Handbook for Sound Engineers

Produktbeschreibung

Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1-Introduction to Acoustics Chapter 1-Audio and Acoustic DNA-Past and
Present Chapter 2-Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound QualityChapter
3-PsychoacousticsChapter 4-Hearing Physiology-Disorders-Conservation Chapter
5-Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics Part 2-Acoustics Chapter 6-Small Room
Acoustics Chapter 7-Acoustical Noise Control Chapter 8-Acoustical Treatment for
Indoor Areas Chapter 9-Room-acoustical Fundamentals for Auditoriums and Concert
Halls Chapter 10-Worship Styles in the Christian Church Chapter 11-Stadiums and
Outdoor Venues Chapter 12-Surround Sound for Cinema Chapter 13-Acoustical
Modeling and Auralization Part 3-Electronic Components Chapter 14-Resistors,
Capacitors, and Inductors Chapter 15-Audio Transformers Chapter 16-Tubes,
Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits Chapter 17-Heatsinks and
Relays Chapter 18-Transmission Techniques: Wire and Cable Chapter
19-Transmission Techniques: Fiber Optics Part 4-Electroacoustic Devices Chapter
20-Microphones Chapter 21-Loudspeakers Chapter 22-Loudspeaker Cluster Design
Part 5-Electronic Audio Circuits and Equipment Chapter 23-Power Supplies Chapter
24-Amplifier Design Chapter 25-Preamplifiers and Mixers Chapter 26-Attenuators
Chapter 27-Filters and Equalizers Chapter 28-Delay Chapter 29-Consoles, DAWs,
and Computers Chapter 30-Audio Meters and Devices Part 6-Recording and Playback
Chapter 31-Analog Disc PlaybackChapter 32-Magnetic Recording and PlaybackChapter
33-MIDIChapter 34-Optical Disc Formats for Audio Reproduction and Recording Part
7-Design Applications Chapter 35-DSP TechnologyChapter 36-Grounding and
InterfacingChapter 37-System Gain StructureChapter 38-Sound System DesignChapter
39-Computer Aided Sound System DesignChapter 40-Designing for Speech
IntelligibilityChapter 41-Virtual SystemsChapter 42-Digital Audio Interfacing
and NetworkingChapter 43-Personal Monitor SystemsChapter 44-Message Repeaters,
Museum and Tour Group Systems, Voice Evacuation/Mass Notification SystemsChapter
45-Interpretation SystemsChapter 46-Assistive Listening SystemsChapter
47-IntercomsChapter 48-The Fundamentals of Display Technologies Part
8-MeasurementsChapter 49-Test and MeasurementChapter 50-Fundamental and Units of
Measurement Index 

Autoreninfo

Glen Ballou is a graduate of General Motors Institute, now Kettering University, with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Electrical Engineering. He has been a Syn-Aud-Con representative, has served as governor, convention chairman, papers chairman, and facilities chairman of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and has been a member for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He has been a contributor to S&VC, Sound and Communications, and Church Production magazine on a variety of subjects. Glen also wrote the chapter on capacitors and inductors for the CRC Press publication The Electrical Engineering Handbook. Glen is owner of Innovative Communications, a company that specializes in room acoustics and sound system design.