Audio Engineering: Know It All

The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf! Part I Fundamentals of Sound Chapter 1 Audio Principles Chapter 2. Measurement Chapter 3 Acoustic Environment II. Audio Electronics Chapter 4 Components Chapter 5 Power supply design III Preamplifiers and Amplifiers Chapter 6 Introduction to Audio Amplification CHAPTER 7 Preamplifiers and input signals Chapter 8 Interfacing and processing Chapter 9 Audio amplifiers Chapter 10 Audio amplifier Chapter 11. Valve (tube-based) amplifiers Chapter 12 Negative feedback Chapter 13 Noise and grounding Part IV Digital Audio Chapter 14 Digital audio fundamentals Chapter 15 Representation of Audio Signals Chapter 16.Compact disc Chapter 17 Digital audio recording basics Chapter 18 Digital audio interfaces Chapter 19 Data compression Chapter 20 Digital audio production Chapter 21 Other Digital Audio Devices V. Microphone and Loudspeaker Technology Chapter 22 Microphone technology Chapter 23 Loudspeakers Chapter 24 Loudspeaker enclosures Chapter 25 Headphones Part VI. Sound Reproduction Systems Chapter 26 Tape Recording Chapter 27 Recording consoles Chapter 28 Video synchronization Chapter 29 Room acoustics Part VII Audio Test and Measurement CHAPTER 30 Fundamentals and instruments . A 360-degree view from our best-selling authors. Hot topics covered. The ultimate hard-working desk reference; all the essential information, techniques and tricks of the trade in one volume