Sound and recording : applications and theory /
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| Publicerad: | New York : Focal Press, 2014 |
| Språk: | Engelska |
| Fysisk beskrivning: | 655 s. ill. |
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| Deweyklassifikation: | 621.3893 |
| SAB-klassifikation: | Paadb |
| ISBN: | 9780415843379 |
| Format: | Bok |
| Upplaga: | 7. ed. |
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- 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 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 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 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 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