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AcouTstics
Volume 16 | Issue 1 | Spring 2020
A Publication of the Acoustical Society of Americ
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 From the Editor Featured Articles
10 American Luthier: The Art and Science of
Carleen Hutchins – Quincy Whitney
Carleen Hutchins taught herself acoustical physics, applied it to making a better violin, and then invented a new family of violins.
20 Synthesis of Musical Instrument Sounds:
Physics-Based Modeling or Machine Learning? –
Scott H. Hawley, Vasileios Chatziioannou, and
Andrew Morrison
Physics-based modeling provides insight into sound production processes, whereas machine learning generates increasingly realistic imitations from recordings alone.
29 From Father Flanagan to Hearing Research: A History
of Acoustics Research at Boys Town – Walt Jesteadt
How Boys Town, an organization known for work with at-risk children, became an important contributor to hearing, speech, and language research.
37 Music Beyond Sound: Weighing the Contributions of Touch, Sight, and Balance – Frank A. Russo
Although hearing is at the core of music for most listeners, not all of us experience music in the same way.
46 Are Virtual Sounds Real? – Michael Vorländer
Are virtual sounds real? Yes, they are if the computer simulation of the sound is accurate and fast.
55 Ocean Acoustics in the Rapidly Changing Arctic –
Peter F. Worcester, Matthew A. Dzieciuch, and Hanne Sagen Multipurpose acoustic systems have special roles to play
in providing observations year-round in ice-covered regions, complementing and supporting other observations.
Sound Perspectives
65 Awards and Prizes Announcement
66 Ask an Acoustician – Jennifer Miksis-Olds and Micheal L. Dent
70 Student Council Chairs Shed Light on Student Affairs – William J. Doebler and Kali Burke
73 Science Communication Training – L. Keeta Jones 75 Administrative Committee Report: Committee on
Publication Policy – Vladimir E. Ostashev and D. Keith Wilson
78 A Sustainable and Fiscally Responsible Business Model for the Acoustical Society of America Standards Program – Christopher J. Struck
Departments
72 ASA Press Announcements
81 Foundation Report – James H. Miller
82 Classifieds, Business Directory, Advertisers Index
About The Cover
Drawing from American Luthier: The Art and Science of Carleen Hutchins, excerpted in this issue. Carleen Hutchins’ violin octet, a matched consort of eight violins across the range of a piano. Courtesy of the Hutchins Estate.
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