Handbook for Sound Engineers
- Editor: Ballou, Glen
Handbook for Sound Engineers
- Editor: Ballou, Glen
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Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio. This sixth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the industry, and includes nine new chapters on networked audio, sound system design, sound system verification, emergency sound and communication systems, assisted listening systems, sound masking, cinema sound, theater sound, and sound for touring systems.
The handbook features contributions from many of the top professionals in the field, with this new edition now incorporating chapters by Brian Christ, Aaron Johnson, John Loufik, Dr. Heather Malyuk, Rob Miller, Dan Mead, Ray Nardelli, Tom Ruhling, Dale Shirk, Hadi Sumoro, Xian Yu, Dr. Stefan Weinzierl, and Harry Witz. The chapters cover an extensive range of topics, from audio and acoustic DNA, MIDI, audio transformers, grounding and interfacing, room-acoustical fundamentals for auditoriums and concert halls, and speech intelligibility, to microphones, resistors, capacitors, inductors, tubes, solid state devices, wire and cable, and power supplies.
Covering everything from historical perspectives to modern technologies, Handbook for Sound Engineers is an essential text for serious audio and acoustic engineers.
Contents
- Part 1 : Acoustics
- 1. Audio and Acoustic DNA-Past and Present
- 2. Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics
- 3. Small Room Acoustics
- 4. Acoustical Noise Control
- 5. Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas
- 6. Room-Acoustical Fundamentals for Auditoriums and Concert Halls
- 7. Worship Styles in the Christian Church
- Part 2 : Perception
- 8. Psychoacoustics
- 9. Hearing Physiology-Disorders - Conservation
- 10. Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound Quality
- Part 3 : Electroacoustic Devices
- 11. Microphones
- 12. Loudspeakers
- 13. Loudspeaker Cluster Design
- Part 4 : Electronic Components
- 14. Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors
- 15. Audio Transformers
- 16. Tubes, Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits
- 17. Transmission Techniques: Wire and Cable
- 18. Transmission Techniques: Fiber Optics
- Part 5 : Electronic Audio Circuits and Equipment
- 19. Ac and Dc Power Supplies and Power Distribution Safety
- 20. Attenuators
- 21. Consoles, DAWs, and Metering
- 22. Amplifier Design
- Part 6 : Recording and Playback
- 23. Analog Recording: A Historical Perspective
- 24. Optical Disc Formats for Audio Reproduction and Recording
- 25. MIDI
- Part 7 : Systems Design
- 26. Acoustical Modeling and Auralization
- 27. Grounding and Interfacing
- 28. Sound System Design
- 29. Sound System Verification
- 30. Networked Audio
- 31. Computer-Aided Sound System Design
- 32. Speech Intelligibility
- Part 8 : Applications
- 33. Fundamentals of Cinema Sound
- 34. Sound for the Theater
- 35. Stadiums and Outdoor Venues
- 36. Preparing and Designing PA Systems for Touring
- 37. Sound Masking Systems
- 38. Emergency Sound and Communication Systems
- 39. Personal Monitor Systems
- 40. Assistive Listening Systems and Devices
- 41. Intercoms
- Part 9 : Measurements
- 42. Test and Measurement
- 43. Fundamentals and Units of Measurement
