This is prototype knowledge compass for navigating complex audio concepts through relational structure. It rethinks how technical knowledge is structured, accessed, and understood. Interpretive layering and directional relationships between perception and technical understanding allow movement between concepts. It stands as a companion glossary to Richard C Heyser’s works on Time Delay Spectrometry, and an aid to tuning in to felt alignment between systems of perception.
The audio measurement concepts are laid out in six interconnected modules:
I — Perception, Illusion & Frames of Reference
II — System Behavior & Time Relationships
III — Frequency, Phase & Transformational Geometry
IV — TDS Core Concepts
V — Energy, Space & Room Interaction
VI — Measurement Philosophy & Interpretation
Try the Heyser Audio Relational Glossary by following this link to Vercel:
https://knowledge-compass-weld.vercel.app
Phase II of this module looks at the peer review process of interpretive works.
This project started out as a way of navigating Heyser’s work to create accessible mini-lessons. I thought I’d donate the work to the nonprofit Audio Engineering Society. However, between the IT challenges the society has faced and the need for modern peer-reviewed audio terminology once they get through those challenges, I decided to use my work interpreting Heyser to test the collaborative layer of GitHub. After returning to the relational module for several breakthrough teachable moments, I decided to further incorporate it into a larger project.