A handy source of essential data that every sound technician needs. Whether you are a professional sound engineer, responsible for broadcast or studio recording, or a student on a music technology or sound recording course, you will find this book authoritative and easily accessible.
Adapted from the comprehensive volume, the Audio Engineer's Reference Book (now in its second edition), this pocket-sized reference has been fully revised to cover the very latest technology connected with sound:
Noise measurement
Acoustics
Microphones
Loudspeakers
Mixing equipment
CDs, DAT, MIDI, MiniDisc
Telephony
ISDN
Digital interfacing
Ultrasonics
This second edition also features:
Substantial revisions of chapters on radio microphone frequencies, digital audio tape, and audio measurements.
An extended list of further reading.
Chapter 1 Basic Principles; Chapter 2 The Physics of Sound Waves; Chapter 3 The Hearing Process; Chapter 4 Acoustic Noise and Its Measurement; Chapter 5 Typical Noise Levels; Chapter 6 Electromechanical Analogies; Chapter 7 Digital Principles; Chapter 8 Acoustics; Chapter 9 Sound Isolation; Chapter 10 Microphones; Chapter 11 Radio Microphone Frequencies; Chapter 12 Loudspeakers; Chapter 13 Stereo; Chapter 14 Analogue Sound Mixing Equipment; Chapter 15 Signal Processing; Chapter 16 Analogue Recording and Reproduction; Chapter 17 Analogue Noise Reduction; Chapter 18 Compact Disc; Chapter 19 Digital Audio Tape; Chapter 20 Audio Measurements; Chapter 21 Digital Equipment; Chapter 22 MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface); Chapter 23 Studio Air-Conditioning; Chapter 24 Distribution of Audio Signals; Chapter 25 Radio Propagation; Chapter 26 Digital Interfacing and Synchronization; Chapter 27 Ultrasonics; Chapter 28 Radio Studio Facilities; Chapter 29 Connectors; Chapter 30 Public Address Data; Chapter 31 Useful Literature;
