The Use of Microphones
3rd Edition
Published in October 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-0-240-51291-4 (ISBN)
Description
The third edition of this book deals with the full range of problems encountered in using microphones to generate a stereophonic or monophonic audio signal. It appreciates the importance of learning the techniques of mono, before advancing to the use of stereo equipment. The book includes sections on sound generations and sound itself, the different types of microphone that are available, sources of sound and the creative use of acoustics and electronic processing to modify the signal. There is a strong emphasis on aesthetic judgement and the approach is largely non-technical.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
78 b&w line drawings, bibliography, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
27 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-240-51291-4 (9780240512914)
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Content
Part 1 Sound: wavelength; frequency; waves and phase; energy, intensity and resonance; overtones and harmonics; musical acoustics; the human voice; sound volume and the ear; hearing, mono and stereo; listening conditions; reverberation coloration; acoustic treatment. Part 2 Microphones: characteristics; directional and frequency response; bi-directional microphones; bass tip-up; cardioid and condenser microphones; supercardioids; highly directional response; gun microphones; noise cancellation; miocrophones in vision; hand and personal microphones; mountings and radio links; wind, water and mice. Part 3 Balance: stereo co-incident pair; stereo field patterns; speech balance; two or more voices in mono; background noise; dead acoustics for speech; drama studio acoustics; stereo drama. Part 4 Sound and picture: microphone and picture; boom operation; sound in television; booms and lighting. Part 5 Music balance: balance checks for music; "live" and "dead' studios; stereo orchestral balance; pipe organ; strings; concert grand piano; piano as rhythm; more piano balances; woodwind; brass; percussion; singers, solo and choirs; spaced microphones; orchestra with soloists; opera; classical music in vision; pop music; rhythm group, small band; the big band; popular music in vision. Part 6 Control: the control desk; controls for stereo; modifying the audio signal; filters; response shaping; compressors and limiters; artificial reverberation; echo plate, digital delay; using echo; volume control - meters; programme volume; manual volume control; monitoring the programme; listening for sound quality.