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Journal articles

Ashcroft RG; Coster HGL; Laver DR; Smith JR, 1983, 'The effects of cholesterol inclusion on the molecular organisation of bimolecular lipid membranes', BBA - Biomembranes, 730, pp. 231 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(83)90338-3

Smith JR; Beilby MJ, 1983, 'Inhibition of electrogenic transport associated with the action potential in Chara', The Journal of Membrane Biology, 71, pp. 131 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01870681

Smith JR, 1983, 'The tonoplast impedance of chara', Journal of Experimental Botany, 34, pp. 120 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/34.2.120

Smith JR, 1983, 'Effect of a spatially inhomogeneous membrane upon the measured electrical properties of Chara', Journal of Membrane Biology, 73, pp. 185 - 192

Smith JR; Walker NA, 1983, 'Membrane conductance of Chara measured in the acid and basic zone', Journal of Membrane Biology: an international journal for studies on the structure, function and genesis of biomembranes, 73, pp. 193 - 202

Chilcott TC; Coster HGL; Ogata K; Smith JR, 1983, 'Spatial Variation of the Electrical Properties of Chara australis. II. Membrane Capacitance and Conductance as a Function of Frequency', Functional Plant Biology, 10, pp. 353 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pp9830353

Smith JR, 1983, 'The Electrical Properties of Plant Cell Membranes: Cable Properties involving the Plasmalemma, Tonoplast and Cytoplasm in Chara', Functional Plant Biology, 10, pp. 329 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pp9830329

Smith JR, 1983, 'The electrical properties of plant cell membranes: II. Distortion of non-linear current-voltage characteristics induced by the cable properties of Chara', Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 11, pp. 211 - 224

Ashcroft RG; Coster HGL; Smith JR, 1981, 'The molecular organisation of bimolecular lipid membranes. The dielectric structure of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic interface', BBA - Biomembranes, 643, pp. 191 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(81)90232-7

Ashcroft RG; Thulborn KR; Smith JR; Coster HGL; Sawyer WH, 1980, 'Perturbations to lipid bilayers by spectroscopic probes as determined by dielectric measurements', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 602, pp. 299 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(80)90313-2

Ashcroft RG; Coster HGL; Smith JR, 1977, 'Local anaesthetic benzyl alcohol increases membrane thickness', Nature, 269, pp. 819 - 820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/269819a0

Ashcroft RG; Coster HGL; Smith JR, 1977, 'The molecular organisation of bimolecular lipid membranes. The effect of benzyl alcohol on the structure', BBA - Biomembranes, 469, pp. 13 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(77)90321-2

Zimmermann U; Ashcroft RG; Coster HGL; Smith JR, 1977, 'The molecular organization of bimolecular lipid membranes. The effect of KCl on the location of indoleacetic acid in the membrane', BBA - Biomembranes, 469, pp. 23 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(77)90322-4

COSTER HGL; SMITH JR, 1977, 'LOW-FREQUENCY IMPEDANCE OF CHARA-CORALLINA - SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS OF SEPARATE PLASMALEMMA AND TONOPLAST CAPACITANCE AND CONDUCTANCE', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 4, pp. 667 - 674, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1977ED61200017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Coster HGL; Smith JR, 1976, 'Activation and inactivation in a fixed charge excitation inducing module (E.I.M.)', Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics, 3, pp. 214 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0302-4598(76)80004-9

Bell DJ; Coster HGL; Smith JR, 1975, 'A computer based, four terminal impedance measuring system for low frequencies (designed for plasma membrane of living cells)', Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 8, pp. 66 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/8/1/023

Coster HGL; Smith JR, 1974, 'The molecular organization of bimolecular lipid membranes. A study of the low frequency Maxwell-Wagner impedance dispersion', BBA - Biomembranes, 373, pp. 151 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(74)90142-4

Conference Papers

Almeida A; Li W; Inwood L; Smith JR; Wolfe J, 2019, 'Clarinet tonguing: the mechanism for transient production', in Proceedings of International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germany, Detmold, Germany, presented at International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germany, 13 September 2019 - 19 September 2019, https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ISMA-clarinet-2019.pdf

Jeanneteau M; Hanna NH; Smith JR; Wolfe J, 2019, 'A real-time feedback system for vocal tract tuning', in Proceedings of International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germany., Detmold, Germanu, presented at International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germanu, 13 September 2019 - 16 September 2019, https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ISMA-tuning-2019.pdf

