By
John Watkinson, Reading, UK
International consultant in audio, video and data recording.
Description
Described as "the most comprehensive book on digital audio to date", it is widely acclaimed as an industry "bible". Covering the very
latest developments in digital audio technology, it provides an thorough introduction to the theory as well as acting as an authoritative
and comprehensive professional reference source. Everything you need is here from the fundamental principles to the latest applications,
written in an award-winning style with clear explanations from first principles.
New material covered includes internet audio,
PC audio technology, DVD, MPEG audio compression, digital audio broadcasting and audio networks.
Whether you are in the field of audio
engineering, sound recording, music technology, broadcasting and communications media or audio design and installation, this book has
it all. Written by a leading international audio specialist, who conducts professional seminars and workshops around the world, the book
has been road tested for many years by professional seminar attendees and students to ensure their needs are taken into account, and
all the right information is covered.
This new edition now includes:
Internet audio
PC Audio technology
DVD
MPEG Audio compression
Digital Audio Broadcasting
Audio networks
Digital audio professionals will find everything they need here, from the fundamental
principles to the latest applications, written in an award-winning style with clear explanations from first principles.
John Watkinson
is an international consultant in audio, video and data recording. He is a Fellow of the AES, a member of the British Computer Society
and a chartered information systems practitioner. He presents lectures, seminars, conference papers and training courses worldwide. He
is the author of many other Focal Press books, including: the Kraszna-Krausz award winning MPEG-2; The Art of Digital Audio; An Introduction
to Digital Video; The Art of Sound Reproduction; An Introduction to Digital Audio; TV Fundamentals and Audio for Television. He is also
co-author, with Francis Rumsey, of The Digital Interface Handbook, and contributor to the Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook, 3rd edition.
Audience:
Recording engineers, broadcast sound engineers, electronics engineers in audio, studio managers, music technology students, audio design
and maintenance engineers, computing engineers moving into broadcast/communications.
