Book description
Small- Signal Audio Design is an essential for audio equipment designers and engineers for one simple reason; it enables you as a professional to develop reliable, high-performance circuits.Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acronyms
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Chapter 1. The Basics
- Signals
- Amplifiers
- Negative Feedback
- Nominal Signal Levels
- Gain Structures
- Noise
- Johnson Noise
- Shot Noise
- 1/f Noise (Flicker Noise)
- Popcorn Noise
- Summing Noise Sources
- Noise in Amplifiers
- Noise in Bipolar Transistors
- Noise in JFETs
- Noise in Op-Amps
- Low-Noise Op-Amp Circuitry
- Noise Measurements
- How to Attenuate Quietly
- How to Amplify Quietly
- How to Invert Quietly
- How to Balance Quietly
- Ultra-Low-Noise Design with Multipath Amplifiers
- References
- Chapter 2. Components
- Chapter 3. Discrete Transistor Circuitry
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Chapter 4. Op-Amps and Their Properties
- A Very Brief History of Op-Amps
- Op-Amp Properties: Noise
- Op-Amp Properties: Slew Rate
- Op-Amp Properties: Common-Mode Range
- Op-Amp Properties: Input Offset Voltage
- Op-Amp Properties: Bias Current
- Op-Amp Properties: Cost
- Op-Amp Properties: Distortion
- Selecting the Right Op-Amp
- Op-Amps Surveyed: BJT Input Types
- Op-Amps Surveyed: JFET Input Types
- References
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Chapter 5. Filters
- Passive Filters
- Active Filters
- Low-Pass Filters
- High-Pass Filters
- Combined Low-Pass and High-Pass Filters
- Bandpass Filters
- Notch Filters
- All-Pass Filters
- Filter Characteristics
- Sallen-and-Key Filters
- Distortion in Sallen-and-Key Filters
- Multiple-Feedback Bandpass Filters
- Making Notch Filters
- Differential Filters
- References
- Chapter 6. Preamplifier Architectures
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Chapter 7. Moving-Magnet Disc Inputs
- The Vinyl Medium
- Spurious Signals
- Maximum Signal Levels on Vinyl
- Equalization and Its Discontents
- The ‘Neumann Pole’
- Implementing RIAA Equalization
- Passive and Semi-Passive RIAA Equalization
- Calculating the RIAA Equalization Components
- RIAA Equalization Component Tolerances
- Simulating Inverse RIAA Equalization
- Physical Inverse RIAA Equalization
- Overload Margins
- Cartridge Impedances
- Cartridge Loading
- Cartridge–Preamplifier Interaction
- Cartridge DC and AC Coupling
- Discrete MM Disc Input Stages
- Op-Amp MM Disc Input Stages
- Noise in RIAA Preamplifiers
- Noise Results with A-Weighting
- RIAA Noise Measurements
- Electronic Cartridge Loading for Lower Noise
- Subsonic Filters
- Combining Subsonic and Ultrasonic Filters
- References
- Chapter 8. Moving-Coil Head Amplifiers
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Chapter 9. Volume and Balance Controls
- Volume Controls
- Volume Control Laws
- Loaded Linear Pots
- Dual-Action Volume Controls
- Tapped Volume Controls
- Slide Faders
- Active Volume Controls
- The Baxandall Active Volume Control
- A Practical Baxandall Active Gain Stage
- Potentiometers and DC
- Motorized Potentiometers
- Stepped Volume Controls
- Switched Attenuator Volume Controls
- Relay-Switched Volume Controls
- Transformer-Tap Volume Controls
- Integrated Circuit Volume Controls
- Balance Controls: Passive
- Active Balance Controls
- Mono/Stereo Switches
- Width Controls
- References
- Chapter 10. Tone Controls and Equalizers
- Chapter 11. A Complete Preamplifier
- Chapter 12. Mixer Architectures
- Chapter 13. Microphone Preamplifiers
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Chapter 14. Line Inputs
- External Signal Levels
- Internal Signal Levels
- Input Amplifier Functions
- Unbalanced Inputs
- Balanced Interconnections
- Balanced Cables and Interference
- Balanced Connectors
- Balanced Signal Levels
- Electronic vs. Transformer Balanced Inputs
- Common-Mode Rejection
- The Basic Electronic Balanced Input
- Common-Mode Rejection: The Basic Balanced Input and Op-Amp Effects
- Op-Amp Frequency Response Effects
- Op-Amp CMRR Effects
- Amplifier Component Mismatch Effects
- A Practical Balanced Input
- Variations on the Balanced Input Stage
- Transformer Balanced Inputs
- Input Overvoltage Protection
- Low-Noise Balanced Inputs
- Low-Noise Balanced Inputs in Real Life
- Ultra-Low-Noise Balanced Inputs
- References
- Chapter 15. Line Outputs
- Chapter 16. Signal Switching
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Chapter 17. Mixer Subsystems
- Mixer Bus Systems
- Input Arrangements
- Equalization
- Insert Points
- How to Move a Circuit Block
- Faders
- Postfade Amplifiers
- Direct Outputs
- Panpots
- Routing Systems
- Auxiliary Sends
- Group Module Circuit Blocks
- Summing Systems
- Summing Amplifiers
- PFL Systems
- AFL Systems
- Solo-in-Place Systems
- Talkback Microphone Amplifiers
- Line-Up Oscillators
- Console Cooling and Component Lifetimes
- Chapter 18. Level Indication and Metering
- Chapter 19. Level Control and Special Circuits
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Chapter 20. Power Supplies
- Op-Amp Supply-Rail Voltages
- Designing a ±15 V Supply
- Designing a ±17 V Supply
- Using Variable-Voltage Regulators
- Improving Ripple Performance
- Dual Supplies From a Single Winding
- Power Supplies for Discrete Circuitry
- Larger Power Supplies
- Mutual Shutdown Circuitry
- Very Large Power Supplies
- Microcontroller and Relay Supplies
- +48 V Phantom Power Supplies
- Reference
- Chapter 21. Interfacing with the Digital Domain
- Index
Product information
- Title: Small- Signal Audio Design
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2013
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136121418
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