Communication Acoustics: An Introduction to Speech, Audio and Psychoacoustics

Master communication acoustics with AI, spatial audio, and VR The newly revised second edition of Communication Acoustics provides graduate students and professionals with comprehensive foundations in auditory perception, signal processing, and modern computational methods.The authors integrate traditional psychoacoustic principles with cutting-edge developments in machine learning, sound and music computing, spatial audio, and immersive virtual reality audio systems.This updated edition includes a broad and comprehensive introduction to machine learning techniques used in different branches of audio, speech, and technical audiology.Coverage includes recent advances in spatial audio rendering, VR audio systems, computational auditory modeling, sound quality measurement, electroacoustic transducers, and hearing aid processing.Python programming examples with comprehensive teaching materials support hands-on learning and practical application.Readers will find: Machine learning using neu