Sound and recording applications and theory

Providing vital reading for audio students and trainee engineers, this guide is ideal for anyone who wants a solid grounding in both theory and industry practices in audio, sound and recording. There are many books on the market covering ""how to work it"" when it comes to audio...

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Main Author: Rumsey, Francis
Other Authors: McCormick, Tim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington MA Focal Press 2014
Edition:7th ed
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Ch. 1 What is Sound? -- A Vibrating Source -- Characteristics of a Sound Wave -- How Sound Travels in Air -- Simple and Complex Sounds -- Frequency Spectra of Repetitive Sounds -- Frequency Spectra of Non-Repetitive Sounds -- Phase -- Sound in Electrical Form -- Displaying the Characteristics of a Sound Wave -- The Decibel -- Sound Power and Sound Pressure -- Free and Reverberant Fields -- Standing Waves -- Recommended Further Reading -- ch. 2 Auditory Perception -- The Hearing Mechanism -- Frequency Perception -- Loudness Perception -- Practical Implications of Equal-Loudness Contours -- Spatial Perception -- Recommended Further Reading -- Recommended Listening -- ch. 3 Microphones -- The Moving-Coil or Dynamic Microphone -- The Ribbon Microphone -- The Capacitor or Condenser Microphone -- Directional Responses and Polar Diagrams -- Specialized Microphone Types -- Switchable Polar Patterns -- Stereo Microphones -- Microphone Performance 
505 0 |a Connection of Outboard Devices -- Recommended Further Reading -- Useful Websites -- ch. 14 MIDI and Remote Control -- Background -- What is MIDI? -- MIDI and Digital Audio Contrasted -- Basic Principles -- Interfacing a Computer to a MIDI System -- How MIDI Control Works -- MIDI Control of Sound Generators -- General MIDI -- Scalable Polyphonic MIDI (SPMIDI) -- RMID and XMF Files -- MIDI over USB -- MIDI over IEEE 1394 -- MIDI over Ethernet -- Open Sound Control -- Sequencing Software -- Audio Remote Control Using Computer Networks -- Recommended Further Reading -- Useful Websites -- ch. 15 Synchronization -- SMPTE/EBU Timecode -- Recording Timecode -- Machine Synchronizers -- Digital Audio Synchronization -- Timecode and Video Synchronization for Audio Workstations -- MIDI and Synchronization -- Synchronizing Audio/MIDI/Video Computer Applications -- Recommended Further Reading -- ch. 16 Two-Channel Stereo -- Principles of Loudspeaker Stereo 
505 0 |a Mass Storage-Based Systems -- Audio Processing for Computer Workstations -- Mass Storage-Based Editing System Principles -- Editing Software -- Mastering and Restoration -- Preparing for and Understanding Release Media -- Recommended Further Reading -- ch. 10 Digital Audio Formats and Interchange -- Audio File Formats for Digital Workstations -- Interconnecting Digital Audio Devices -- Recommended Further Reading -- Useful Websites -- ch. 11 Power Amplifiers -- Domestic Power Amplifiers -- Professional Amplifier Facilities -- Specifications -- Coupling -- Useful Websites -- ch. 12 Lines and Interconnection -- Transformers -- Unbalanced Lines -- Cable Effects with Unbalanced Lines -- Balanced Lines -- Working With Balanced Lines -- Star-Quad Cable -- Electronic Balancing -- 100 Volt Lines -- 600 Ohms -- DI Boxes -- Splitter Boxes -- Jackfields (Patchbays) -- Distribution Amplifiers -- ch. 13 Plug-Ins and Outboard Equipment -- Plug-Ins 
505 0 |a Principles of Binaural or Headphone Stereo -- Loudspeaker Stereo Over Headphones and Vice Versa -- Two-Channel Signal Formats -- Two-Channel Microphone Techniques -- Binaural Recording and D̀ummy Head' Techniques -- Spot Microphones and Two-Channel Panning Laws -- Recommended Further Reading -- ch. 17 Surround Sound -- Three-Channel (3-0) Stereo -- Four-Channel Surround (3-1 Stereo) -- 5.1-Channel Surround (3-2 Stereo) -- Other Multichannel Configurations -- Surround Sound Systems -- Matrixed Surround Sound Systems -- Digital Surround Sound Formats -- Ambisonics -- Further Developments -- Surround Sound Monitoring -- Surround Sound Recording Techniques -- Multichannel Panning Techniques -- Recommended Further Reading -- Useful Websites -- ch. 18 Sound Quality -- What is Sound Quality? -- Methods of Sound Quality Evaluation -- Aspects of Audio System Performance Affecting Sound Quality -- Recommended Further Reading -- APPENDIX Record Players -- Pickup Mechanics -- RIAA Equalization -- Cartridge Types -- Connecting Leads -- Arm Considerations -- Laser Pickups -- Recommended Further Reading 
505 0 |a A Short History of Analog Recording -- Magnetic Tape -- The Magnetic Recording Process -- The Tape Recorder -- Magnetic Recording Levels -- What are Test Tapes for? -- Tape Machine Alignment -- Mechanical Transport Functions -- Recommended Further Reading -- Useful Websites -- ch. 7 Noise Reduction -- Why is Noise Reduction Required? -- Methods of Reducing Noise -- Line-Up of Noise Reduction Systems -- Single-Ended Noise Reduction -- Recommended Further Reading -- ch. 8 Digital Audio Principles -- Digital and Analog Recording Contrasted -- Binary for Beginners -- The Digital Audio Signal Chain -- Analog-to-Digital Conversion -- D/A Conversion -- Direct Stream Digital (DSD) -- Changing the Resolution of an Audio Signal (Requantization) -- Introduction to Digital Signal Processing -- Pitch Shifting and Time Stretching -- Audio Data Reduction -- Recommended Further Reading -- ch. 9 Digital Recording, Editing and Mastering Systems -- Digital Tape Recording 
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