Author Description
More than 70% all-new material!THE #1 ON-THE-JOB AUDIO ENGINEERING GUIDE--NOW UPDATED WITH THE LATEST DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIESGet clear answers to your every question on every aspect of audio engineering in the updated reference of choice of audio and video engineers and technicians, Standard Handbook of Audio Engineering, Second Edition. You'll find no other source that covers such a broad range of audio principles and technologies--with an emphasis on practical applications, including design, production, installation, operation, and maintenance of recording studios, broadcast centers, and multimedia operations. Now fully updated for the first time in a decade, this trusted guide brings you completely up to speed with:*CD, DVD, and other hot technologies*Audio compression schemes, including MP3*Sound transmission, reproduction, amplification, modification, detection, and storage equipment*Broadcasting, music industry, multimedia, and Internet audio methods and tools*Editing, voice-over, and post-production systems*Noise reduction*Test and measurement procedures and practices Accompanying CD-ROM packs extensive data files--sound, industry specs, standards, diagrams, photos, and more, all keyed to relevant passages in the book.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This handbook serves as a comprehensive technical reference designed to address the practical challenges faced by professionals in audio engineering, broadcasting, and multimedia production. Edited by industry experts Blair Benson and Jerry Whitaker, the text synthesizes foundational acoustic principles with contemporary digital standards. It provides a structured framework for the design, operation, and maintenance of professional audio systems, ensuring technicians have access to current industry specifications and measurement protocols.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Technical specifications for digital media formats including CD, DVD, and MP3 compression schemes.
- Methodologies for sound transmission, amplification, and storage.
- Procedures for studio maintenance, noise reduction, and post-production editing.
- A supplementary data set containing industry standards, diagrams, and photographic documentation.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on professional-grade hardware and broadcast environments rather than consumer-level home audio setups.
- Theoretical physics of sound is secondary to the practical application of equipment and system integration.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Industry professionals frequently cite this volume as a foundational reference for its breadth of coverage across both analog and digital domains. Readers often note the high density of technical data, which makes it a standard resource for troubleshooting and system design in professional environments.
Page Count:
1100
Publication Date:
2001-09-26
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Professional
ISBN-10:
0070067171
ISBN-13:
9780070067172
Broadcasting
Technology
Reference
Sound Recording
Audio Engineering
Science & Math
Physics
Sound acoustics
Engineering
Multimedia
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