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Handbook for sound engineers / by Glen M. Ballou [editor]

Contributor(s): Ballou, GlenPublisher: Oxford : Focal, 2005Description: 1553 p. ill. [some b/w]; 25cm001: 10647ISBN: 0240807588Subject(s): Sound design | Engineering | Sound recording and reproductionDDC classification: 621.3893 BAL

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Handbook for Sound Engineers is a complete reference for audio engineers. Written by many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou, Ken Pohlmann, David Miles Huber, Dr. Eugene Patronis, Bill Whitlock, Pat Brown, Ray Rayburn, Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert.

Includes diagrams

Includes tables

Includes index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Trademark Acknowledgments (p. xi)
  • Contributors (p. xiii)
  • Part 1 Acoustics
  • Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics (p. 3)
  • Chapter 2 Psychoacoustics (p. 23)
  • Chapter 3 Acoustical Noise Control (p. 41)
  • Chapter 4 Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas (p. 73)
  • Chapter 5 Small Room Acoustics (p. 89)
  • Chapter 6 Acoustics for Auditoriums and Concert Halls (p. 109)
  • Chapter 7 Stadiums and Outdoor Venues (p. 157)
  • Chapter 8 Acoustics for Cinemas (p. 167)
  • Chapter 9 Modeling and Auralization (p. 179)
  • Part 2 Electronic Components
  • Chapter 10 Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors (p. 205)
  • Chapter 11 Audio Transformer Basics (p. 231)
  • Chapter 12 Tubes, Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits (p. 267)
  • Chapter 13 Heatsinks and Relays (p. 303)
  • Chapter 14 Transmission Techniques - Wire and Cable (p. 321)
  • Chapter 15 Transmission Techniques - Fiber Optics (p. 353)
  • Part 3 Electroacoustic Devices
  • Chapter 16 Microphones (p. 389)
  • Chapter 17 Loudspeakers (p. 489)
  • Chapter 18 Loudspeaker Cluster Design (p. 537)
  • Part 4 Electronic Audio Circuits and Equipment
  • Chapter 19 Power Supplies (p. 549)
  • Chapter 20 Amplifier Design (p. 573)
  • Chapter 21 Preamplifiers and Mixers (p. 599)
  • Chapter 22 Attenuators (p. 629)
  • Chapter 23 Filters and Equalizers (p. 649)
  • Chapter 24 Delay (p. 673)
  • Chapter 25 Consoles and Computers (p. 685)
  • Chapter 26 VU Meters and Devices (p. 859)
  • Part 5 Recording and Playback
  • Chapter 27 Analog Disk Playback (p. 875)
  • Chapter 28 Magnetic Recording and Playback (p. 899)
  • Chapter 29 MIDI (p. 977)
  • Chapter 30 Compact Discs, SACD and DVD (p. 1017)
  • Part 6 Design Applications
  • Chapter 31 DSP Technology (p. 1045)
  • Chapter 32 Grounding and Interfacing (p. 1065)
  • Chapter 33 System Gain Structure (p. 1103)
  • Chapter 34 Sound System Design (p. 1115)
  • Chapter 35 Computer Aided Sound System Design (p. 1215)
  • Chapter 36 Designing for Speech Intelligibility (p. 1247)
  • Chapter 37 In-Ear Monitoring (p. 1275)
  • Chapter 38 Virtual Systems (p. 1293)
  • Chapter 39 Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking (p. 1315)
  • Chapter 40 Message Repeaters (p. 1371)
  • Chapter 41 Interpretation Systems (p. 1381)
  • Chapter 42 Assistive Listening Systems (p. 1391)
  • Chapter 43 Intercoms (p. 1405)
  • Chapter 44 Image Projection (p. 1419)
  • Chapter 45 Surround Sound (p. 1453)
  • Part 7 Measurements
  • Chapter 46 Test and Measurement (p. 1463)
  • Chapter 47 Fundamentals and Units of Measurement (p. 1491)
  • Index (p. 1531)

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