ABSTRACT

^The Sound Protection Handbook is designed to be a useful guide to current operational sound practices within the broadcast industry. Multi-skilling within the industry has meant that the role of the sound engineer is now much wider, with operators no longer specialising in any area, but expected to possess a broad range of skills. Basic sound theory is covered and presented in such a way as to provide enough theoretical information for the professional or student to enable them to perform the many sound roles required, whether on location or in the sudio. However, the emphasis of the book is an operatinal one, covering all aspects of sound operations within televition broadcasting. The book follows a framework similar to that of NVQs and can be used as a practical source of information for those aspiring to those qualifications. The Sound Production Handbook is a useful source of guidance and reference for any operators who are changing roles and broadening their experience within the industry and provides an insight to current requirements, not only from a technical point of view, but also from a practical perspective.

chapter 2|15 pages

Measuring and monitoring sound

chapter 3|19 pages

Microphone types

chapter 4|22 pages

The audio mixing console

chapter 5|7 pages

Balancing audio levels in the studio

chapter 6|7 pages

The studio floor

chapter 7|5 pages

Stereo operations in the studio

chapter 8|6 pages

Editing techniques for audio

chapter 9|4 pages

Dubbing

chapter 11|4 pages

Radio microphones

chapter 12|11 pages

Location recording

chapter 13|10 pages

The Nagra recorder on a film location

chapter 14|6 pages

Working with video equipment on location

chapter 15|6 pages

Relationships on location

chapter 19|6 pages

Leaving the nest