Handbook for Sound Engineers, 4th Edition

Chapter 12

Tubes, Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits

 

by Glen Ballou

12.1 Tubes

12.1.1 Tube Elements

12.1.2 Tube Types

12.1.3 Symbols and Base Diagrams

12.1.4 Transconductance

12.1.5 Amplification Factor

12.1.6 Polarity

12.1.7 Internal Capacitance

12.1.8 Plate Resistance

12.1.9 Grid Bias

12.1.10 Plate Efficiency

12.1.11 Power Sensitivity

12.1.12 Screen Grid

12.1.13 Plate Dissipation

12.1.14 Changing Parameters

12.1.15 Tube Heater

12.2 Discrete Solid-State Devices

12.2.1 Semiconductors

12.2.2 Diodes

12.2.3 Thyristors

12.2.4 Transistors

12.3 Integrated Circuits

12.3.1 Monolithic Integrated Circuits

12.3.2 Hybrid Integrated Circuits

12.3.3 Operational Voltage Amplifiers (Op-Amp)

12.3.4 Dedicated Analog Integrated Circuits for ...