Jeanneteau M; Hanna N; Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2019, 'Open-source software for estimating vocal tract resonances using broadband excitation at the lips', in Calhoun S; Escudero P; Tabain M; Warren P (eds.), International Conference on Phonetic Science, Melbourne, Melbourne, presented at International Conference on Phonetic Science, Melbourne, 04 August 2019 - 10 August 2019, https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ICPhS19.pdf

Boutin H; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2019, 'The acoustics of the trombone: How do players lip up and down?', in Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019, Montréal, Québec, presented at ICSV26, Montréal, Québec, 07 July 2019 - 11 July 2019

Boutin H; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2019, 'The acoustics of the trombone: How do players lip up and down?', in Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019

Lehoux H; Goios Borges De Almeida A; Hanna N; Wolfe J; Smith J, 2018, 'Estimating pressure and flow at the glottis in a vocal tract-like duct from microphone measurements at the mouth', in Epps J; Wolfe J; Smith JR; Jones C (eds.), Proceedings of the Seventeenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 81 - 84, presented at Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2018 - 07 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/ybnv-8146

Rodriguez A; Hanna N; Goios Borges De Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2018, 'Estimation of vocal tract and trachea area functions from impedance spectra measured through the lips', in Epps J; Wolfe J; Smith J; Jones C (eds.), Proceedings of the Seventeenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 77 - 80, presented at Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2018 - 07 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/asf1-sm30

Almeida A; Li W; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2018, 'Modelling the spectral evolution of transients in wind instruments', in Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019

Almeida A; Li W; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2018, 'Modelling the spectral evolution of transients in wind instruments', in Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019

Li W; Almeida A; Smith JOHN; Wolfe JOE, 2016, 'Some secrets of good musicians: the physics controlling articulation and timbre in reed instruments', in Proceedings of ACOUSTICS 2016, Brisbane, pp. 596 - 604, presented at The 2nd Australian Acoustical Societies’ conference, Brisbane, 09 November 2016 - 11 November 2016, https://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/AASNZ2016/papers/p81.pdf

Li W; Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2016, 'Controlling the transients and timbre on single reed instruments', in Miyara F (ed.), ISMRA 2016. International Symposium on Musical and Room Acoustics, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, presented at ISMRA 2016. International Symposium on Musical and Room Acoustics, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 October 2016 - 13 September 2016, http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ISMRA2016-86.pdf

Hanna N; Amatoury J; Smith J; Wolfe JA, 2016, 'How long is a vocal tract? Comparison of acoustic impedance spectrometry with magnetic resonance imaging', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America, Buenos Aires, pp. 060001 - 060001, presented at 22nd International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016, Buenos Aires, 05 September 2016 - 09 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/2.0000400

Wade L; Hanna N; Smith J; wolfe J, 2016, 'Soprano singing, with and without resonances', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America, Buenos Aires, pp. 035002 - 035002, presented at 22nd International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016, Buenos Aires, 05 September 2016 - 09 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/2.0000354

Wolfe JA; Smith J; Chu D, 2015, 'You can't measure it but you can know it: precisely synthesising acoustic flow', in Kessissoglou N; Doolan C (ed.), Acoustics 2015, Hunter Valley, Australia, Hunter Valley, Australia, presented at Acoustics 2015, Hunter Valley, Australia, 15 November 2015 - 18 November 2015, http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/AcousticCurrent.pdf

Li W-C; Smith J; Wolfe J; Almeida A, 2014, 'Tongue, lip and breath interactions in clarinet playing: a study using a playing machine', in 21st International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2014, ICSV 2014, ICSV, Beijing, pp. 1817 - 1824, presented at International Conference on Sound and Vibration, Beijing, 13 July 2014 - 17 July 2014, http://www.icsv21.org/content/papers/papers/full_paper_321_20140422112347336.pdf

Boutin H; Fletcher NH; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2014, 'Lipping down on the trombone: phases of lip motion and pressures', in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Music Acoustics, ISMA, Le Mans, pp. 119 - 124, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics, Le Mans, 07 July 2014 - 12 July 2014, http://www.conforg.fr/isma2014/cdrom/data/articles/000071.pdf

