Sound systems : design and optimization : modern techniques and tools for sound system design and alignment / Bob McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Bob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound--Recording and reproducing.

Sound.

Sound--Equipment and supplies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (523 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

With this definitive guide to sound reinforcement design and optimization, Bob McCarthy shares his expert knowledge and effective methodology developed from decades of field and teaching experience. This book is written for the field professional as well as the consultant or student, in a clear and easy-to-read style and illustrated with color diagrams and screenshots throughout. McCarthy's unique guide reveals the proven techniques to ensure that your sound system design can be optimized for maximum uniformity over the space.The book follows the audio signal pa

Contents:

Front Cover; Sound Systems: Design and Optimization; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Section 1:Sound Systems; 1.Transmission; Transmission Goals; Audio Transmission Defined; Time and Frequency; Wavelength; The Waveform; Transmission Quantified; Decibels; Power; Frequency Response; Polarity; Latency; Analog Audio Transmission; Line Level Devices; Line Level Interconnection; Speaker Level Devices-Power Amplifiers; Speaker Level Interconnection-Speaker Cables; Digital Audio Transmission; Digital Audio Devices; Digital Audio Interconnection; Acoustic Transmission

Power, Pressure and Surface AreaEnvironmental Effects: Humidity and Temperature; Acoustic Transmitters: Loudspeakers; Reference; 2.Summation; Overview; Properties of Audio Summation; Audio Summation Defined; Summation Criteria; Summation Quantity; Electrical vs. Acoustical Summation; Acoustical Source Direction; Summation Math; Summation Amplitude; Summation Phase; Response Ripple; Summation Zones; Comb Filtering: Linear vs. Log; Summation Geometry; Acoustical Crossovers; Acoustic Crossover Defined; Crossover Classes; Spectral Dividers and Spectral Crossovers

Spatial Dividers and Spatial CrossoversSpeaker Arrays; Introduction; Speaker Array Types; Coupled Arrays; Uncoupled Arrays; Speaker/Room Summation; Analogous Functions; Speaker/Room Summation Types; Absorption Effects; Environmental Effects; 3.Reception; Introduction; Loudness; Loudness and dB SPL; The Equal Loudness Contours; Localization; Introduction; Sonic Image; Vertical Localization; Front/Back Localization; Horizontal Localization; Tonal, Spatial and Echo Perception; Introduction; Tonal Perception; Echo Perception; Spatial Perception; Perception Zone Detection; Stereo Perception

IntroductionPanoramic Field; Stereo Scaling; Stereo Side-Effects; Amplified Sound Detection; Distortion; Compression; Frequency Response Coloration; False Perspective; Microphone Reception; Introduction; Comparing Microphones to Our Ears; Measurement Microphones; References; Section 2:Design; 4.Evaluation; Introduction; Natural Sound vs. Amplified Sound; Contrasting Emission, Transmission and Reception Models; Transmission Path Differences; Relating the Worlds of Acousticians and Audio Engineers; Comparing Our Goals; The Middle Ground; Moving Forward; Reference; 5.Prediction; Introduction

Drawings2-D Drawing Types; 3-D Drawing Types; 2-D Drawings in a 3-D World; Scale; Acoustic Modeling Programs; Introduction; A Very Brief History; Speaker Data Files; Acoustic Transmission Properties; Material Absorption Properties; Characterizing Summations; Applications; Conclusions; 6.Variation; Introduction; The Minimum Variance Principles; Variation Defined; Causes and Standard Progressions of Variance; Minimum Variance vs. Maximum SPL; The Speaker/Room Link: Aspect Ratio; Protractors and Pizza; Maximum Acceptable Variance; Asymmetric Coverage Considerations; The Coverage Bow Method

The Forward Aspect Ratio

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610747054

9781136123979

1136123970

9781136123986

1136123989

9781280747052

1280747056

9780080467849

0080467849

OCLC:

469397351