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Rumsey, Francis.

Sound and recording. — 6th ed.

1. Sound—Recording and reproducing.

I. Title II. McCormick, Tim, 1954-

621.3’893-dc22

Library of Congress Control Number: 2009929122

ISBN: 978-0-240 52163-3

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