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AuthorThompson, Daniel M.TitleUnderstanding audio : getting the most out of your project or professional recording studio / by Daniel C. Thompson.PublishedBoston, Mass. : Berklee Press, c2005.FormatBook
Descriptionvii, 359 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Series( Recording: Audio)
Variant titleUnderstanding audio
NotesIncludes appendices, bibliographical references, and index.
ContentsThe recording studio: a brief history and overview. Early recording ; The modern recording studio ; Basic recording: studio signal flow -- The modern studio: recording studio basics. Sound source ; Recording console/ mixer ; Outboard effects ; Signal destinations ; Summary -- Basic symbols and signal flow: the audio map. Flowcchart basics ; Symbols ; Normalled connections ; Applied signal flow ; Projects -- Advanced signal flow: the recording console. Console architecture ; I/O modules ; Channel path/ monitor path ; Master section ; Advanced console flow ; EQ section ; Dynamics section ; Mixers ; Projects -- Basic acoustics: what is sound? Sound and vibration ; Simple harmonic motion ; Frequency and period ; Wavelength ; Amplitude (peak vs. RMS) ; Complex sound (Fourier) ; Projects -- Basic audio theory: Ohm’s law. Electricity ; Impedance ; AC electrical circuits ; Grounding ; Projects -- Advanced audio: interconnections. Impedance ; Matching vs. bridging impedances ; Balanced vs. unbalanced connections ; Cables and interconnects ; Ground loops ; System noise prevention ; Projects -- Decibals: dB or not dB? Origins ; Logarithms ; Power and intensity ; Loudness ; Bels and decibels ; Projects -- More dB: sound reference levels. Sound power level (dB PWL) ; Sound intensity level (SIL) ; Sound pressure level (dB SPL) ; Inverse square law ; Electrical power and voltage ; Origins of 0 dB reference levels ; Projects -- Psychoacoustics: related dB to what we hear. The audio window ; Fletcher-Munson equal loudness contours ; Localization ; Stereo miking techniques ; Stereo sound reproduction ; Masking ; Projects -- The audio window: relating what we hear to the gear. The audio window revisited ; Signal-to-noise ratio, dynamic range, and standard operating level ; Digital signal metering ; Harmonic distortion ; Frequency response ; Projects -- Gain structures. System levels ; Projects -- Analog magnetic r
ISBN06340095919780634009594SubjectSound -- Recording and reproducing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sound recording industry.

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