Table of Contents

Contributors Preface Chapter 1: Audio Production System Standards Chapter 2: The Physical Nature of Sound Chapter 3: Criteria for Acceptability of Acoustical Performance Chapter 4: Sound Isolation Chapter 5: Studio Production Systems Chapter 6: Microphone Recording in a Studio Chapter 7: Sound Level Conditions Chapter 8: Microphones Chapter 9: Stereophonic Techniques Chapter 10: Dynamic-Type Direct-Radiation Speakers Chapter 11: Audio Monitoring Devices and Systems Chapter 12: Audio Interconnection Chapter 13: Audio Processing and Control Chapter 14: Studio Communications Chapter 15: Production Facility Design Chapter 16: Facility Infrastructure Issues Chapter 17: Equipment Rack Enclosures and Devices Chapter 18: Wiring Practices Chapter 19: Audio Measurement and Analysis Chapter 20: Audio Phase and Frequency Measurement Chapter 21: Nonlinear Audio Distortion Subject Index About the Editor

About the Author

Jerry Whitaker is Vice President of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), Washington, D.C. He was previously President of Technical Press, a consulting company based in the San Jose area. Whitaker has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for over 30 years, with specialization in communications. He has lectured extensively on the topic of electronic systems design, installation, and maintenance. He is the former editorial director and associate publisher of Broadcast Engineering and Video Systems magazines, and a former radio station chief engineer and television news producer. Mr. Whitaker is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and an SBE-certified professional broadcast engineer. He is also a fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Reviews

Covering the full range of modern audio techniques -- from digital sound recording in the studio to sound for digital video and film -- this book details essential equipment, recording equipment, and digital signal-processing techniques. Readers can learn how to select microphones and loud speakers, produce sound for video and film, make high-quality studio recordings, and discover new audio design tools. Poptronics 20021101