Handbook for Sound Engineers, 4th Edition

Preface

When the first edition of the Handbook for Sound Engineers came out in 1987, it was subtitled the new Audio Cyclopedia so that people who were familiar with Howard Tremain's Audio Cyclopedia would understand that this is an updated version of it. Today, the book stands on its own.

We have seen a tremendous change in the field of sound and acoustics since the first edition of the Handbook for Sound Engineers came out. Digital is certainly finding its place in all forms of audio, however, does this mean analog circuitry will soon be a thing of the past? Analog systems will still be around for a long time. After all, sound is analog and the transfer of a sound wave to a microphone signal is analog and from the electronic signal to the sound ...