table of contents
Introduction
1 History and Concept
1.1 Context and Definition
1.2 History
2 Building an Acousmonium
2.1 The Loudspeakers
2.2 The Diffusion Console
2.3 Wiring and Amplification
3 Installing an Acousmonium
3.1 Installation on Site
3.2 Diffusion Console Position
3.3 Positioning the Loudspeakers
4 Tests, Settings and Calibration
4.1 Testing
4.2 Settings and Calibration
5 Playing an Acousmonium
5.1 What Kind of Music?
5.2 Diffusion
5.3 Strategies and Techniques
5.4 Format
5.5 Different Types of Music
6 Thinking the Concert
6.1 Scenography
6.2 Concert Situation vs Sound Installation
6.3 Listening Conditions
7 Alternatives
7.1 Simplified Approach
7.2 Ambisonics, WFS and Object-Based Audio
7.3 The Music Takes Priority Over the System
Conclusion
Glossary
Credits
