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Summary
Summary
The Sound Engineer's pocket Book is a collection of important facts and information that cannot easily be carried in the heads of those needing to remember it. if you are a professional audio engineer, responsible for broadcast or studio recording or a student on a music technology or sound recording course you will find this an essential part of your work kit. This is a handy, compact source of essential data that every sound technician should have. It covers the very latest technology connected with sound: *noise measurement * acoustics * microphones * loudspeakers * mixing equipment * CDs, DAT, MIDI * telephony * ISDN * digital ineterfcaing * ultrasonics The author, Michael Talbot -Smith, has adapted and supplemented some of the most useful material from the comprehensive volume The Audio Engineer's Reference Book to fit into this more handy pocket book. He is now freelance audio consultant and technical writer, having for many years trained audio enginerrs at the BBC's training center near Evesham.
Author Notes
He is a Freelance audio consultant and technical writer, formerly an audio engineer trainer at BBC Wood Norton.
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Table of Contents
Preface to second edition | p. vii |
Introduction | p. viii |
1 Basic principles | p. 1 |
2 The physics of sound waves | p. 12 |
3 The hearing process | p. 19 |
4 Acoustic noise and its measurement | p. 23 |
5 Typical noise levels | p. 28 |
6 Electromechanical analogies | p. 31 |
7 Digital principles | p. 37 |
8 Acoustics | p. 41 |
9 Sound isolation | p. 45 |
10 Microphones | p. 53 |
11 Radio microphone frequencies | p. 72 |
12 Loudspeakers | p. 76 |
13 Stereo | p. 84 |
14 Analogue sound mixing equipment | p. 94 |
15 Signal processing | p. 104 |
16 Analogue recording and reproduction | p. 112 |
17 Analogue noise reduction | p. 122 |
18 Compact disc | p. 131 |
19 Digital audio tape | p. 141 |
20 Audio measurements | p. 154 |
21 Digital equipment | p. 159 |
22 Midi | p. 166 |
23 Studio air-conditioning | p. 173 |
24 Distribution of audio signals | p. 177 |
25 Radio progagation | p. 182 |
26 Digital interfacing and synchronization | p. 186 |
27 Ultrasonics | p. 191 |
28 Radio studio facilities | p. 195 |
29 Connectors | p. 202 |
30 Public address data | p. 205 |
31 Useful literature | p. 207 |
Index | p. 211 |