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An Introduction
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Fifth Edition
By
Francis Rumsey, Professor of Sound Recording at the University of Surrey (UK), Visiting Professor at the School of Music in Piteå. Fellow of the AES and contributor to the AES Journal.
TIM MCCORMICK, Formerly Deputy Head of sound at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester (UK) and has since worked at Klark Teknik and the RSC.
Description
This best-selling book introduces you to the principles of sound, perception, audio technology and systems. Whilst offering vital reading
for audio students and trainee engineers, this guide is ideal for anyone concerned with audio, sound and recording, beginners and professionals
alike.
Comprehensive and easy to understand, this fifth edition is bang up to date, with expanded information on digital audio principles,
systems and applications, as well as an extensively updated chapter on MIDI and synthetic audio control.
Audience
Students on audio, audio production, sound recording and broadcasting courses (HE and FE levels); trainee engineers entering music recording
broadcasting or associated industries. Home and project studio engineers, musicians, and amateur recording enthusiasts. Professional
sound recordists. Beginner to intermediate level.
Contents
Fact file directory
Preface; What is Sound?
Auditory perception
Microphones; Loudspeakers
Mixers; Analogue recording
Noise reduction;
Digital audio principles
Digital recording and editing systems
Digital audio applications
Power amplifiers
Lines and interconnection
Outboard equipment
MIDI and synthetic audio control
Time code and synchronisation
Two-channel stereo Surround Sound
Glossary of terms
Appendices.
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Paperback, 570 pages, publication date: NOV-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-51996-8
ISBN-10: 0-240-51996-5
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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