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Musimathics

The Mathematical Foundations of Music

Gareth Loy (President, Gareth, Inc., Gareth, Inc.) John Chowning

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Massachusetts Inst of Tec
19 August 2011
Series: The MIT Press
The second volume of a commonsense, self-contained introduction to the mathematics and physics of music, focusing on the digital and computational domain; essential reading for musicians, music engineers, and anyone interested in the intersection of art and science.

Volume 2 of Musimathics continues the story of music engineering begun in Volume 1, focusing on the digital and computational domain. Loy goes deeper into the mathematics of music and sound, beginning with digital audio, sampling, and binary numbers, as well as complex numbers and how they simplify representation of musical signals. Chapters cover the Fourier transform, convolution, filtering, resonance, the wave equation, acoustical systems, sound synthesis, the short-time Fourier transform, and the wavelet transform. These subjects provide the theoretical underpinnings of today's music technology. The examples given are all practical problems in music and audio.

Additional material can be found at http-//www.musimathics.com.

The second volume of a commonsense, self-contained introduction to the mathematics and physics of music, focusing on the digital and computational domain; essential reading for musicians, music engineers, and anyone interested in the intersection of art and science.

Volume 2 of Musimathics continues the story of music engineering begun in Volume 1, focusing on the digital and computational domain. Loy goes deeper into the mathematics of music and sound, beginning with digital audio, sampling, and binary numbers, as well as complex numbers and how they simplify representation of musical signals. Chapters cover the Fourier transform, convolution, filtering, resonance, the wave equation, acoustical systems, sound synthesis, the short-time Fourier transform, and the wavelet transform. These subjects provide the theoretical underpinnings of today's music technology. The examples given are all practical problems in music and audio.

Additional material can be found at http-//www.musimathics.com.
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Imprint:   Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   907g
ISBN:   9780262516563
ISBN 10:   026251656X
Series:   The MIT Press
Pages:   584
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Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  A / AS level
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Musimathics: The Mathematical Foundations of Music

""From his long and successful experience as a composer and computer-music researcher, Gareth Loy knows what is challenging and what is important. That comprehensiveness makes Musimathics both exciting and enlightening. The book is crystal clear, so that even advanced issues appear simple. Musimathics will be essential for those who want to understand the scientific foundations of music, and for anyone wishing to create or process musical sounds with computers."" -- Jean-Claude Risset, Laboratoire de Mecanique et d'Acoustique, CNRS, France


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