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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 Equipment-but Sound And Recording Isn't One Of Them. Instead, You'll Gain An Understanding Of How It Works With This Approachable Guide To Audio Systems.new To This Edition:digital Audio Section Revised Substantially To Include The Latest Developments In Audio Networking (e.g. Ravenn Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Fact File Directory; Preface To The Second Edition; Preface To The Third Edition; Preface To The Fourth Edition; Preface To The Fifth Edition; Preface To The Sixth Edition; Preface To The Seventh Edition; Chapter 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 Pressurefree And Reverberant Fields; Standing Waves; Recommended Further Reading; Chapter 2 Auditory Perception; The Hearing Mechanism; Frequency Perception; Loudness Perception; Practical Implications Of Equal-loudness Contours; Spatial Perception; Recommended Further Reading; Recommended Listening; Chapter 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 Microphone Powering Optionsconnectors; Radio Microphones; Recommended Further Readin; Useful Websites; Chapter 4 Loudspeakers; The Moving-coil Loudspeaker; Other Loudspeaker Types; Mounting And Loading Drive Units; Complete Loudspeaker Systems; Active Loudspeakers; Subwoofers; Loudspeaker Performance; Setting Up Loudspeakers; Thiele-small Parameters And Enclosure Volume Calculations; Digital Signal Processing In Loudspeakers; Recommended Further Reading; Useful Websites; Chapter 5 Mixers; A Simple Six-channel Analog Mixer; A Multitrack Mixer; Channel Grouping An Overview Of Typical Mixer Facilitieseq Explained; Stereo Line Input Modules; Dedicated Monitor Mixer; Technical Specifications; Metering Systems; Automation; Digital Mixers; Mixer And Workstation Integration; Introduction To Mixing Approaches; Basic Operational Techniques; Recommended Further Reading; Chapter 6 Analog Recording; 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 Chapter 7 Noise Reductionwhy Is Noise Reduction Required?; Methods Of Reducing Noise; Line-up Of Noise Reduction Systems; Single-ended Noise Reduction; Recommended Further Reading; Chapter 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 Chapter 9 Digital Recording, Editing And Mastering Systems Francis Rumsey And Tim Mccormick. First Published 1992 By Focal Press. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English