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The definitive guide to digital engineering--fully updated
Gain a thorough understanding of digital audio tools, techniques, and practices from this completely revised and expanded resource. Written by industry pioneer and Audio Engineering Society Fellow Ken C. Pohlmann, Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition, describes the technologies behind today''s audio equipment in a clear, practical style. Covering basic theory to the latest technological advancements, the book explains how to apply digital conversion, processing, compression, storage, streaming, and transmission concepts. New chapters on Blu-ray, speech coding, and low bit-rate coding are also included in this bestselling guide.
Learn about discrete time sampling, quantization, and signal processingExamine details of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray players and discsEncode and decode AAC, MP3, MP4, Dolby Digital, and other filesPrepare content for distribution via the Internet and digital radio and televisionLearn the critical differences between music coding and speech codingDesign low bit-rate codecs to optimize memory capacity while preserving fidelityDevelop methodologies to evaluate the sound quality of music and speech filesStudy audio transmission via HDMI, VoIP, Wi-Fi, and BluetoothHandle digital rights management, fingerprinting, and watermarkingUnderstand how one-bit conversion and high-order noise shaping work
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Build first-class recording studios and listening spaces
Design and build your own audiophile-grade recording and playback environments using proven, cost-effective plans and techniques. Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening explains practical acoustical properties and describes how to engineer acoustically sensitive spaces, including music recording studios, control rooms, voice studios, home project studios, A/V suites, media rooms, and surround-sound home theaters.
Learn how to choose room dimensions, select building materials, construct your own custom treatments, maximize isolation, and generate and analyze response curves. This do-it-yourself guide incorporates decades of roomdesign experience and provides you with the practical knowledge to design and build your own acoustical spaces or improve existing spaces.
Coverage includes:
An introduction to room acoustics and acoustical designReflecting, absorbing, and diffusing materialsRoom geometry, modes, and treatmentAcoustic isolation, site selection, and HVAC designWall, floor, and ceiling constructionWindow and door design considerationsReverberation times, early reflections, and psychoacousticsObjective and subjective room evaluationPlans and specifications for 10 recording and listening rooms
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The most complete and current guide to architectural acoustics principles and practices
Design and construct audiophile-quality sonic environments of all sizes--from home theaters and project studios to large-scale recording studios. Thoroughly revised to include new acoustical design techniques, Master Handbook of Acoustics, Sixth Edition, explains the art and science of room acoustics and architecture by combining theoretical instruction with matter-of-fact engineering advice.
Written by renowned experts in the field and refined through several editions, this fully updated classic describes the fundamentals of acoustical properties, as well as the latest solutions to acoustical problems. Throughout, this authoritative text provides clear explanations, describes hands-on techniques, and features numerous room designs that can be built as presented, or adapted to your particular needs.
Understand how sound waves travel in free fields and in enclosed spacesLearn how human sound perception and psychoacoustics affect room designCalculate and predict reflections, reverberation times, and room modesPerform acoustical measurements and site surveys, and choose construction materialsDesign, build, and install treatment modules to optimize early reflections, reverberation, and diffusionDesign and build home theaters, home studios, control rooms, recording studios, and other acoustically sensitive spacesReduce HVAC noise levels, and achieve excellent sound isolation with proven wall, window, and door designsUnderstand the acoustics of auditoriums and concert hallsUtilize the supplied cost-effective plans and specifications for a variety of recording and listening rooms
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The industry standard guide to room acoustics―fully updated with the latest advances
Based on the classic text written by acoustics pioneer F. Alton Everest, this revised resource presents the fundamentals of acoustics along with time-tested solutions and detailed room designs. Master Handbook of Acoustics, Seventh Edition explains the art and science of room acoustics and architecture by combining theoretical instruction with matter-of-fact engineering advice. The numerous room designs inside—complete with floor and elevation plans and performance analyses—can be built as presented or adapted to meet specific needs. You will get designs new to this edition, including video teleconferencing rooms and voice studios, as well as new details on listening room and recording studio construction.
Inside, you’ll discover how to:
Control and utilize sound reflection, absorption, diffraction, and diffusionCalculate room reflections, reverberation times, and modal resonancesPerform acoustical measurements and site surveys and choose construction materialsInstall modules to optimize early reflections, reverberation, and diffusionDesign and construct home theaters, project studios, control rooms, recording studios, and other acoustically sensitive spacesReduce HVAC noise levels and achieve excellent sound isolation with proven wall, window, and door designsAnalyze the acoustics of concert halls, auditoriums, and places of worshipIncorporate psychoacoustics in your designs to optimize room performanceUnderstand the operation of room acoustics modeling softwareUtilize the supplied cost-effective plans and specifications for a variety of listening and recording rooms