Ethan Winer, Michael Lawrence

The Audio Expert

Everything You Need to Know About Audio

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This newly updated third edition of The Audio Expert offers a comprehensive reference book that covers all aspects of audio. The book includes both practical and theoretical explanations, using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies, with minimal math.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Focal Press
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 730
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1544g
• ISBN-13: 9781032854533
• ISBN-10: 1032854537
• Artikelnr.: 74701053

Autorenporträt

Ethan Winer has, at various times, earned a living as a professional musician, computer programmer, circuit designer, recording engineer, composer/arranger, technical writer, acoustician, and college instructor. Ethan has more than 200 feature articles published in various computer and audio magazines, and his Cello Rondo music video has received nearly two million views on YouTube and other websites. He's produced dozens of educational and music videos and composed four pieces for full orchestra, all of which have been performed publicly. Ethan is currently a principal at RealTraps Acoustics, a leading manufacturer of acoustic treatment. Michael Lawrence is a live sound engineer who specializes in designing and tuning sound systems and has published more than 50 technical articles as well as a full-length book on the topic. He has also published research on sound level measurement and sound exposure at live events, and he serves as technical editor for multiple pro audio publications, including the previous edition of The Audio Expert.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Audio Defined 1. Audio Basics 2. Audio Fidelity
Measurements
and Myths 3. Hearing
Perception
and Artifact Audibility 4. Gozintas and Gozoutas Part 2: Analog and Digital Recording
Processing
and Methods 5. Mixers
Buses
Routing
and Summing 6. Recording Devices and Methods 7. Mixing Devices and Methods 8. Digital Audio Basics 9. Dynamics Processors 10. Frequency Processors 11. Time Domain Processors 12. Pitch and Time Manipulation Processors 13. Other Audio Processors 14. Synthesizers Part 3: Transducers 15. Microphones and Pickups 16. Loudspeakers and Earphones Part 4: Room Acoustics
Treatment
and Monitoring 17. Acoustic Basics 18. Room Shapes
Modes
and Isolation 19. Acoustic Treatment 20. Room Measuring Part 5: Electronics 21. Basic Electronics in 60 Minutes 22. Test Procedures Part 6: Musical Instruments 23. Musical Instruments

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Part 1 Audio Defined - Chapter 1: Audio Basics; Chapter 2: Audio Fidelity, Measurements, and Myths; Chapter 3: Hearing, Perception, and Artifact Audibility; Chapter 4: Gozintas and Gozoutas.

Part 2 Analog and Digital Recording, Processing, and Methods - Chapter 5: Mixers, Buses, Routing, and Summing; Chapter 6: Recording Devices and Methods; Chapter 7: Mixing Devices and Methods; Chapter 8: Digital Audio Basics; Chapter 9: Dynamics Processors; Chapter 10: Frequency Processors; Chapter 11: Time Domain Processors; Chapter 12: Pitch and Time Manipulation Processors; Chapter 13: Other Audio Processors; Chapter 14: Synthesizers; Chapter 15: MIDI Basics.

Part 3 Video Production - Chapter 16: Video Production.

Part 4 Transducers - Chapter 17: Microphones and Pickups; Chapter 18: Loudspeakers and Earphones.

Part 5 Room Acoustics, Treatment, and Monitoring - Chapter 19: Acoustic Basics; Chapter 20: Room Shapes, Modes, and Isolation; Chapter 21: Acoustic Treatment; Chapter 22: Room Measuring.

Part 6 Electronics and Computers - Chapter 23: Basic Electronics in 60 Minutes; Chapter 24: Test Procedures; Chapter 25: Computers.

Part 7 Musical Instruments - Chapter 26: Musical Instruments.

Rezensionen

"Winer has made his own experiments on many topics and shows measurements for many of these. Very laudable. ... All in all, this is a very useful reference book." - AES Journal