ABSTRACT

This best-selling book introduces you to the principles of sound, perception, audio technology and systems. Whilst offering vital reading for audio students and trainee engineers, this guide is ideal for anyone concerned with audio, sound and recording, beginners and professionals alike.

Comprehensive and easy to understand, this fifth edition is bang up to date, with expanded information on digital audio principles, systems and applications, as well as an extensively updated chapter on MIDI and synthetic audio control.

chapter 1|24 pages

What is sound?

chapter 2|16 pages

Auditory perception

chapter 3|33 pages

1 The moving-coil or dynamic microphone

chapter 4|22 pages

Loudspeakers

chapter 5|58 pages

Mixers

chapter 6|28 pages

4 A short history of analogue recording

chapter 7|11 pages

Noise reduction

chapter 8|50 pages

Digital audio principles

chapter 9|44 pages

Digital recording and editing systems

chapter 10|38 pages

7 Editing software

chapter 11|9 pages

Power amplifiers

chapter 12|25 pages

Lines and interconnection

chapter 13|14 pages

Outboard equipment

chapter 14|46 pages

3 Background

chapter 15|10 pages

Timecode and synchronisation

chapter 16|40 pages

Two-channel stereo

chapter 17|52 pages

Surround sound