Sound Design (2018)
Book
McGregor, I. (2018). Sound Design

This book explores the underlying principles of sound design for linear and interactive media, and specifically how they apply to theatre. The focus of the text is about how to design effective sound so that audiences' experiences are as close as pos... Read More about Sound Design.

An introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Quinton, M., & McGregor, I. (2014, July). An introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape. Presented at Invisible places: sounding cities, Sound, Urbanism and Sense of Place

This is an introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape and is part of an even bigger project. It introduces a soundscape diced with traditional sounds which still echo in the present and mutate and conflict with the modern sounds that are becoming p... Read More about An introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape..

Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Droumeva, M., & McGregor, I. (2012, June). Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. Presented at The 18th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2012), Atlanta, Georgia

In order to design auditory displays that function well within the cultural, informational and acoustic ecology of everyday situations designers as well as researchers in psychoacoustics need to continue to gain a better understanding of how listener... Read More about Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology..

Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., & Turner, P. (2012, September). Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences. Presented at ECCE '12: Proceedings of the 30th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, Raleigh, North Carolina

This paper reports on establishing whether listeners have the same listening experience as the person who designed the sound. Surprisingly, there is little or no evidence as to whether what is designed to be heard is what is actually heard. The study... Read More about Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences..

Workplace soundscape mapping: a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & LePlâtre, G. (2006, June). Workplace soundscape mapping: a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method. Presented at ICAD 2006: The 12th International Conference on Auditory Display, London, UK

This paper describes a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method of mapping a workplace soundscape to assess its fitness as a basis for an extended soundscape mapping method. Twelve participants took part within 14 separate environments, which included a... Read More about Workplace soundscape mapping: a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method.