Beschreibung:
Provides the theoretical background necessary to understand sound reproduction, along with practical examples. This book defines the specialist terms - both musical and physical - as they occur. It considers analog and digital audio as alternatives, and the advantages of both are stressed. It also features the technology in loudspeaker design.
Introduction; Audio basics; Sound and psychoacoustics; Sources of sound; Microphones; Loudspeakers and headphones; Stereophony; Digital audio signals; Analog audio recording; Digital recording; Optical discs in audio; Audio editing; Audio signal processing; Sound quality considerations