Audio Engineer's Reference Book, 2nd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Halftitle
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Contents
6. Preface to first edition
7. Preface to second edition
8. List of contributors
9. 1 Basic Principles
   1. 1.1 Mathematics, formulae and equations
   2. 1.2 Units used in audio engineering
   3. 1.3 The physics of sound waves
   4. 1.4 The hearing process
   5. 1.5 Perceptual audio coding
   6. 1.6 Noise measurement
   7. 1.7 Electromechanical analogies
   8. 1.8 Introduction to digital audio
10. 2 Acoustics and acoustic devices
    1. 2.2 Sound isolation and noise control
    2. 2.3 Microphones
    3. 2.4 Loudspeakers and headphones
    4. 2.5 Stereo
    5. 2.6 Microphones for stereo
    6. 2.7 Analogue sound mixing equipment
    7. 2.8 Power amplifiers, control units and preamplifiers
    8. 2.9 Limiters and compressors
11. 3 Recording and reproduction
    1. 3.2 Noise reduction systems
    2. 3.3 Compact disc
    3. 3.4 Digital audio tape
    4. 3.5 Audio editing
    5. 3.6 Audio measurements and test equipment
12. 4 Digital equipment
    1. 4.2 Digital mixing and filtering
    2. 4.3 MIDI
13. 5 Studios and their facilities
    1. 5.2 Facilities required in recording studios
    2. 5.3 Facilities required in television sound control rooms
    3. 5.4 Studio installations for local radio
    4. 5.5 Outside broadcast and mobile equipment and operations
    5. 5.6 The tapeless studio
    6. 5.7 Studio air-conditioning systems
14. 6 Distribution of audio signals
    1. 6.2 Telephony transmission systems
    2. 6.3 Radio propagation
    3. 6.4 Transmission developments: NICAM and RDS
    4. 6.5 Digital audio interfacing, synchronization and networks
15. 7 Miscellaneous topics
    1. 7.2 International standards for sound systems and equipment
    2. 7.3 Digital time signals
    3. 7.4 Health and safety
    4. 7.5 Portable appliance testing
16. Index