AT Collections – Classrooms and Education The classroom, and how to ensure that the space supports acoustic communication, is a topic that covers many technical committees. New Efforts to Bring Acoustics Standards into the Curriculum – Nancy A....
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor – Arthur N. PopperFrom the President – Stan Dosso Featured Articles Free Reeds: An Intertwined Tale of Asian and Western Musical Instruments...
University of WashingtonLocation: Seattle, WA Job Description: The University of Washington seeks an energetic & empowering leader for the position of Executive Director of the Applied Physics Laboratory.Job Title: Executive Director of the Applied Physics...
What’s going on in ASA Publications? With three scholarly journals and a magazine, it can be hard to keep up with everything going on with Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Publications! To help readers “navigate” this plethora of information, we have a variety of...
A Century of Acousto-Optics: From Early Discoveries to Modern Sensing of Sound with LightAcoustics Today, Vol. 19, Iss. 3, pgs. 54-62 Samuel A. Verburgsaveri@dtu.dk Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering,Technical University of DenmarkØrsteds Plads,...
Conservation Bioacoustics: Listening to the Heartbeat of the EarthAcoustics Today, Vol. 19, Iss. 3, pgs. 46-53 Aaron N. Ricearice@cornell.edu K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation BioacousticsCornell Lab of OrnithologyCornell UniversityIthaca, New York 14850, USA...
Move Me with Your Sound: Acoustic Streaming, Its Manifestations, and Some of Its UsesAcoustics Today, Vol. 19, Iss. 3, pgs. 38-45 Raghu Raghavanraghu@therataxis.com Therataxis, LLC4203 Somerset PlaceBaltimore, Maryland 21210, USA Raghu Raghavan obtained his PhD In...
Extended High Frequency in Hearing and SpeechAcoustics Today, Vol. 19, Iss. 3, pgs. 22-29 Ewa Jacewiczjacewicz.1@osu.edu Department of Speech and Hearing ScienceThe Ohio State University1070 Carmack RoadColumbus, Ohio 43210, USA Ewa Jacewicz is a research associate...
Measuring Sound Absorption: The Hundred-Year Debate on the Reverberation Chamber MethodAcoustics Today, Vol. 19, Iss. 3, pgs. 13-21 Jamilla Balintjba@akustik.rwth-aachen.de Institute for Hearing Technology and AcousticsRWTH Aachen University52074 Aachen, Germany...
Multimedia1The sentence “I work for the school system” low-pass filtered at 4 kHz.Multimedia2The sentence “I work for the school system” low-pass filtered at 7 kHz.Multimedia3The unmodified sentence “I work for the school system.”
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor – Arthur N. PopperFrom the President – Peggy Nelson Featured Articles The Sound from Underwater Explosions – David R....
AT Collections – Acoustic Signal Processing Acoustic signal processing is a field that studies the acquisition, generation, information extraction, storing, and displaying of acoustic datasets to gain specific knowledge. Modern acoustic signal processing depends...
Multimedia Legends Multimedia1 Multimedia File 1. Ultrasound imaging of transverse view of pulsating left common carotid artery (CCA) in the neck. Diameter changes can be measured from this series of images to assess the vessel mechanical properties. The...
Multimedia 1: This is an example of ideal time-frequency segregation applied to a speech signal masked by Gaussian noise (energetic masker) or by a 2-talker speech masker (informational masker). There are four pairs of stimuli. The first stimulus of each pair is...
The Sound from Underwater Explosions Zebrafish as a Key to Unlocking Human Genetic Diseases of Hearing Auditory Informational Masking Bionic Hearing: When is it Time to Get a Cochlear Implant? Understanding Arterial Biomechanics with Ultrasound and Waveguide...
Table of Contents Acquired Hearing Loss: Are Prevention and Reversal Realistic Goals?. 2 Colleen Le Prell 2 U-boat Predators in the Great War: “A Problem of Physics, Pure and Simple”. 3 Roy Manstan. 3 The Acoustics of the Modern Jazz Drum Kit 4 K. Ellington Scott 4...
Reflected Sound: Friend or Foe? Multimedia 1. A recording of a string quartet playing an excerpt from the third movement of the Summer of the Four Seasons by Vivaldi in an anechoic chamber (Thery and Katz 2019). Multimedia 2. The anechoic excerpt from the third...
