
- 224 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Broadcast Sound Technology
About this book
Broadcast Sound Technology provides an explanation of the underlying principles of modern audio technology. Organized into 21 chapters, the book first describes the basic sound; behavior of sound waves; aspects of hearing, harming, and charming the ear; room acoustics; reverberation; microphones; phantom power; loudspeakers; basic stereo; and monitoring of audio signal. Subsequent chapters explore the processing of audio signal, sockets, sound desks, and digital audio. Analogue and digital tape recording and reproduction, as well as noise reduction, are also explained.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Broadcast Sound Technology
- Copyright Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Basic sound
- Chapter 2. The behaviour of sound waves
- Chapter 3. Aspects of hearing
- Chapter 4. Harming and charming the ear
- Chapter 5. Room acoustics
- Chapter 6. Reverberation
- Chapter 7. Microphones
- Chapter 8. Phantom power
- Chapter 9. Loudspeakers
- Chapter 10. Basic stereo
- Chapter 11. Monitoring the audio signal
- Chapter 12. Processing the audio signal
- Chapter 13. Sockets and symbols
- Chapter 14. Sound desks (mixing consoles)
- Chapter 15. Digital audio
- Chapter 16. Further digits
- Chapter 17. Analogue tape recording and reproduction
- Chapter 18. Digital recording and reproduction
- Chapter 19. Noise reduction
- Chapter 20. Public address
- Chapter 21. More uses of digits
- Further reading
- Index