Synopses & Reviews
This classic work has inspired and informed a whole generation of artists and technicians working in all branches of the audio industry. Now in its seventh edition, The Sound Studio has been thoroughly revised to encompass the rapidly expanding range of possibilities offered by today's digital equipment. It now covers: the virtual studio; 5.1 surround sound; hard drive mixers and multichannel recorders; DVD and CD-RW.
Alec Nisbett provides encyclopaedic coverage of everything from acoustics, microphones and loudspeakers, to editing, mixing and sound effects, as well as a comprehensive glossary.
Through its six previous editions, The Sound Studio has been used for over 40 years as a standard work of reference on audio techniques. For a new generation, it links all the best techniques back to their roots: the unchanging guiding principles that have long been observed over a wide range of related media and crafts.
The Sound Studio is intended for anyone with a creative or technical interest in sound - for radio, television, film and music recording - but has particularly strong coverage of audio in broadcasting, reflecting the author's prolific career.
* Provides encyclopaedic information on audio techniques - essential for both the audio practitioner and student
* Covers the philosophy behind the techniques - answering the question 'why' as well as 'how'
* Includes details on the latest digital audio computer-editing systems
Review
'Must teach even the professional quite a few new ideas...an authoritative book.'
Studio Sound
'The book is of a particular value to the advanced amateur and also to the beginning professional.'
The Journal of SMPTE
'This book is interesting and authoritative throughout, and I can thoroughly recommend it as a mine of audio information and excellent value for money.'
Sound & Communications Systems International
Review
'The standard work on the subject since Abbey Road was a two-track operation and mixing desks looked like recycled military equipment... its coverage remains unsurpassed.'
Music Tech Magazine
Synopsis
Offering a strong grounding in the principles of sound and technology this fully revised 7th edition will bring you up to date with all the latest audio technologies and techniques required in the field of sound recording.
Already an authoritative text this revision expands on the discussion of studio techniques that are controlled, constructed and edited by computer. This book takes you through the developments from the use of MIDI and the existence of the Virtual Studio, onto the latest stage of adding external boxes, such as Pro Tools and reattaching keyboards and mixers and other external control devices.
Also covered are multi-track hard drive recording systems and all the other computer media regularly used in studios and the field today, these include CD-R, CD-Rw and DVD.
Surround Sound and its convergence into the broadcasting industry is another development covered in this revision.
Sound Studio is an ideal reference, which provides all you need to know about sound recording for broadcasting.
x Provides invaluable information on audio techniques - essential for both the audio practitioner and student
x Gain a comprehensive overview of the philosophy behind the techniques - answering the question 'why' as well as 'how'
x Includes details on the latest digital audio computer-editing systems
Table of Contents
Audio techniques and equipment; The sound medium; Stereo; Studios and acoustics; Microphones; Microphone balance; Speech balance; Music balance; Monitoring and control; Volume and dynamics; Filters and equalization; Reverberation and delay effects; Recorded and remote sources; Fades and mixes; Sound effects; The virtual studio; Shaping sound; Audio editing; Film and video sound; Planning and routine; Communication in sound; Glossary