Sound System Engineering

Don Davis and his wife, Carolyn, founded Synergetic Audio Concepts in 1972. Don and Carolyn are both Fellows of the Audio Engineering Society. Don is a senior member of the IEEE and a gold member of the Acoustical Society of America. Don and Carolyn received dual lifetime achievement awards from NSCA, the Adele De Berri Pioneers of Audio award from InfoComm International, and the USITT Harold Burris-Myer Distinguished Career in Sound Design Award. Both Don and Carolyn were recipients of Indiana’s highest citizen award from the Governor when they were made Sagamore of the Wabash for their contributions to education.Eugene Patronis, Jr., taught in the School of Physics of the Georgia Institute of Technology for over fifty years. Throughout his tenure he participated in academic research and industrial consulting in the fields of experimental nuclear physics, acoustics, and electronics. He is the author of several patents in audio related topics.Pat Brown is the president of Synergetic Audio Concepts, Inc., and of Electro-acoustic Testing Company, Inc., both of Greenville, Indiana. He teaches audio engineering seminars worldwide, and develops web-based audio training programs. His background as a musician, sound contractor, and electronics technician and consultant has forged his practical approach to solving audio and acoustic problems.

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• Chapter 1 Why Sound System Engineering?Chapter 2 Voices Out of the PastChapter 3 Sound and Our BrainChapter 4 PsychoacousticsChapter 5 Digital TheoryChapter 6 Mathematics for Audio SystemsChapter 7 Using the DecibelChapter 8 Interfacing Electrical and Acoustic SystemsChapter 9 Loudspeaker Directivity and CoverageChapter 10 The Acoustic EnviromentChapter 11 Audio and Acoustic MeasurementsChapter 12 Large Room AcousticsChapter 13 Small Room AcousticsChapter 14 Designing for Acoustic GainChapter 15 Designing for Speech IntelligibilityChapter 16 What is Waving and WhyChapter 17 MicrophonesChapter 18 Loudspeakers and Loudspeaker ArraysChapter 19 Power Ratings for Amplifiers and LoudspeakersChapter 20 Computer-Aided System DesignChapter 21 Signal Delay and Signal SynchronizationChapter 22 Signal ProcessingChapter 23 Digital Audio Formats and TransportsChapter 24 Sound System EqualizationChapter 25 Putting It All TogetherAppendix