Loudspeakers: For Music Recording and Reproduction

Need advice on which type of speaker to use and where? Very often the choice and positioning of loudspeakers is down to intuition, hearsay and chance. This practical guide explores the link between experience and the technology, giving you a better understanding of the tools you are using and why, leading to greatly improved results.

Newell and Holland share years of experience in the design, application and use of loudspeakers for recording and reproducing music. Get practical advice on the applications of different loudspeakers to the different phases of the music recording and reproduction chain.

If you are using loudspeakers in a recording studio, mastering facility, broadcasting studio, film post production facility, home or musician’s studio, or you inspire to improve your music reproduction system this book will help you make the right decisions.

* A key resource for anyone installing or upgrading their audio system

* Learn how to choose the right speakers and how to evaluate their performance

* Invaluable information on setting up a surround sound system

PHILIP NEWELL (Author) International consultant on acoustic design, former technical director of Virgin Records. Has over 30 years experience in the recording industry and has been involved in the design of over 200 studios, including the famous Manor and Townhouse Studios. He is also author of Project Studios, Recording Spaces and Studio Monitoring Design, all published by Focal Press.

PhD in Acoustics. Member of the Institute of Acoustics. Lecturer in electro-acoustics at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton.

A practical guide to loudspeakers and their place in the recording chain.