The Art of Sound Reproduction

Index

A-weighting filter, 32

Absolute accuracy, 535

Absorption, of sound, 108–9

Accelerometer, 145–6

Acoustic impedance, z, 95

Acoustic suspension, 176

Active loudspeakers, 189–91

ADC, see Analog-to-digital conversion

Adiabatic processes, 91–2

AES/EBU digital audio interface, 285–99, 348, 357, 384

digital video tape recorder compatibility, 395

quality considerations, 539

After-fade listen (AFL), 493

Aircraft noise, 136–7

Airy distribution, 414–18

Aliasing, 226, 536

Ambisonics, 12

Amplification, 4, 5–6, 470–1

see also Gain control

Amplifiers, 184–7, 469–70

active loudspeakers, 189–91

hi-fi components, 14

voltage controlled amplifier (VCA), 471, 473–5

Amplitude modulation (AM), 4, 224, 524–5, 527

Analog recording, 6–7, 301–43

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