Talbot-Smith M. Audio Engineer's Reference Book

2nd edition. — Focal Press, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1999. — 673 p. — ISBN: 0240515285.The Audio Engineer's Reference Book is an authoritative volume on all aspects of audio engineering and technology including basic mathematics and formulae, acoustics and psychoacoustics, microphones, loudspeakers and studio installations. The content is concise and accurate, providing quick and easy access to everything you will need to know, from basic formulae to practical explanations and operational detail.Compiled by an international team of experts, this second edition has been updated to keep abreast of fast-moving areas such as digital audio and transmission technology. Much of the material has been revised, updated and expanded to cover the very latest techniques. For professionals engaged in the design, manufacture and installation of all types of audio equipment, this reference book will prove an invaluable resource. It will also be of interest to anyone employed in recording, broadcasting or audio-visual units in industry, and students on university courses.Michael Talbot-Smith is a freelance audio consultant and writer who, for many years, trained audio engineers at BBC Wood Norton. He is also the author of Sound Assistance and Audio Explained, and is the editor of Sound Engineer's Pocketbook.Preface to first edition
Preface to second edition
List of contributorsBasic Principles
Mathematics, formulae and equations
Units used in audio engineering
The physics of sound waves
The hearing process
Perceptual audio coding
Noise measurement
Electromechanical analogies
Introduction to digital audioAcoustics and acoustic devices
Room acoustics
Sound isolation and noise control
Microphones
Loudspeakers and headphones
Stereo
Microphones for stereo
Analogue sound mixing equipment
Power amplifiers, control units and preamplifiers
Limiters and compressorsRecording and reproduction
Analogue tape recording
Noise reduction systems
Compact disc
Digital audio tape
Audio editing
Audio measurements and test equipmentDigital equipment
Artificial reverberation devices
Digital mixing and filtering
MIDIStudios and their facilities
Radio studio facilities
Facilities required in recording studios
Facilities required in television sound control rooms
Studio installations for local radio
Outside broadcast and mobile equipment and operations
The tapeless studio
Studio air-conditioning systemsDistribution of audio signals
Telephony
Telephony transmission systems
Radio propagation
Transmission developments: NICAM and RDS
Digital audio interfacing, synchronization and networksMiscellaneous topics
Ultrasonics
International standards for sound systems and equipment
Digital time signals
Health and safety
Portable appliance testing