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Handbook for Sound Engineers Summary

Handbook for Sound Engineers by Glen Ballou (Syn-Aud-Con representative, former governor and convention chairman of the AES, member of SMPTE, regular contributor to S&VC magazine, and contributing editor of The Contractors Toolbox.)

Handbook for Sound Engineers is a complete reference for audio engineers. Written by many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou, Ken Pohlmann, David Miles Huber, Dr. Eugene Patronis, Bill Whitlock, Pat Brown, Ray Rayburn, Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert.

Handbook for Sound Engineers Reviews

"Truly an easily accessible compendium of vast stores of information from the theoretical to the practicable, Handbook For Sound Engineers is for audiophiles, recording engineers, or anybody looking for authoritative and in-depth answers to audio and sonic questions." - Barry Rudolph, www.barryrudolph.com

"This is one of the best sources for audio information."
Jay Kadis, Stanford University

"The book is a wonderful resource."
Cliff Edwards, Manager of Broadcast Engineering, Texas Southern University

"The audio industry has seen many changes since the previous edition, particularly in the digital area, all of which are included in this edition." - audioXpress

"There's a book out there called Handbook for Sound Engineers, Third Edition, and it pretty much explains everything...It's like the Bible. I keep it right under my bed."
Thes One, from People Under The Stairs - quoted in Remix Magazine

"...a worth-while investment by anyone involved in audio electronics or acoustics. Well recommended."
Lighting and Sound magazine

"I have a first edition and it's been my audio bible for years."
Ken Paschke, Broadcast Engineer

About Glen Ballou (Syn-Aud-Con representative, former governor and convention chairman of the AES, member of SMPTE, regular contributor to S&VC magazine, and contributing editor of The Contractors Toolbox.)

Glen Ballou has been a Syn-Aud-Con representative, has served as governor and convention chairman of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and has been a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He is a regular contributor to S&VC magazine on a variety of subjects, and is the contributing editor of The Contractor's Toolbox.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics; Psychoacoustics and Perception; Acoustical Noise Control; Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas; Acoustics for General Purpose Rooms; Acoustics for Auditoriums and Concert Halls; Acoustics for Stadiums and Outdoor Venues; Acoustics for Cinemas; Modeling and Auralization; Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors; Audio Transformers and their Uses;Tubes, Discrete Solid-State Devices, and Integrated Circuits; Heat Sinks and Relays; Transmission Techniques--Wire; Microphones; Loudspeakers, Enclosures, and Headphones; Loudspeaker Cluster Design; Power Supplies; Amplifier Design; Preamplifiers and Mixers; Atenuators; Filters and Equalizers; Delay; Mixing Consoles; VI Meters and Devices; Disk Recording and Playback; Magnetic Analog and Digital Recording and Playback; MIDI; Compact Discs, DVD Audio and Video, SACD and other Digital Media; DSP Technology; Grounding; Gain Structures; Sound System Design; Computer-Aided Sound System Design; Designing for Speech Intelligibility; In-Ear Monitoring; Virtual Systems; Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking; Complete Interpretation Systems; Assistive Listening Systems; Intercoms; Image Projection; Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital; Audio Measurements; Fundamentals and Units of Measurements; Loudspeakers; Loudspeaker Cluster Design; Preamplifiers and Mixers; Analog Consoles and Systems; Digital Consoles; Compact Discs, DVD Audio and Video, SACD and other Digital Media; MIDI; Sound System Design; Designing a Sound System with a Computer; Gain Structures; Grounding; Virtual Systems; Digital Audio Interfacing and Networking; Designing for Speech Intelligibility; Modeling and Auralization; Dolby Surround Sound; Audio Measurements; Digital Media; Fiber Optic Transmission; Intelligibility

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Handbook for Sound Engineers by Glen Ballou (Syn-Aud-Con representative, former governor and convention chairman of the AES, member of SMPTE, regular contributor to S&VC magazine, and contributing editor of The Contractors Toolbox.)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2005-05-19
1584
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