This book proceeds from basic theory to design studies of concert and
multiple purpose halls. Readers can follow the concept of temporal and
spatial values which may be associated with the left and right cerebral
hemispheres, respectively, in listening to music and speech in a room.
Special attention has been made to stimulate the left and the right
hemispheres of the brain. The audience includes both undergraduate and
graduate students in the fields of acoustics, architechture, psychology,
physiology, and music, as well as acoustical consultants, audio
engineers, and "sound coordinators" of concert halls and theaters, in
addition to researchers who are interested in fusing