The science of sound recording / Jay Kadis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kadis, Jay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound--Recording and reproducing.

Sound.

Acoustical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier/Focal Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Science of Sound Recording will provide you with more than just an introduction to sound and recording, it will allow you to dive right into some of the technical areas that often appear overwhelming to anyone without an electrical engineering or physics background. The Science of Sound Recording helps you build a basic foundation of scientific principles, explaining how recording really works. Packed with valuable must know information, illustrations and examples of 'worked through' equations this book introduces the theory behind sound recording practices in a logical and prac

Contents:

Cover; THE SCIENCE OF SOUND RECORDING; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Mathematics and the Measurement of Sound; MATHEMATICS; SINUSOIDS; LOGARITHMS AND EXPONENTS; VECTORS; POLAR COORDINATES; COMPLEX NUMBERS; CALCULUS; STATISTICS; UNITS OF MEASURE; CHAPTER TWO Physics; NEWTON'S LAWS OF MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; WORK AND ENERGY; RESONANCE AND HARMONIC MOTION; THE WAVE EQUATION; SUPERPOSITION; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER THREE Sound; THE PHYSICS OF SOUND; THE PHYSICS OF GASES; SOUND PROPAGATION; SOUND REFRACTION AND DIFFRACTION; ACOUSTICS

ROOM MODES OF REFLECTIONSUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER FOUR Hearing; THE AUDITORY SYSTEM; COCHLEAR PHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION OF SOUND; REFERENCES; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER FIVE Electronics; BASIC ELECTRICITY; PASSIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ACTIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER SIX Microphones; DYNAMIC MICROPHONES; CAPACITOR MICROPHONES; SPATIAL SENSITIVITY; MICROPHONE SPECIFICATIONS; MULTIPLE-MICROPHONE TECHNIQUES; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER SEVEN Analog Signal Processing; IMPEDANCE MATCHING; SHIELDING; THE BALANCED LINE; GROUNDING; LINEAR AMPLIFIERS; NONLINEAR AMPLIFIERS

DYNAMIC RANGE PROCESSORSEQUALIZERS; MIXING CONSOLES; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER EIGHT Analog Recorders; MAGNETISM; THE PHYSICS OF MAGNETIC RECORDING; THE INTERACTION OF HEAD AND TAPE; SOURCES OF NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEMS; TAPE RECORDERS; RECORDER ALIGNMENT; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER NINE Digital Audio Recording and Processing; THE BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM; COMPUTERS AND TIME; DIGITAL AUDIO: THE THEORY; SAMPLING: QUANTIZATION; SAMPLING: TIMING; ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION; DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERSION; DIGITAL AUDIO INTERCONNECTION; DIGITAL RECORDING; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

DIGITAL FILE DISTRIBUTIONSUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER TEN Monitoring, Mixing, and Mastering; MONITORING; LOUDSPEAKER DRIVERS; SPEAKER CABINETS; LOUDSPEAKER-ROOM INTERACTIONS; MIXING; MASTERING; SUGGESTED READING; APPENDIX 1; INDEX; Additional Reference Material; CHAPTER FORTY-SIX Test and Measurement; 46.1. TEST AND MEASUREMENT; 46.1.1. Why Test?; 46.2. ELECTRICAL TESTING; 46.3. ACOUSTICAL TESTING; 46.3.1. Sound Level Measurements; 46.3.1.1. Conclusion; 46.3.2. Detailed Sound Measurements; 46.3.2.1. Sound Persistence in Enclosed Spaces; 46.3.2.2. Amplitude versus Time

46.3.2.3. The Transfer Function46.3.3. Measurement Systems; 46.3.3.1. Alternate Perspectives; 46.3.4. Testing Methods; 46.3.4.1. FFT Measurements; 46.3.4.2. Dual-Channel FFT; 46.3.4.3. Maximum-Length Sequence; 46.3.4.4. Time-Delay Spectrometry (TDS); 46.3.5. Preparation; 46.3.5.1. Dissecting the Impulse Response; 46.3.5.2. The Envelope-Time Curve; 46.3.5.3. A Global Look; 46.3.5.4. Time Window Length; 46.3.5.5. Acoustic Wavelengths; 46.3.5.6. Microphone Placement; 46.3.5.7. Estimate the Critical Distance DC; 46.3.5.8. Common Factors to All Measurement Systems; 46.3.5.9. Data Windows

46.3.5.10. A Methodical Approach

Notes:

Chapter 46 of Handbook for sound engineers / Glen M. Ballou (4th ed.) at end.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613611000

9781136125973

1136125973

9781136125980

1136125981

9781280581229

1280581220

9780240823645

0240823648

OCLC:

777375498