Handbook for Sound Engineersis the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio.
With contributions from many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and fundamentals and units of measurement, David Miles Huber on MIDI, Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers, Steve Dove on consoles, DAWs, and computers, Pat Brown on fundamentals, gain structures, and test and measurement, Ray Rayburn on virtual systems, digital interfacing, and preamplifiers, Ken Pohlmann on compact discs, and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and room-acoustical fundamentals for auditoriums and concert halls, theHandbook for Sound Engineersis a must for serious audio and acoustic engineers.
The fifth edition has been updated to reflect changes in the industry, including added emphasis on increasingly prevalent technologies such as software-based recording systems, digital recording using MP3, WAV files, and mobile devices. New chapters, such as Ken Pohlmann''sSubjective Methods for Evaluating Sound Quality,S. Benjamin Kanters''sHearing Physiology-Disorders-Conservation, Steve Barbar''sSurround Sound for Cinema, Doug Jones''sWorship Styles in the Christian Church,sit aside completely revamped staples like Ron Baker and Jack Wrightson''sStadiums and Outdoor Venues,Pat Brown''sSound System Design,Bob Cordell''sAmplifier Design, Hardy Martin''sVoice Evacuation/Mass Notification Systems, and Tom Danley and Doug Jones''sLoudspeakers. This edition has been honed to bring you the most up-to-date information in the many aspects of audio engineering.
