Synopses & Reviews
This popular and best-selling text introduces the principles of sound, perception, audio technology and systems. It offers vital reading for trainee engineers entering music recording, broadcasting and associated industries.
The fourth edition is packed with new material, including:
· a new chapter on surround sound
· greater detail on spatial perception
· new sections on DVD-A and SACD
· information about Direct Stream Digital (DSD), the MiniDisc, computer-based editing systems and their operation
· an expanded chapter on loudspeakers, now covering distributed-mode loudspeakers (DML) and a section on directivity and its control
· a closer look at assignable digital mixing consoles
· a glossary of terms
Technical information is presented in approachable language and is supplemented by regular 'Fact Files' illustrating key principles. As well as being an ideal teaching text, professionals already established in audio engineering will find this a useful 'back-to-basics' reference.
* A thorough introduction to the subject in an easily digestible form
* 'Fact Files' address key points and aid learning process
* Covers the latest digital recording technology, including surround sound, DVD, SACD, MP3 and MiniDisc
Review
'I can recommend that students should stay up past bedtime reading it.'
Ken Pohlmann, AES Journal
Review
named "Sound Recording Bible".'
A reader, Amazon.co.uk
'As a self-taught sound engineer and technician, I found the book extremely well written, easy to understand, and not biased towards a single application (such as PA or music). It has certainly helped to fill some gaps in my knowledge, particularly of why things are done in a certain way, rather than just how to do them.'
A reader, Amazon.co.uk
'Definitely the best book on recording matters I have ever read... Something more than simply an introduction, it may be of great interest to everyone concerned with audio, sound and recording.'
A reader, Amazon.co.uk
'A comprehensive and contemporary work that is eminently readable but never lightweight.'
Pro Sound News
'I can recommend that students should stay up past bedtime reading it.'
Ken Pohlmann, AES Journal
Review
, Amazon.co.uk
'A comprehensive and contemporary work that is eminently readable but never lightweight.'
Pro Sound News
'I can recommend that students should stay up past bedtime reading it.'
Ken Pohlmann, AES Journal
About the Author
Reader in Sound Recording at the University of Surrey (UK) and a Visiting Professor at the School of Music in Piteå (Sweden). Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society and a regular contributor to the AES Journal.Formerly Deputy Head of sound at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester (UK) and has since worked at Klark Teknik and the RSC.
Table of Contents
What is Sound?; Auditory perception; A guide to the audio signal chain; Microphones; Loudspeakers; Mixers; Analog tape recording; Noise reduction;
Digital recording; Power amplifiers; Lines and interconnection; Outboard equipment; MIDI timescale and synchronisation; Two-channel stereo; Surround Sound; Appendices