Reddit mentions of The Science of Sound, 3rd Edition

First off, Here's a Nice Paper for you which is simply one of many in this vain. I did study basic physics of acoustics under Thomas Rossing, Who wrote this book at NIU when I was getting my degree in experimental composition. Also, Here's a great write up by Luthier Terry McInturff on the Gibson truss rods And certainly, anyone with an ear will notice the difference in attack vs sustain with even a heavy bodied telecaster vs a light bodied telecaster. And it's a reciprocal relationship.

Do these things make an inkling of difference in a more complex electrical chain? No, but certainly to say there isn't a difference between the density of a maple vs. spruce top is ignoring the basic physics.

Now, the point is that there are some Gibson guitars which are absolute classics and are built a certain way, to certain specifications and at all time of their productions there had been cheaper guitars available. This especially applies to their hollow and semi-hollow models. Regardless of how one feels about the role of the pickup, to attain the similar resonance peaks, fit, finish, and response of a certain guitar would one NOT want to build it the same way?

So, I'm just pointing out the noticeable differences in construction. So, take a simple Fender Tweed, plug in an Epiphone Casino then plug in an ES330 custom shop, or don't plug them in at all. If you don't think there's a very noticeable difference, more power to you, and I don't think it's just an electronics swap, I've done that too many times with grandiose hopes.

A good classic is The Science Of Sound by Rossing, Moore & Wheeler.

Understanding physics, and how sound behaves in physical mediums. We are air manipulators. Once I realized that, my approach to using plugins changed. Frequency in the time domain is crucial to proper gain staging, EQing, compression, delay, and phase correlation. And, how it all relates in the real world when the sound might be played on someones iPhone or in a club with multiple subs. this blueberry done me up good


edit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0805385657

It's The science Of Sound by Rossing. It contains theory of everything you need to know, from the workings of digital sampling to acoustics and construction of instruments.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Science-Sound-3rd-Edition/dp/0805385657

I took an acoustics course aimed at non physics students that used this book http://www.amazon.com/The-Science-Sound-3rd-Edition/dp/0805385657

It does require that you know some math but I don't think you need to know any calculus to really understand it.