Characteristics of a Sound Wave
Frequency Spectra of Repetitive Sounds
Frequency Spectra of Non-repetitive Sounds
Displaying the Characteristics of a Sound Wave
Sound Power and Sound Pressure
Practical Implications of Equal-loudness Contours
The Moving-coil or Dynamic Microphone
The Capacitor or Condenser Microphone
Directional Responses and Polar Diagrams
Mounting and Loading Drive Units
Thiele–Small Parameters and Enclosure Volume Calculations
Digital Signal Processing in Loudspeakers
A Simple Six-channel Analog Mixer
An Overview of Typical Mixer Facilities
Mixers with Integrated Control of Digital Workstations
Introduction to Mixing Approaches
A Short History of Analog Recording
The Magnetic Recording Process
Mechanical Transport Functions
Why is Noise Reduction Required?
Line-up of Noise Reduction Systems
CHAPTER 8 Digital Audio Principles
Digital and Analog Recording Contrasted
The Digital Audio Signal Chain
Changing the Resolution of an Audio Signal (Requantization)
Introduction to Digital Signal Processing
Pitch Shifting and Time Stretching
CHAPTER 9 Digital Recording, Editing and Mastering Systems
Audio Processing for Computer Workstations
Mass Storage-based Editing System Principles
Preparing for and Understanding Release Media
CHAPTER 10 Digital Audio Formats and Interchange
Audio File Formats for Digital Workstations
Interconnecting Digital Audio Devices
Professional Amplifier Facilities
CHAPTER 12 Lines and Interconnection
Cable Effects with Unbalanced Lines
CHAPTER 13 Plug-ins and Outboard Equipment
Connection of Outboard Devices
CHAPTER 14 MIDI and Synthetic Audio Control
MIDI and Digital Audio Contrasted
Interfacing a Computer to a MIDI System
MIDI Control of Sound Generators
Scalable Polyphonic MIDI (SPMIDI)
SAOL and SASL in MPEG 4 Structured Audio
Synchronizing Audio/MIDI Computer Applications
Principles of Loudspeaker Stereo
Principles of Binaural or Headphone Stereo
Loudspeaker Stereo Over Headphones and Vice Versa
Two-Channel Microphone Techniques
Binaural Recording and ‘Dummy Head’ Techniques
Spot microphones and Two-Channel Panning Laws
Four-Channel Surround (3-1 Stereo)
5.1-Channel Surround (3-2 Stereo)
Other Multichannel Configurations
Matrixed Surround Sound Systems
Digital Surround Sound Formats
Surround Sound Recording Techniques
Multichannel Panning Techniques
Methods of Sound Quality Evaluation