Handbook for sound engineers/
Handbook for sound engineers/
Glen M. Ballou, editor.
- 4th ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2008.
- xxvii, 1777 p.: ill.; 25 cm.
This ed. originally published: 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Trademark Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part 1-Acoustics; Chapter 1 Audio and Acoustic DNA-Do You Know Your Audio and Acoustic Ancestors?; Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics; Chapter 3 Psychoacoustics; Chapter 4 Acoustical Noise Control; Chapter 5 Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas; Chapter 6 Small Room Acoustics; Chapter 7 Acoustics for Auditoriums and Concert Halls; Chapter 8 Stadiums and Outdoor Venues; Chapter 9 Acoustical Modeling and Auralization; Part 2-Electronic Components -- Chapter 10 Resistors, Capacitors, and InductorsChapter 11 Audio Transformers; Chapter 12 Tubes, Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits; Chapter 13 Heatsinks and Relays; Chapter 14 Transmission Techniques: Wire and Cable; Chapter 15 Transmission Techniques: Fiber Optics; Part 3-Electroacoustic Devices; Chapter 16 Microphones; Chapter 17 Loudspeakers; Chapter 18 Loudspeaker Cluster Design; Part 4-Electronic Audio Circuits and Equipment; Chapter 19 Power Supplies; Chapter 20 Amplifier Design; Chapter 21 Preamplifiers and Mixers; Chapter 22 Attenuators -- Chapter 23 Filters and EqualizersChapter 24 Delay; Chapter 25 Consoles; Chapter 26 VI Meters and Devices; Part 5-Recording and Playback; Chapter 27 Analog Disc Playback; Chapter 28 Magnetic Recording and Playback; Chapter 29 MIDI; Chapter 30 Optical Disc Formats for Audio Reproduction and Recording; Part 6-Design Applications; Chapter 31 DSP Technology; Chapter 32 Grounding and Interfacing; Chapter 33 System Gain Structure; Chapter 34 Sound System Design; Chapter 35 Computer Aided Sound System Design; Chapter 36 Designing for Speech Intelligibility; Chapter 37 Personal Monitor Systems -- Chapter 38 Virtual SystemsChapter 39 Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking; Chapter 40 Message Repeaters and Evacuation Systems; Chapter 41 Interpretation and Tour Group Systems; Chapter 42 Assistive Listening Systems; Chapter 43 Intercoms; Chapter 44 The Fundamentals of Display Technologies; Chapter 45 Surround Sound; Part 7-Measurements; Chapter 46 Test and Measurement; Chapter 47 What's the Ear For? How to Protect It; Chapter 48 Fundamental and Units of Measurement; Index
9780240809694
Acoustical engineering
Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques.
Sound Recording and reproducing
Interactive multimedia.
Music -- Computer network resources.
534 / BAL/H
This ed. originally published: 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Trademark Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part 1-Acoustics; Chapter 1 Audio and Acoustic DNA-Do You Know Your Audio and Acoustic Ancestors?; Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics; Chapter 3 Psychoacoustics; Chapter 4 Acoustical Noise Control; Chapter 5 Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas; Chapter 6 Small Room Acoustics; Chapter 7 Acoustics for Auditoriums and Concert Halls; Chapter 8 Stadiums and Outdoor Venues; Chapter 9 Acoustical Modeling and Auralization; Part 2-Electronic Components -- Chapter 10 Resistors, Capacitors, and InductorsChapter 11 Audio Transformers; Chapter 12 Tubes, Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits; Chapter 13 Heatsinks and Relays; Chapter 14 Transmission Techniques: Wire and Cable; Chapter 15 Transmission Techniques: Fiber Optics; Part 3-Electroacoustic Devices; Chapter 16 Microphones; Chapter 17 Loudspeakers; Chapter 18 Loudspeaker Cluster Design; Part 4-Electronic Audio Circuits and Equipment; Chapter 19 Power Supplies; Chapter 20 Amplifier Design; Chapter 21 Preamplifiers and Mixers; Chapter 22 Attenuators -- Chapter 23 Filters and EqualizersChapter 24 Delay; Chapter 25 Consoles; Chapter 26 VI Meters and Devices; Part 5-Recording and Playback; Chapter 27 Analog Disc Playback; Chapter 28 Magnetic Recording and Playback; Chapter 29 MIDI; Chapter 30 Optical Disc Formats for Audio Reproduction and Recording; Part 6-Design Applications; Chapter 31 DSP Technology; Chapter 32 Grounding and Interfacing; Chapter 33 System Gain Structure; Chapter 34 Sound System Design; Chapter 35 Computer Aided Sound System Design; Chapter 36 Designing for Speech Intelligibility; Chapter 37 Personal Monitor Systems -- Chapter 38 Virtual SystemsChapter 39 Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking; Chapter 40 Message Repeaters and Evacuation Systems; Chapter 41 Interpretation and Tour Group Systems; Chapter 42 Assistive Listening Systems; Chapter 43 Intercoms; Chapter 44 The Fundamentals of Display Technologies; Chapter 45 Surround Sound; Part 7-Measurements; Chapter 46 Test and Measurement; Chapter 47 What's the Ear For? How to Protect It; Chapter 48 Fundamental and Units of Measurement; Index
9780240809694
Acoustical engineering
Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques.
Sound Recording and reproducing
Interactive multimedia.
Music -- Computer network resources.
534 / BAL/H