May covers

The May covers are now available and feature exciting new research from this past month!

The JASA cover features a few panels of Figure 5 from “Source localization based on steered frequency–wavenumber analysis for sparse array,” by Y. H. Choi, J. S. Kim, and Gihoon Byun. The images depict results of waveguide simulation in the environment of SAVEX15, a shallow-water acoustic variability experiment conducted in May 2015.

Some other research was also highlighted on the May JASA cover:

You can find the whole issue at https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jasa/issue/153/5.

The JASA Express Letters cover features an image of a simulated pressure field from figure 2 of “Transcranial ultrasound simulation with uncertainty estimation,” by Antonio Stanziola, José A. Pineda-Pardo, and Bradley Treeby. (Browse the rest of the issue at https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jel/issue/3/5.)

May JASA & JASA-EL covers

May JASA & JASE-EL covers

New Across Acoustics Episode: Noise-Induced Hearing Disorders

Noise can damage hearing in numerous ways: hearing loss, tinnitus, difficulty hearing in noisy settings, as well as other sound detection or sound processing deficits. In this episode, we talk to Colleen Le Prell (UT Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences) and Odile Clavier (Creare), two editors of the recent Noise-Induced Hearing Disorders Special Issue of JASA. Learn about current clinical and investigational tools for studying noise-induced hearing disorders, as well as the latest on research about noise monitoring and hearing protection.

(Like the episode? Don’t miss the Special Issue on Noise-Induced Hearing Disorders!)

Vocal Tract Size, Shape Dictate Speech Sounds

Vocal Tract Size, Shape Dictate Speech Sounds

Main anatomical shape factors of the vocal tract. Credit: Antoine Serrurier

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Only humans have the ability to use speech. Remarkably, this communication is understandable across accent, social background, and anatomy despite a wide variety of ways to produce the necessary sounds. In JASA, published on behalf of the Acoustical Society of America by AIP Publishing, researchers from…click to read more

From the Journal: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Article: Morphological and acoustic modeling of the vocal tract
DOI: 10.1121/10.0017356

Capturing and Analyzing Subtle Combination Tones Produced by Violins

Capturing and Analyzing Subtle Combination Tones Produced by Violins

This Totoni violin, made in Bologna in 1700, produced the strongest and most audible combination tones. CREDIT: Gabriele Caselli, Giovanni Cecchi, and Giulio Masetti

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2022 – When two musical notes are played simultaneously, the human ear can perceive weak additional tones called combination tones. These subjective tones result from the nonlinearity of the inner ear and are attributed to the amplification mechanism of the cochlea. Subjective tones are perceived with…click to read more

From the Journal: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Article: Characteristics, mechanisms, and perceivability of combination tones in violins
DOI: 10.1121/10.0014600

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