Sound and Recording
Applications and Theory
8th Edition
Published on 30. July 2021
Book
Hardback
618 pages
978-0-367-55306-7 (ISBN)
Description
Providing vital reading for audio students and trainee engineers, Sound and Recording is the essential guide for anyone who wants a solid grounding in both theory and industry practices in audio, sound, and recording. This updated and comprehensively restructured edition includes new content on DAW configuration, effects processing, 3D/immersive audio systems, object-based audio, and VR audio technology.
This bestselling book introduces you to the principles of sound, perception, audio technology, and systems. Sound and Recording is the ideal audio engineering text for students, an accessible reference for professionals, and a comprehensive introduction for hobbyists.
This bestselling book introduces you to the principles of sound, perception, audio technology, and systems. Sound and Recording is the ideal audio engineering text for students, an accessible reference for professionals, and a comprehensive introduction for hobbyists.
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Series
Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Illustrations
423 s/w Abbildungen, 423 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
423 Halftones, black and white; 423 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1335 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-55306-7 (9780367553067)
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8th Edition
Routledge
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Previous edition
Book
03/2014
7th Edition
Focal Press
€267.41
Withdrawn from sale
Person
Francis Rumsey is Consultant Editor and Technical Writer for the Journal of the AES, an independent consultant, and organist. Until 2009 he was a Professor at the University of Surrey (UK). He is a Fellow of the AES, and holds the AES Bronze Medal.
Tim McCormick worked mainly as a freelance sound and electronics engineer, spending periods at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, the Midas division of Klark Teknik, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also written pieces on such diverse topics as medieval architecture and life modeling.
Tim McCormick worked mainly as a freelance sound and electronics engineer, spending periods at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, the Midas division of Klark Teknik, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also written pieces on such diverse topics as medieval architecture and life modeling.
Content
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
Preface to the eighth edition
Chapter 1: Audio and Acoustics Fundamentals
Chapter 2: Auditory Perception and Sound Quality
Chapter 3: Microphones
Chapter 4: Loudspeakers
Chapter 5: Digital Audio Principles
Chapter 6: Digital Recording and Editing Systems
Chapter 7: Mixing, metering and signal levels
Chapter 8: Signal Processing and Effects
Chapter 9: Audio data reduction
Chapter 10: Digital Audio Interfaces and Networking
Chapter 11: Analog Lines and Interconnection
Chapter 12: Power Amplifiers
Chapter 13: MIDI and Musical Instrument Control
Chapter 14: Synchronization
Chapter 15: Two-Channel Stereo
Chapter 16: Surround Sound and Immersive Audio
Glossary
Index
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
Preface to the eighth edition
Chapter 1: Audio and Acoustics Fundamentals
Chapter 2: Auditory Perception and Sound Quality
Chapter 3: Microphones
Chapter 4: Loudspeakers
Chapter 5: Digital Audio Principles
Chapter 6: Digital Recording and Editing Systems
Chapter 7: Mixing, metering and signal levels
Chapter 8: Signal Processing and Effects
Chapter 9: Audio data reduction
Chapter 10: Digital Audio Interfaces and Networking
Chapter 11: Analog Lines and Interconnection
Chapter 12: Power Amplifiers
Chapter 13: MIDI and Musical Instrument Control
Chapter 14: Synchronization
Chapter 15: Two-Channel Stereo
Chapter 16: Surround Sound and Immersive Audio
Glossary
Index