The science of sound recording/
Jay Kadis
- Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2012.
- 250 p.
Front Cover; The Science of Sound Recording; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Mathematics and the Measurement of Sound; MATHEMATICS; SINUSOIDS; LOGARITHMS AND EXPONENTS; VECTORS; POLAR COORDINATES; COMPLEX NUMBERS; CALCULUS; STATISTICS; UNITS OF MEASURE; Chapter 2 -- Physics; NEWTON'S LAWS OF MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; WORK AND ENERGY; RESONANCE AND HARMONIC MOTION; THE WAVE EQUATION; SUPERPOSITION; SUGGESTED READING; Chapter 3 -- Sound; THE PHYSICS OF SOUND; THE PHYSICS OF GASES; SOUND PROPAGATION; SOUND REFRACTION AND DIFFRACTION; ACOUSTICS. ROOM MODES OF REFLECTIONSUGGESTED READING; Chapter 4 -- Hearing; THE AUDITORY SYSTEM; COCHLEAR PHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION OF SOUND; REFERENCES; SUGGESTED READING; Chapter 5 -- Electronics; BASIC ELECTRICITY; PASSIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ACTIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; SUGGESTED READING; Chapter 6 -- Microphones; DYNAMIC MICROPHONES; CAPACITOR MICROPHONES; SPATIAL SENSITIVITY; MICROPHONE SPECIFICATIONS; MULTIPLE-MICROPHONE TECHNIQUES; SUGGESTED READING; Chapter 7 -- Analog Signal Processing; IMPEDANCE MATCHING; SHIELDING; THE BALANCED LINE; GROUNDING; LINEAR AMPLIFIERS; NONLINEAR AMPLIFIERS. DYNAMIC RANGE PROCESSORSEQUALIZERS; MIXING CONSOLES; SUGGESTED READING; Chapter 8 -- Analog Recorders; MAGNETISM; THE PHYSICS OF MAGNETIC RECORDING; THE INTERACTION OF HEAD AND TAPE; SOURCES OF NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEMS; TAPE RECORDERS; RECORDER ALIGNMENT; SUGGESTED READING; Chapter 9 -- Digital Audio Recording and Processing; THE BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM; COMPUTERS AND TIME; DIGITAL AUDIO: THE THEORY; SAMPLING: QUANTIZATION; SAMPLING: TIMING; ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION; DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERSION; DIGITAL AUDIO INTERCONNECTION; DIGITAL RECORDING; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING. DIGITAL FILE DISTRIBUTIONSUGGESTED READING; Chapter 10 -- Monitoring, Mixing, and Mastering; MONITORING; LOUDSPEAKER DRIVERS; SPEAKER CABINETS; LOUDSPEAKER-ROOM INTERACTIONS; MIXING; MASTERING; SUGGESTED READING; APPENDIX 1; INDEX; Chapter 46 -- Test and Measurement; 46.1. TEST AND MEASUREMENT; 46.2. ELECTRICAL TESTING; 46.3. ACOUSTICAL TESTING; 46.4. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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Sound -- Recording and reproducing. Acoustical engineering.