Auralization : Fundamentals of Acoustics Modelling Simulation Algorithms and Acoustic Virtual Reality Chapter1: Fundamentals of acoustics Chapter2: Sound sources Chapter3: Sound propagation Chapter4: Sound fields in cavities and in rooms Chapter5: Structure borne sound Chapter6: Psychoacoustics Chapter7: Signal processing for auralization Chapter8: Characterization of sources Chapter9: Convolution and binaural sound synthesis Chapter10: Simulation methods Chapter11: Simulation of sound in rooms Chapter12: Simulation and auralization of outdoor sound propagation Chapter13: Simulation and auralization of airborne sound insulation Chapter14: Simulation and auralization of structure borne sound Chapter15: Transfer path analysis and synthesis Chapter16: Filter construction for real time processing Chapter17: 3D sound reproduction Chapter18: Acoustic Virtual Reality systems. Auralization is the technique of creation and reproduction of sound on the basis of computer data. With this tool it is possible to predict the character of sound signals which are generated at the source and modified by reinforcement propagation and transmission in systems such as rooms buildings vehicles or other technical devices. This book is organized as a comprehensive collection of the basics of sound and vibration acoustic modelling simulation signal processing and audio reproduction. With some mathematical prerequisites the readers will be able to follow the main strategy of auralization easily and work out their own implementations of auralization in various fields of application in architectural acoustics acoustic engineering sound design and virtual reality. For readers interested in basic research the technique of auralization may be useful to create sound stimuli for specific investigations in linguistic medical neurological and psychological research and in the field of human machine interaction.