Audio engineering explained : professional audio recording
Oxford
Focal
2010
ix, 639 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
All the design and development inspiration and direction an audio engineer needs in one blockbuster book! Douglas Self has selected the very best sound engineering design material from the Focal and Newnes portfolio and complied it into this volume. The result is a book covering the gamut of sound engineering. The material has been selected for its timelessness as well as for its relevance to contemporary sound engineering issue
pt. 1. Basics. Fundamentals of audio and acoustics / Pat Brown ; Introduction to hearing / David Howard and Jamie Angus -- pt. 2. Microphones. Basic sound transmission and operational forces on microphones / John Eargle ; Electrical considerations and electronic interface / John Eargle -- pt. 3. Preamplifiers, mixers, and interconnects. Mixers / Francis Rumsey and Tim McCormick ; Transmission techniques: wire and cable / Glen Ballou ; Grounding and interfacing / Bill Whitlock -- pt. 4. Power amplifiers. Power amplifier architecture and negative feedback / Douglas Self ; The general principles of power amplifiers / Douglas Self ; Class-G power amplifiers / Douglas Self -- pt. 5. Loudspeakers. What is a loudspeaker? / Philip Newell and Keith Holland ; Diversity of design / Philip Newell and Keith Holland ; Loudspeaker cabinets / Philip Newell and Keith Holland ; Crossovers / Philip Newell and Keith Holland -- pt. 6. Digital audio. DSP technology / Craig Richardson ; MIDI / David Huber -- pt. 7. Acoustics and sound reinforcement. Large room acoustics / Don and Carolyn Davis ; Sound system equalization / Don and Carolyn Davis ; Reflections, images, and the precedence effect / Floyd Toole -- pt. 8. Recording studios. Sound isolation / Philip Newell ; The studio environment / Philip Newel