Noise as a Constructive Element in Music
Noise as a Constructive Element in Music

Author: Mark Delaere

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-09-12

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1000619818

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Music and noise seem to be mutually exclusive. Music is generally considered as an ordered arrangement of sounds pleasing to the ear and noise as its opposite: chaotic, ugly, aggressive, sometimes even deafening. When presented in a musical context, noise can thus act as a tool to express resistance to predominant cultural values, to society or to socioeconomic structures (including those of the music industry). The oppositional stance confirms current notions of noise as something which is destructive, a belief not only cherished by hard-core rock bands but also shared by engineers and companies developing devices to suppress or reduce noise in our daily environment. In contrast to the common opinions on noise just described, this volume seeks to explore the constructive potential of noise in contemporary musical practices. Rather than viewing noise as a ‘defect’, this volume aims at studying its aesthetic and cultural potential. Within the noise music study field, most recent publications focus on subgenres such as psychedelic post-rock, industrial, hard-core punk, trash or rave, as they developed from rock and popular music. This book includes work on avant-garde music developed in the domain of classical music as well. In addition to already well-established (social) historical and aesthetical perspectives on noise and noise music, this volume offers contributions by music analysts.

Computational Acoustics of Noise Propagation in Fluids - Finite and Boundary Element Methods
Computational Acoustics of Noise Propagation in Fluids - Finite and Boundary Element Methods

Author: Steffen Marburg

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-02-27

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 3540774483

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The book provides a survey of numerical methods for acoustics, namely the finite element method (FEM) and the boundary element method (BEM). It is the first book summarizing FEM and BEM (and optimization) for acoustics. The book shows that both methods can be effectively used for many other cases, FEM even for open domains and BEM for closed ones. Emphasis of the book is put on numerical aspects and on treatment of the exterior problem in acoustics, i.e. noise radiation.

Noise and Noise Control
Noise and Noise Control

Author: Malcolm J. Crocker

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-01-18

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1351091891

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This book is written more for the practitioner than the casual reader. Although a high mathematical level is not needed, for much of the material some engineering knowledge is desirable. Noise control is not easy and there are no magic answers to problems. Careful study and patience are required to produce proficiency in the field of noise control.

Efficient Transient Noise Analysis in Circuit Simulation
Efficient Transient Noise Analysis in Circuit Simulation

Author: Thorsten Sickenberger

Publisher: Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH

Published: 2008-07-15

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 3832519548

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The current technological progress in microelectronics is driven by the desire to decrease feature sizes, increase frequencies and the need for low supply voltages. Amongst other effects the signal-to-noise ratio decreases and the transient noise analysis becomes necessary in the simulation of electronic circuits. Taking the inner electronic noise into account by means of Gaussian white noise currents, mathematical modelling leads to stochastic differential algebraic equations (SDAEs) with a large number of small noise sources. The simulation of such systems requires an efficient numerical time integration by mean-square convergent numerical methods. In this thesis, adaptive linear multi-step Maruyama schemes to solve stochastic differential equations (SDEs) and SDAEs are developed. A reliable local error estimate for systems with small noise is provided and a strategy for controlling the step-size and the number of solution paths simultaneously in one approximation is presented. Numerical experiments on industrial relevant real-life applications illustrate the theoretical findings.

Highway Noise; a Design Guide for Highway Engineers
Highway Noise; a Design Guide for Highway Engineers

Author: Bolt, Beranek, and Newman

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 840

ISBN-13:

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Various methods of assessing noise, loudness, and noise annoyance are reviewed and explained; sources, types, and intensities of traffic noise are noted; typical means of abatement and attenuation are described; design criteria for various land uses ranging from low-density to industrial are suggested and compared with the results of previous BBN and British systems for predicting annoyance and complaint; and a design guide for predicting traffic noise, capable of being programmed for batch and on-line computer applications, is presented in form suitable for use as a working tool. A flow diagram describes the interrelationships of elements in the traffic noise prediction methodology, and each element is discussed in detail in the text. The text is presented of a tape recording that takes the listener through a series of traffic situations, with such variables as traffic distance, flow velocity, distance, outdoors and indoors, and presence or absence of absorbers and attenuators.

Acoustics and Noise Control
Acoustics and Noise Control

Author: R J Peters

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-12

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1317902998

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Acoustics and Noise Control provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of acoustics and noise control. Since the last edition was published in 1996 there have been many changes and additions to standards, laws and regulations, codes of practice relating to noise, and in noise measurement techniques and noise control technology so this new edition has been fully revised and updated throughout. The book assumes no previous knowledge of the subject and requires only a basic knowledge of mathematics and physics. There are worked examples in the text to aid understanding and a range of experiments help students use complicated apparatus. Thoroughly revised to cover the latest changes in standards, codes of practice and legislation, this new edition covers much of the Institute of Acoustics Diploma syllabus and has an increased emphasis on the legal issues relating to noise control.