Handbook for sound engineers

✍ Scribed by Ballou, Glen

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1807
• Edition: 4th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers. All audio topics are explored: if you work on anything related to audio you should not be without this book! The 4th edition of this trusted reference has been updated to reflect changes in the industry since the publication of the 3rd edition in 2002 -- including new technologies like software-based recording systems such as Pro Tools and Sound Forge; digital recording using MP3, wave files and others; mobile audio devices such as iPods and MP3 players.

Over 40 topics are covered and written by many of the top professionals for their area in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and image projection; Ken Pohlmann on compact discs and DVDs; David Miles Huber on MIDI; Dr. Eugene Patronis on amplifier design and outdoor sound systems; Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers; Pat Brown on fundamentals and gain structures; Ray Rayburn on virtual systems and digital interfacing; and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and acoustics for concert halls

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics
Psychoacoustics and Perception
Acoustical Noise Control
Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas
Acoustics for General Purpose Rooms
Acoustics for Auditoriums and Concert Halls
Acoustics for Stadiums and Outdoor Venues
Acoustics for Cinemas
Modelling and Auralization
Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors
Audio Transformers and their Uses
Tubes, Discrete Solid-State Devices, and Integrated Circuits
Heat Sinks and Relays
Transmission Techniques--Wire
Microphones
Loudspeakers, Enclosures, and Headphones
Loudspeaker Cluster Design
Power Supplies
Amplifier Design
Preamplifiers and Mixers
Atenuators
Filters and Equalizers
Delay
Mixing Consoles
VI Meters and Devices
Disk Recording and Playback
Magnetic Analog and Digital Recording and Playback
MIDI
Compact Discs, DVD Audio and Video, SACD and other Digital Media
DSP Technology
Grounding
Gain Structures
Sound System Design
Computer-Aided Sound System Design
Designing for Speech Intelligibility
In-Ear Monitoring
Virtual Systems
Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking
Complete Interpretation Systems
Assistive Listening Systems
Intercoms
Image Projection
Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital
Audio Measurements
Fundamentals and Units of Measurements
Loudspeakers
Loudspeaker Cluster Design
Preamplifiers and Mixers
Analog Consoles and Systems
Digital Consoles
Compact Discs, DVD Audio and Video, SACD and other Digital Media
MIDI
Sound System Design
Designing a Sound System with a Computer
Gain Structures
Grounding
Virtual Systems
Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking
Designing for Speech Intelligibility
Modelling and Auralization
Dolby Surround Sound
Audio Measurements
Digital Media
Fiber Optic Transmission
Intelligibility.

✦ Subjects

Acoustical engineering;Handbooks, manuals, etc.;Sound;Recording and reproducing;Digital techniques.;Acoustical engineering.