Music engineering / Richard Brice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brice, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound--Recording and reproducing.

Sound.

Music--Acoustics and physics.

Music.

Electro-acoustics.

Electronic music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Newnes, 2001.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Music Engineering is a hands-on guide to the practical aspects of electric and electronic music. It is both a compelling read and an essential reference guide for anyone using, choosing, designing or studying the technology of modern music. The technology and underpinning science are introduced through the real life demands of playing and recording, and illustrated with references to well known classic recordings to show how a particular effect is obtained thanks to the ingenuity of the engineer as well as the musician. In addition, an accompanying companion website containing over 50 speciall

Contents:

Front Cover; Music Engineering; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Chapter 1. Jilted Generation - Science and sensibility; Who this book is for; Music and the twentieth century; Electronics; The messenger and the message; New threats ... new opportunities; Fact Sheet #1: Foundations; Chapter 2. Good Vibrations - The nature of sound; The physics of sound; Fourier; The Fourier transform; Transients; Musical ranges; Musical scales and temperaments; The harmonic series; Measuring sound; Radiation of sound; The near and far field

The physiology of hearingThe psychology of hearing; Fact Sheet #2: AC circuits; Chapter 3. Stand By Me - Microphones and their applications; Principles; Pressure microphones; Pressure gradient or velocity microphones; Transduction method; Practical cardioid microphones; Pressure zone microphone (PZM); Electret microphones; Microphone usage ... basic issues; Proximity effect or bass tip-up; Microphone technique; Fact Sheet #3: Signals; Chapter 4. Message in a Bottle - Valve technology; What is 'valve sound'?; Harmonic distortion; Intermodulation distortion; Headroom

Interaction with loudspeakersReduction in loudspeaker distortion; Valve theory; Practical valve circuits; Fact Sheet #4: Semiconductors; Chapter 5. Roll Over Beethoven - Electric instruments; Introduction; Electric guitars; Electric organs; Theremin; Univox; Hohner clavinet; Electric pianos; Electronic pianos; Martenot; Mellotron; Tape-bow violin; Fact Sheet #5: Digital logic; Chapter 6. Wild Thing - Electronic effects; Echo and reverberation; Tremelo; Fuzz; Wah-wah; Pitch shifting; Flanging, phasing and chorus; Ring modulation; Dynamics processors; Noise reduction; Audio enhancers; De-essers

VocoderTalk-box guitar effect; Fact Sheet #6: Music foundations; Chapter 7. Pet Sounds - Electronic synthesis; Introduction; Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO); Voltage controlled filter (VCF); Envelope generation; Attack-sustain-release (ASR) generator; Low-frequency oscillator (LFO); Analogue noise generators; Colours of noise; Analogue synthesisers; FM sound synthesis; Perceived fundamental; Complex FM and feedback; Sampling; Wavetable synthesis and other proprietary synthesis algorithms; Modern trends in synthesiser design; Functional physical modelling; Granular synthesis; Xennakis

Waveshape distortion synthesisFact Sheet #7: Negative feedback and op-amps; Chapter 8. Silver Machine - Sequencers and MIDI; Analogue sequencers; MIDI; The MIDI specification; MIDI sequencing; Fact Sheet #8: MIDI messages; Chapter 9. Got to Get You into My Life - Sound recording; Introduction; Magnetic theory; The physics of magnetic recording; Bias; Equalisation; Tape speed; Speed stability; Recording formats - analogue machines; Digital tape machines; Creative uses of tape; Hard disk recording; Compact disc; DVD; MiniDisc (MD); Fact Sheet #9: Studio data communications

Chapter 10. Bits 'n' Pieces - Digital audio

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611051426

9781281051424

128105142X

9781417505609

1417505605

9780080479576

008047957X

OCLC:

191034989