ABSTRACT

Sound Assistance offers a highly readable and easy-to-understand account of sound operations in radio and television studios. By knowing the characteristics of the equipment, such as threshold and compression ratios, it is much easier to achieve professional effects quickly, saving hours of trial and error.

The book will suit anyone wishing to work as a sound assistant but who does not have a thorough grounding in the maths and physics. Written in an informal style with practical 'do's' and 'don'ts', the fundamental principles are explained. Where knowledge of a higher level of maths is helpful, this information is given in handy 'fact files'.

Particularly appropriate for students, training officers and supervisors who have the task of passing on this information in a simple, easy-to-digest format, Sound Assistance is written in easy-to read language with a minimum of maths.

This second edition now has more on:

  • Microphone sensitivities
  • Loudspeaker listening tests
  • Domestic colour code for stereo
  • Stereo transmission in radio
  • Stereo PPM interpretations
  • MiniDisk
  • Digital radio
  • Recordable CDs

chapter 1|11 pages

Revision of electricity – d.c

chapter 2|12 pages

Revision of electricity – a.c

chapter 3|3 pages

Outlines of electronic devices

chapter 4|9 pages

Radio transmission

chapter 5|5 pages

Decibels

chapter 6|14 pages

Sound waves

chapter 7|11 pages

The ear and hearing

chapter 8|13 pages

Basic acoustics

chapter 9|14 pages

Microphones

chapter 10|11 pages

More about microphones

chapter 11|11 pages

Loudspeakers

chapter 12|14 pages

Stereo

chapter 13|12 pages

Signal processing

chapter 14|8 pages

Visual monitoring

chapter 15|14 pages

Analogue tape recording

chapter 16|8 pages

More about analogue recording

chapter 17|12 pages

An introduction to digital audio

chapter 18|11 pages

Recording with digits

chapter 19|11 pages

More digital devices

chapter 20|9 pages

Public address

chapter 21|13 pages

Sound desks (mixing consoles)

chapter 22|6 pages

Safety

chapter 23|1 pages

Further reading

chapter 24|12 pages

Glossary