Li W-C; Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2014, 'Tongue control and its coordination with blowing pressure in clarinet playing', in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Music Acoustics, Le Mans, 2014, ISMA, Le Mans, pp. 541 - 546, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics, Le Mans, 07 July 2014 - 12 July 2014, http://www.conforg.fr/isma2014/cdrom/data/articles/000067.pdf

Hanna N; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2012, 'Low frequency response of the vocal tract: acoustic and mechanical resonances and their losses', in Acoustics 2012 Fremantle: Acoustics, Development and the Environment, The Australian Acoustical Society, Western Australian Division, Perth, WA, pp. 317 - 323, presented at Acoustics 2012 Freemantle, Freemantle, WA, 21 November 2012 - 23 November 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25934

Smith JR; Rey G; Wolfe JA, 2011, 'Correlations among subjective performance qualities and objective acoustical parameters of the didjeridu', in Proceedings of Acoustics 2011, The Australian Acoustical Society, Darlinghurst NSW, pp. 125 - 132, presented at Proceedings of Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, 02 November 2011 - 04 November 2011, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/AAS2011didjeridu.pdf

Smith JR; Henrich N; Garnier M; Wolfe JA, 2011, 'The acoustics of registers and resonances in singing', in Proceedings of Acoustics 2011, The Australian Acoustical Society, Darlinghurst NSW, pp. 1 - 6, presented at Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, Australia, 02 November 2011 - 04 November 2011, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/AAS2011singing.pdf

Almeida A; Lemare J; Sheahan M; Judge J; Auvray R; Dang KS; John S; Geoffroy J; Katupitiya J; Santus P; Skougarevsky A; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Clarinet parameter cartography: automatic mapping of the sound produced as a function of blowing pressure and reed force', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, pp. 1 - 6, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/clarinetcartography.pdf

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'How players use their vocal tracts in advanced clarinet and saxophone performance', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ChenISMA2010.pdf

Almeida A; Devillers M; Chow R; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Practice makes less imperfect: the effects of experience and practice on the kinetics and coordination of flutists' fingers', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/fluteISMA2010.pdf

Garnier M; Henrich N; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'The tuning of vocal resonances and the upper limit to the high soprano range', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/GarnieretalISMA2010.pdf

Smith J; Wolfe JA, 2009, 'Wagner’s music is even better than it sounds', in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Music Communication Science (ICoMCS2), HCSNet, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, presented at ICOMCS2, Sydney, Australia, 03 December 2009 - 04 December 2009

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2008, 'How to play the first bar of Rhapsody in Blue', in Acoustics 2008, Australian Acoustical Society, Geelong, Australia, presented at Acoustics 2008: Acoustics and Sustainability, Geelong, Australia, 24 November 2008 - 26 November 2008

Schneider M; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2008, 'Improving the quality of a simple plastic `Didjeridu`', in Acoustics 2008, Australian Acoustical Society, Geelong, Australia, pp. 230 - 235, presented at Acoustics 2008: Acoustics and Sustainability, Geelong, Australia, 24 November 2008 - 26 November 2008

Garnier M; Wolfe JA; Henrich N; Smith JR, 2008, 'Interrelationship between vocal effort and vocal tract acoustics: a pilot study', in Interspeech 2012, Curran Associates, Inc, Brisbane Australia, presented at Interspeech 2008, Brisbane Australia, 22 September 2008 - 26 September 2008

Smith JR; Henrich N; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Resonance tuning in singing', in Calvo-Manzano A (ed.), 19th International Congress on Acoustics, 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 02 September 2007 - 07 September 2007

Wolfe JA; Tarnopolsky A; Fletcher NH; Hollenberg L; Lange B; Smith JR, 2007, 'The acoustics of the player-didjeridu system', in Calvo-Manzano A (ed.), 19th International Congress on Acoustics, 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 02 September 2007 - 07 September 2007

Chen JM; Laurin D; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Vocal tract interactions in recorder performance', in Calvo-Manzano A (ed.), 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 02 September 2007 - 07 September 2007

Schneider M; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'The Didjeriduo: Musical implications of a 3 port branched duct', in ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, pp. 3344 - 3351, presented at ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Wolfe JA; Henrich N; Kiek M; Smith JR, 2007, 'Seriously loud and noticeably different: the acoustics of Bulgarian women’s singing style', in Bonsi D; Gonzalez D; Stanzial D (eds.), International Symposium on Musical Acoustics, International Symposium on Music Acoustics 2007, Barcelona, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics 2007, Barcelona


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