: $7.92
Hidden Order is a seminar re-arranged into a book. The outcome is not a good read. It is...
Designing a Digital Portfolio (VOICES)Designing a Digital Portfolio (VOICES)
Best Price: $22.64
Most artists can't do everything - usually they are somewhere in the middle of a chain of...
Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic SystemsModeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems
Best Price: $97.92
I had to buy this book for my last semester in electrical engineering. It is a good choice as an...
Vibrations and Waves (M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series)Vibrations and Waves (M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series)
Best Price: $22.19
Short Review: The photos and plots in this book are exemplary. They complement the material...

Musical AcousticsMusical Acoustics
Best Price: $72.10
It is a nice introductory book both for music and physics.. physics students who are learning...
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented HollywoodAn Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
Best Price: $6.99
Gabler is a uniquely erudite cultural critic. This is the third book I have read by him and I...
Introduction To Sound: Acoustics for the Hearing and Speech Sciences (Singular Textbook Series)Introduction To Sound: Acoustics for the Hearing and Speech Sciences (Singular Textbook Series)
Best Price: $54.99
I RECEIVED THE BOOK VERY SPEEDILY AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. HOWEVER, AFTER USING THE BOOK A...
260 Drum Machine Patterns260 Drum Machine Patterns
Best Price: $5.81
I bought this book years (decades?) ago. The copyright year says 1987; I probably bought it a...
Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and RoomsSound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms
Best Price: $41.69
In this book Floyd Toole summarizes and explains conclusions from a lifelong involvement with...

The Structure of Evolutionary TheoryThe Structure of Evolutionary Theory
Best Price: $32.00
An excellent academic book that covers Gould's life work in detail. It will (or should) become a...
Systems Theory and Family Therapy: A PrimerSystems Theory and Family Therapy: A Primer
Best Price: $21.68
The Becvar's once again offer top-notch explanations of a sometimes difficult subject. This book...
Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing WorldResilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World
Best Price: $16.00
Brian Walker, Program Director Resilience Alliance and a scientist with the CSIRO. Canberra...
The Systems View of the World: A Holistic Vision for Our Time (Advances in Systems Theory, Complexity, and the Human Sciences)The Systems View of the World: A Holistic Vision for Our Time (Advances in Systems Theory, Complexity, and the Human Sciences)
Best Price: $18.95
I enjoyed reading this book which elaborates on systems theory and natural systems. I only wish...
Producing Great Sound for Film and Video, Third EditionProducing Great Sound for Film and Video, Third Edition
Best Price: $27.78
I've read Jay Rose' articles in the various video trade magazines, and am glad to have this...

Science of Sound, The (3rd Edition)Science of Sound, The (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $67.58
An abundance of writing and grammatical errors do not make the already confusing explanations in...
Audio Made Easy: (Or How to Be a Sound Engineer Without Really Trying)Audio Made Easy: (Or How to Be a Sound Engineer Without Really Trying)
Best Price: $10.95
I found this book to be extremely valuable. Ira White presents a comprehensive overview of...
The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like YouThe Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You
Best Price: $13.64
I bought this largely on the strength of the jacket blurb by Mike Davis, which began...
Building Valve AmplifiersBuilding Valve Amplifiers
Best Price: $32.32
For your own good, don't take the advice of people saying that this book is "great for...
Live Sound Reinforcement (Mix Pro Audio Series)Live Sound Reinforcement (Mix Pro Audio Series)
Best Price: $16.00
Being new to sound reinforcement I was looking for a book that would provide me a solid...

Inferring PhylogeniesInferring Phylogenies
Best Price: $65.66
Felsenstein's book is great as a reference when looking up the major concepts and tests for...
Emergence: From Chaos To Order (Helix Books)Emergence: From Chaos To Order (Helix Books)
Best Price: $5.99
Expands on Holland's previous book Hidden Order. It presents an interesting method for...
Architectural Acoustics (J. Ross Publishing Classics)Architectural Acoustics (J. Ross Publishing Classics)
Best Price: $58.45
Over the years I have bought two text books on this difficult subject, and never could get past...
The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, Third EditionThe Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, Third Edition
Best Price: $31.09
NOTE: This is more of a review of the 2nd edition, but because the 3rd edition is out now, I...
Physics of Sound, The (3rd Edition)Physics of Sound, The (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $70.00
Whats better than taking a course where the professor actually wrote the book. Well I did just...

Producing Great Sound for Digital VideoProducing Great Sound for Digital Video
Best Price: $24.96
for anyone that wants to have a professional approach to digital video this is a good book.
Introductory Guide to High-Performance Audio Systems: Stereo - Surround Sound -  Home TheaterIntroductory Guide to High-Performance Audio Systems: Stereo - Surround Sound - Home Theater
Best Price: $11.99
I found that chapter 12 answered my questions on room design for optimal acoustics, and speaker...
Valve Amplifiers, Third EditionValve Amplifiers, Third Edition
Best Price: $48.98
I bought this book because I need to restore an old valve guitar amp. I enjoy a challenge and...
Earthship: Systems and Components vol. 2Earthship: Systems and Components vol. 2
Best Price: $24.93
Michael Reynolds definately walks the walk. I first heard of Earthships several years ago, but...
Guide to Sound Systems for WorshipGuide to Sound Systems for Worship
Best Price: $14.99
Doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a famous sound enginner. This book is a kind of a...

The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook: 80 High-Performance Audio Electronics ProjectsThe Audiophile's Project Sourcebook: 80 High-Performance Audio Electronics Projects
Best Price: $16.54
Slone covers a wide range of audio projects in this book: amplifiers, preamplifiers, filters,...
CD and DVD Recording for Dummies, Second EditionCD and DVD Recording for Dummies, Second Edition
Best Price: $5.39
For someone who is a real novice I suspect that there is a lack of basic information to get that...
How To Make A NoiseHow To Make A Noise
Best Price: $13.45
This book is straight down to business. By page 6 I knew that I had my hands on something...
On the Sensations of ToneOn the Sensations of Tone
Best Price: $14.18
Part 1 discusses how tones may be perceived as built up by the base tone and the "harmonic...
The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound ReproductionThe Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction
Best Price: $22.45
The Audible Past explores the cultural origins of sound reproduction. It describes a...

Sound System Engineering, Third EditionSound System Engineering, Third Edition
Best Price: $69.49
I have collected and used books on sound system engineering for many years and this book has...
Apple Training Series: GarageBand 3 (Apple Training)Apple Training Series: GarageBand 3 (Apple Training)
Best Price: $24.88
Well written and easy to understand (unlike many books on home recording). It's broken down into...
Complexity: Life at the Edge of ChaosComplexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos
Best Price: $10.85
This was a very intriguing book. The author's method of discussing the topic is by interviewing...
Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes HappenUbiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen
Best Price: $8.72
I, like some of the other reviewers, found that I could not read this cover to cover. And, I...
Principles of Digital AudioPrinciples of Digital Audio
Best Price: $26.39
I think its a great first book for anyone wanting to know more technical details about the...

Audio/Video Cable Installer's Pocket Guide (McGraw-Hill Pocket Reference)Audio/Video Cable Installer's Pocket Guide (McGraw-Hill Pocket Reference)
Best Price: $16.90
I loved this book. It is perhaps more of a technical guide than a field reference but it is...
The Speech Sciences (Speech Science Series)The Speech Sciences (Speech Science Series)
Best Price: $64.94
Speech Sciences represents an comprehensive learning resource on that most uniquely human...
   
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