Audio engineer's reference book / edited by Michael Talbot-Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talbot-Smith, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Sound.

Acoustical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (673 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; Boston : Focal Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Audio Engineer's Reference Book is an authoritative volume on all aspects of audio engineering and technology including basic mathematics and formulae, acoustics and psychoacoustics, microphones, loudspeakers and studio installations. The content is concise and accurate, providing quick and easy access to everything you will need to know, from basic formulae to practical explanations and operational detail.Compiled by an international team of experts, this second edition has been updated to keep abreast of fast-moving areas such as digital audi

Contents:

Cover; Audio Engineer's Reference Book; Copyright; Contents; Preface to first edition; Preface to second edition; Contributors; 1 Basic principles; 1.1 Mathematics, formulae and equations; 1.2 Units used in audio engineering; 1.3 The physics of sound waves; 1.4 The hearing process; 1.5 Perceptual audio coding; 1.6 Noise measurement; 1.7 Electromechanical analogies; 1.8 Introduction to digital audio; 2 Acoustics and acoustic devices; 2.1 Room acoustics; 2.2 Sound isolation and noise control; 2.3 Microphones; 2.4 Loudspeakers and headphones; 2.5 Stereo; 2.6 Microphones for stereo

2.7 Analogue sound mixing equipment2.8 Power amplifiers, control units and preamplifiers; 2.9 Limiters and compressors; 3 Recording and reproduction; 3.1 Analogue tape recording; 3.2 Noise reduction systems; 3.3 Compact disc; 3.4 Digital audio tape; 3.5 Audio editing; 3.6 Audio measurements and test equipment; 4 Digital equipment; 4.1 Artificial reverberation devices; 4.2 Digital mixing and filtering; 4.3 MIDI; 5 Studios and their facilities; 5.1 Radio studio facilities; 5.2 Facilities required in recording studios; 5.3 Facilities required in television sound control rooms

5.4 Studio installations for local radio5.5 Outside broadcast and mobile equipment and operations; 5.6 The tapeless studio; 5.7 Studio air-conditioning systems; 6 Distribution of audio signals; 6.1 Telephony; 6.2 Telephony transmission systems; 6.3 Radio propagation; 6.4 Transmission developments: NICAM and RDS; 6.5 Digital audio interfacing, synchronization and networks; 7 Miscellaneous topics; 7.1 Ultrasonics; 7.2 International standards for sound systems and equipment; 7.3 Digital time signals; 7.4 Health and safety; 7.5 Portable appliance testing; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611021283

9781136116223

1136116222

9781281021281

1281021288

9780080523064

0080523064

OCLC:

171132368