Sound and recording : an introduction / Francis Rumsey, Tim McCormick.
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TextPublication details: Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2006.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxi, 569 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0240519965 (pbk.)
- 621.3893 RUM
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 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
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Professor of Sound Recording at the University of Surrey (UK) and a Visiting Professor at the School of Music in Piteå (Sweden). Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society and a regular contributor to the AES Journal.Formerly Deputy Head of sound at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester (UK) and has since worked at Klark Teknik and the RSC.