The microphone book / John Eargle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eargle, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microphone.

Microphone--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Focal Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Microphone Book is the only guide you will ever need to the latest in microphone technology, application and technique. This new edition features, more on microphone arrays and wireless microphones; a new chapter on classic old models; the latest developments in surround; expanded advice on studio set up, recording and mic selection; improved layout for ease of reference; even more illustrations.John Eargle provides detailed analysis of the different types of microphones available. He then addresses their application through practical examples of actual reco

Contents:

Cover; THE MICROPHONE BOOK; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; SYMBOLS USED IN THIS BOOK; CHAPTER 1 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MICROPHONE; CHAPTER 2 BASIC SOUND TRANSMISSION AND OPERATIONAL FORCES ON MICROPHONES; CHAPTER 3 THE PRESSURE MICROPHONE; CHAPTER 4 THE PRESSURE GRADIENT MICROPHONE; CHAPTER 5 FIRST-ORDER DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONES; CHAPTER 6 HIGH DIRECTIONALITY MICROPHONES; CHAPTER 7 MICROPHONE MEASUREMENTS, STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS; CHAPTER 8 ELECTRICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND ELECTRONIC INTERFACE

CHAPTER 9 OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGYCHAPTER 10 MICROPHONE ACCESSORIES; CHAPTER 11 BASIC STEREOPHONIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES; CHAPTER 12 STEREO MICROPHONES; CHAPTER 13 CLASSICAL STEREO RECORDING TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICE; CHAPTER 14 STUDIO RECORDING TECHNIQUES; CHAPTER 15 SURROUND SOUND MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER 16 SURROUND RECORDING CASE STUDIES; CHAPTER 17 A SURVEY OF MICROPHONES IN BROADCAST AND COMMUNICATIONS; CHAPTER 18 FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH AND MUSIC REINFORCEMENT; CHAPTER 19 OVERVIEW OF MICROPHONE ARRAYS AND ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 20 CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF MICROPHONESCHAPTER 21 CLASSIC MICROPHONES: THE AUTHOR'S VIEW; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610967056

9781136118067

1136118063

9781280967054

1280967056

9780080473468

0080473466

OCLC:

476042140