The Acoustics of the Modern Jazz Drum Kit Multimedia 1. A sample recording of a bodhran, a type of frame drum. The performer uses various techniques to get different sounds from the drum. Multimedia 2. A timpanist performing a drum roll on a timpani tuned to C# 3...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the EditorFrom the President Featured Articles Fish Sound Production – The Swim Bladder – Michael L. Fine and Eric Parmentier Speech, Rhythm,...
AT Collections – Architectural Acoustics of Built Spaces Each type of built space, whether libraries, hospitals, religious institutions, has its special acoustic needs to ensure the most effective use of the spaces. This collection of articles discusses such...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the EditorFrom the President Featured Articles Building Blood Vessels and Beyond Using Bubbles – Mitra Aliabouzar and Mario L. Fabiilli Teaching...
AT Collections – Archeology and Acoustics Acoustics has been a major part of the human experience, intentional or otherwise, since the beginning of civilization. From early instruments to ancient amphitheaters and pyramids, which have recently been viewed through the...
https://acousticstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ketten-fig-4b-video-onlinevideoconverter.com_.mp4 Figure 4b. The 3D reconstruction from CT scans of the head of a stranded male Blainville’s beaked whale shows the skin surface (translucent) and the characteristic...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the EditorFrom the President Featured Articles Speech Synthesis: Toward a “Voice” for All – H. Timothy BunnellHuman Hearing in the Underwater...
AT Collections – Science Communication STEM professionals are accustomed to communicating their research and activities to peers. However, the standard conference or lecture approach for communicating usually is not the best way to educate someone with little to no...
AT Collections – Underwater Sound – Methods AT Collections – Underwater Sound – Methods read more Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea- Recording Earthquakes with Autonomous Floats – Frederik J. Simons, Joel D. Simon, and Sirawich...
AT Collections – Women in Acoustics The articles in this Collection were written by Women in Acoustics members. You can learn more about Women in Acoustics at womeninacoustics.org. Women in Acoustics read more “Listen Up! And Get Involved!” by Tracianne B....
AT Collections – Acoustics in Space They say no one can hear you scream in space, but is it true? On Earth we think of sound as vibrations traveling through air or water, and the same is true of other planets, except that the ‘air’ and ‘water’ might be replaced by...
https://acousticstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Multimedia1-1.mp4 Multimedia1: Vocal fold vibration during normal phonation from a top view. An important feature of normal phonation is that the glottis remains closed for a considerable duration within one cycle...
AT Collections – Acousticians of Note Over the years, Acoustics Today has had articles that focus on the careers of ASA members and others who have made very substantial contributions to acoustics. We look forward to adding to this list over the next few years....
AT Collections – Ask an Acoustician Ask an Acoustician is a set of interviews of ASA Members about their careers. Dr. Micheal Dent, Acoustics Today Associate Editor, conducted each of the interviews and edited the material for clarity. In these interviews, we asked...
AT Collections – Soundscape Environmental Sound The world around us is filled with sound. While humans and other animals are well adapted to deal with natural sounds, there is growing concern that the sounds around humans and animals are changing in a noisier world,...
AT Collections – Technical Committees The thirteen technical committees of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) provide the focus for members’ technical interests. The technical committees play an important role in arranging technical sessions for the meetings...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles FROM THE EDITOR ACOUSTIC REMOTE SENSING OF OCEAN GYRES – Peter F. WorcesterDINNER CONVERSATION (AN OXYMORON?) – Marshall LongTHE...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles INFRASOUND – Henry E. BassLOWERING THE BOOM – Victor W. SparrowNOT INVENTED HERE – Timothy L. O’BrienFINDING CONNECTIONS...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles SOUNDSCAPE- AN APPROACH TO RELY ON HUMAN PERCEPTION AND EXPERTISE IN THE POST-MODERN COMMUNITY NOISE ERA – Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles TIME REVERSAL – Brian E. AndersonRESONANCES AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT- ULTRASONIC PROBES OF CONDENSED MATTER GO DIGITAL – Albert...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles DE MOTU SONI – Rev. William DerhamATHANASIUS KIRCHER’S PHONURGIA NOVA- THE MARVELOUS WORLD OF SOUND DURING THE 17TH CENTURY –...
https://acousticstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Campbell-Multimedia1.mp4 Multimedia1. Murray Campbell demonstrates that putting a sock in the horn of an early 20th century HMV horn gramophone modifies the loudness and timbre of the radiated sound, but does not...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor From the President Featured Articles Communicate Your Science: Engaging Public Audiences with Acoustics – Allison B. Coffin As the Wind...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor Featured Articles Computational Methods and Techniques Across Acoustics – Grant C. EastlandUltrasonic Hearing in Cats and Other Terrestrial...
