The audio expert everything you need to know about audio
The Audio Expert is a comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of audio, with many practical, as well as theoretical, explanations. Providing in-depth descriptions of how audio really works, using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies with minimal math, the book is...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/Focal Press
c2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628630906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Bonus Web Content; Part 1 Audio Defined; Chapter 1: Audio Basics; Volume and Decibels; Standard Signal Levels; Signal Levels and Metering; Calculating Decibels; Frequencies; Graphing Audio; Standard Octave and Third-Octave Bands; Filters; Phase Shift and Time Delay; Comb Filtering; Fourier and the Fast Fourier Transform; Sine Waves, Square Waves, and Pink Noise-Oh My!; Resonance; Audio Terminology; The Null Test; Summary; Chapter 2: Audio Fidelity, Measurements, and Myths
- High Fidelity DefinedThe Four Parameters; Lies, Damn Lies, and Audio Gear Specs; Test Equipment; Audio Transparency; Common Audio Myths; The Stacking Myth; Myth-Information; The Big Picture; Summary; Chapter 3: Hearing, Perception, and Artifact Audibility; Fletcher-Munson and the Masking Effect; Distortion and Noise; Jitter; Audibility Testing; Dither and Truncation Distortion; Hearing Below the Noise Floor; Frequency Response Changes; Ultrasonics; Ringing; Aliasing; Phase Shift; Absolute Polarity; Ears Are Not Linear!; Blind Testing; Psychoacoustic Effects
- Placebo Effect and Expectation BiasWhen Subjectivists Are (Almost) Correct; Summary; Chapter 4: Gozintas and Gozoutas; Audio Signals; Audio Wiring; Audio Connectors; Patch Panels; Impedance; Summary; Part 2 Analog and Digital Recording,Processing, and Methods; Chapter 5: Mixers, Buses, Routing, and Summing; Solo, Mute, and Channel Routing; Buses and Routing; Console Automation; Other Console Features; Digital Audio Workstation Software and Mixing; The Pan Law; Connecting a Digital Audio Workstation to a Mixer; Inputs and Outputs; Setting Record Levels; Monitoring with Effects
- The Windows MixerRelated Digital Audio Workstation Advice; 5.1 Surround Sound Basics; Summing; Gain Staging; Microphone Preamplifiers; Preamp Input Impedance; Preamp Noise; Clean and Flat Is Where It's At; Summary; Chapter 6: Recording Devices and Methods; Recording Hardware; Analog Tape Recording; Tape Bias; Tape Pre-Emphasis and De-Emphasis; Sel-Sync; Tape Noise Reduction; Tape Pre-Distortion; The Failings of Analog Tape; Digital Recording; In the Box Versus Out of the Box; Record Levels; Recording Methods; Specific Advice on Digital Audio Workstations; Copy Protection
- Microphone Types and MethodsMicing Techniques; The 3-to-1 Rule; Microphone Placement; DI = Direct Injection; Additional Recording Considerations; Advanced Recording Techniques; Vari-Speed; Summary; Chapter 7: Mixing Devices and Methods; Volume Automation; Editing; Basic Music Mixing Strategies; Be Organized; Monitor Volume; Reference Mixes; Panning; Getting the Bass Right; Avoid Too Much Reverb; Verify Your Mixes; Thin Your Tracks; Distance and Depth; Bus versus Insert; Pre and Post, Mute and Solo; Room Tone; Perception Is Fleeting; Be Creative!; In the Box Versus Out of the Box-Yes, Again
- Using Digital Audio Workstation Software
