Handbook for Sound Engineers
3rd Edition
Published on 7. January 2002
Book
Hardback
1552 pages
978-0-240-80454-5 (ISBN)
Description
Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers. Written by many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and image projection; Ken Pohlmann on compact discs and DVDs; David Miles Huber on MIDI; Dr. Eugene Patronis on amplifier design and outdoor sound systems; Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers; Pat Brown on fundamentals and gain structures; Ray Rayburn on virtual systems and digital interfacing; and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and acoustics for concert halls.
The audio industry has seen many changes since the previous edition of the Handbook, particularly in the digital area, all of which are included in this edition. Key topics include: Acoustics * DSPs * DVDs * Modeling and auralization * Sound-system design * Application and installation techniques * Loudspeaker and enclosure building, testing and measuring * Sound recording and playback* Transmission Techniques * Audio circuits, amplifiers, filters, and consoles * Grounding
The audio industry has seen many changes since the previous edition of the Handbook, particularly in the digital area, all of which are included in this edition. Key topics include: Acoustics * DSPs * DVDs * Modeling and auralization * Sound-system design * Application and installation techniques * Loudspeaker and enclosure building, testing and measuring * Sound recording and playback* Transmission Techniques * Audio circuits, amplifiers, filters, and consoles * Grounding
Reviews / Votes
"This is one of the best sources for audio information."Jay Kadis, Stanford University
"The book is a wonderful resource."
Cliff Edwards, Manager of Broadcast Engineering, Texas Southern University
"The audio industry has seen many changes since the previous edition, particularly in the digital area, all of which are included in this edition." - audioXpress
"There's a book out there called Handbook for Sound Engineers, Third Edition, and it pretty much explains everything...It's like the Bible. I keep it right under my bed."
Thes One, from People Under The Stairs - quoted in Remix Magazine
"...a worth-while investment by anyone involved in audio electronics or acoustics. Well recommended."
Lighting and Sound magazine
"I have a first edition and it's been my audio bible for years."
Ken Paschke, Broadcast Engineer
More details
Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Sound engineers, specifiers and technicians<BR id="CRLF"><BR id="CRLF">Audio engineering students
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-240-80454-5 (9780240804545)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
01/1991
2nd Edition
Focal Press
€93.00
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Person
Glen Ballou has been a Syn-Aud-Con representative, has served as governor and convention chairman of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and has been a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He is a regular contributor to S&VC magazine on a variety of subjects, and is the contributing editor of The Contractor's Toolbox.
Content
Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics; Psychoacoustics and Perception; Acoustical Noise Control; Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas; Acoustics for General Purpose Rooms; Acoustics for Auditoriums and Concert Halls; Acoustics for Stadiums and Outdoor Venues; Acoustics for Cinemas; Modeling and Auralization; Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors; Audio Transformers and their Uses;Tubes, Discrete Solid-State Devices, and Integrated Circuits; Heat Sinks and Relays; Transmission Techniques--Wire; Microphones; Loudspeakers, Enclosures, and Headphones; Loudspeaker Cluster Design; Power Supplies; Amplifier Design; Preamplifiers and Mixers; Atenuators; Filters and Equalizers; Delay; Mixing Consoles; VI Meters and Devices; Disk Recording and Playback; Magnetic Analog and Digital Recording and Playback; MIDI; Compact Discs, DVD Audio and Video, SACD and other Digital Media; DSP Technology; Grounding; Gain Structures; Sound System Design; Computer-Aided Sound System Design; Designing for Speech Intelligibility; In-Ear Monitoring; Virtual Systems; Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking; Complete Interpretation Systems; Assistive Listening Systems; Intercoms; Image Projection; Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital; Audio Measurements; Fundamentals and Units of Measurements; Loudspeakers; Loudspeaker Cluster Design; Preamplifiers and Mixers; Analog Consoles and Systems; Digital Consoles; Compact Discs, DVD Audio and Video, SACD and other Digital Media; MIDI; Sound System Design; Designing a Sound System with a Computer; Gain Structures; Grounding; Virtual Systems; Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking; Designing for Speech Intelligibility; Modeling and Auralization; Dolby Surround Sound; Audio Measurements; Digital Media; Fiber Optic Transmission; Intelligibility