COVID Pandemic and Its Impact on ASA Members A modified version will appear in the summer 2021 issue of Acoustics Today – DOI 10.1121/AT.2021.17.2.02 How Are ASA Students Being Impacted by the Pandemic? ‘Bubble’ took on an entirely new meaning to...
COVID Pandemic and Its Impact on ASA Members COVID Pandemic and Its Impact on ASA Members Over the past year, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has redefined daily work and life circumstances for Acoustical Society of America (ASA) members around the world. In February 2021,...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor From the President Featured Articles Defense Applications of Acoustic Signal Processing – Brian G. Ferguson Snap, Crackle and Pop: Theracoustic...
Volume 16 - 2020Volume 15 - 2019 Vol 16, Issue 1 Spring 2020 To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title.From the Editor Featured Articles American Luthier: The Art and Science of Carleen Hutchins – Quincy...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor Featured Articles American Luthier: The Art and Science of Carleen Hutchins – Quincy WhitneySynthesis of Musical Instrument Sounds: Physics-Based...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor Featured ArticlesUltrasonic Hearing in Cats and Other Terrestrial Mammals – M. Charlotte KrugerThe Ins and Outs of Baby Talk...
Multimedia Legends Multimedia1. Sample of IDS used the ManyBabies Consortium (2020). Multimedia2. Sample of IDS used the ManyBabies Consortium (2020). Multimedia3. Sample of IDS used the ManyBabies Consortium (2020). Multimedia4. Sample of IDS used...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL – Marshall Long WAVE PROPAGATION IN ARRAYS OF SCATTERERS TUTORIAL- PART 2 – J. D. Maynard AUDITORY AND...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles HOW DO OUR PARAMETERS AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES CONSTRAIN APPROACHES TO CONCERT HALL DESIGN? – Larry Kirkegaard and Tim GulsrudCLARITY,...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Guest Editors Featured Articles THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA STANDARDS PROGRAM- ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE – Paul D. SchomerINTERNATIONAL...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. Featured Articles On the Fascinating Phenomenon of Diffraction by Periodic Structures – Nico Felicien DeclercqMicrobubbles as Ultrasound Contrast Agents ...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor Featured Articles Acoustical Horizontal Array Coherence Lengths and the “Carey Number” – James F. Lynch, Timothy F. Duda and John A. ColosiHow...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the EditorFrom the PresidentFrom the Executive DirectorA Tribute to the Acoustical Society of America Featured Articles Acoustic Cloaking – Andrew N....
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the President and the Executive Director From the Web Office Manager Featured Articles The Invention and Evolution of the Piano – Nicholas Giordano...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor Featured Articles Acoustics of Organ Pipes and Future Trends in the Research – by Judit Angster, Péter Rucz, and András Miklós What Is...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor Featured Articles The Mammalian Ear: Physics and the Principles of Evolution – Geoffrey A. Manley, Andrei N. Lukashkin, Patrício Simões, George...
To view or download the full issue, click the cover image. To read an individual article, click its title. From the Editor From the President Featured Articles An Introduction to Speech Privacy: Can You Hear Me Now? – Kenneth W. Good Jr. and Neil A. Shaw Public...
Multimedia 1. An illustration of the Southern and Standard pronunciations by a bidialectal speaker reading the following text: When I was a kid, the grits I ate came from the box and I didn’t like them. Everyone has their own way cooking them though, and it all...
Multimedia legend file Multimedia 1: Lung Ultrasound. Lung ultrasound in B-mode shows reverberation artifacts (white horizontal lines) originating from the pleural line (thin tissue that covers the lungs). The pleural line slides back and forth as the patient...
