Sound engineering explained /
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Author / Creator: | Talbot-Smith, Michael. |
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Imprint: | Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 2002. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13592765 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About this book
- Chapter 1. Sound waves
- Part 1
- What are sound waves?
- Frequency
- Wavelength
- Amplitude
- The velocity of sound waves
- Velocity, frequency and wavelength
- Sound waves and obstacles
- The bending of sound waves (diffraction)
- Units used in sound
- Sound intensity and the effect of distance
- Decibels
- Part 2
- The velocity of sound waves
- Units
- Decibels
- Chapter 2. Hearing and the nature of sound
- Part 1
- The response of the ear
- Loudness. The dB(A)
- Musical pitch
- Musical quality ('timbre')
- The brain's perception of sound
- Part 2
- Pitch
- Frequency ranges in music
- 'False bass'
- Chapter 3. Basic acoustics
- Part 1
- Sound isolation
- Internal acoustics
- Part 2
- Sound isolation
- Sound absorption
- Chapter 4. Microphones
- Part 1
- Microphone transducers
- Polar responses
- 'Boundary' microphones
- Personal microphones
- Radio microphones ('wireless microphones')
- Part 2
- Electrostatic microphones
- Production of the different polar responses
- Sensitivities of microphones
- Phantom power
- Balanced wiring
- Radio microphone data
- Chapter 5. Using microphones
- Objectives and problems in recording
- Specific applications of microphones
- Chapter 6. Monitoring
- Part 1
- Technical monitoring
- Aural monitoring
- Listening tests
- Part 2
- Reference voltages in audio signals
- PPMs and VU meter readings
- Helmholtz resonators
- Loudspeaker power
- Loudspeaker cables
- Professional and domestic standards
- Chapter 7. Stereo
- Part 1
- How stereo works
- Methods of producing inter-channel differences
- Terminology
- Stereo listening
- Stereo loudspeaker matching
- Phase
- Part 2
- Microphone techniques for stereo
- Headphones for stereo monitoring
- Chapter 8. Sound mixers
- Part 1
- Terminology
- The basic channel
- Important features of any mixer
- Output stage
- Part 2
- Inputs and connections
- Equalization
- Public Address and Foldback (PA and FB)
- Talkback
- Chapter 9. Controlling levels
- Manual control of levels
- Electronic level control
- Noise gates
- Chapter 10. Digital audio
- Part 1
- Historical
- Basic principles
- Other applications of digital audio
- MIDI
- Data compression
- Additional terminology
- Part 2
- Compact discs
- Error correction
- Cleaning CDs
- Cost of CD players
- NICAM
- A little more about error correction
- Chapter 11. Recording
- Part 1
- Recording devices and systems
- Analogue recording
- The fundamentals of magnetic recording
- Cassette quality
- Noise reduction
- Head and tape cleanliness
- Digital recording
- DAT
- MiniDisc
- Solid state recording
- MP3
- Part 2.