Digital Audio Technology
A Guide to CD, MiniDisc, SACD, DVD(A), MP3 and DAT
4th Edition
Published on 27. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-0-240-51654-7 (ISBN)
Description
An expert team from SONY Europe explains the technology behind today's major digital audio consumer products, including the Compact Disc, MiniDisc, Super Audio CD, DVD-Audio, MP3 and Digital Audio Tape.
Beginning with a fascinating overview of the history of audio technology, this fourth edition addresses the principles and technologies which underpin the various formats currently available. Considerable technical detail is provided, with extensive use of illustrations to enhance understanding.
Audio engineers, students and hi-fi enthusiasts who want to gain an understanding of the way these technologies have been developed will find no better introduction than this authoritative guide from SONY, a forerunner in the digital audio industry.
Beginning with a fascinating overview of the history of audio technology, this fourth edition addresses the principles and technologies which underpin the various formats currently available. Considerable technical detail is provided, with extensive use of illustrations to enhance understanding.
Audio engineers, students and hi-fi enthusiasts who want to gain an understanding of the way these technologies have been developed will find no better introduction than this authoritative guide from SONY, a forerunner in the digital audio industry.
Reviews / Votes
REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS:'Decidedly a book for which the market has been waiting... it should find wide appeal amongst audio engineers, students and hi-fi enthusiasts.'
Practical Electronics magazine
'The definitive book on CD players and associated technology...essential reading for the budding audio engineers...a place should be found for it on the shelves of the electronics department in every college and at all good reference libraries.'
Hi-Fi News magazine
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
Approx. 300 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
689 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-240-51654-7 (9780240516547)
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Additional editions
Jan Maes | Marc Vercammen
Digital Audio Technology
A Guide to CD, MiniDisc, SACD, DVD(A), MP3 and DAT
Book
08/2017
4th Edition
Routledge
€244.50
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Jan Maes | Marc Vercammen
Digital Audio Technology
A Guide to CD, MiniDisc, SACD, DVD(A), MP3 and DAT
E-Book
08/2013
4th Edition
Routledge
€104.99
Available for download
Jan Maes | Marc Vercammen
Digital Audio Technology
A Guide to CD, MiniDisc, SACD, DVD(A), MP3 and DAT
E-Book
08/2013
4th Edition
Routledge
€82.19
Available for download
Previous edition
Guido Vergult | Luc Baert | Luc Theunissen
Digital Audio and CD Technology
Book
01/1995
3rd Edition
Focal Press
€45.79
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Persons
Jan Maes
Content
Preface; A short history of audio technology; PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; Introduction; Principles of sampling; Principles of quantization; Overview of A/D conversion systems; Operation of AD-D/A converters; Codes for digital magnetic recording; Principles of error correction; PART TWO: THE COMPACT DISC; Overview of the compact disc medium; Compact disc encoding; Opto-electronics and the optical block; The servo circuits in CD players; Signal processing; PART THREE: DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEMS; Outline; Video PCM-formats; Digital audio tape (DAT) format; Non-tracking digital audio tape (DAT); MiniDisc; PART FOUR: ADVANCED DIGITAL AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES; Super audio compact disc (SACD); DVD-Audio; Audio compression; APPENDICES; Error correction; Sampling theorem; Serial copy management system (SCMS); Digital audio interface format (S/PDIF-IEC958)