Sound and Recording Applications and Theory

Providing vital reading for audio students and trainee engineers, Sound and Recording is the essential guide for anyone who wants a solid grounding in both theory and industry practices in audio, sound, and recording. This updated and comprehensively restructured edition includes new content on DAW configuration, effects processing, 3D/immersive audio systems, object-based audio, and VR audio technology. This bestselling book introduces you to the principles of sound, perception, audio technology, and systems. Sound and Recording is the ideal audio engineering text for students, an accessible reference for professionals, and a comprehensive introduction for hobbyists.

Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition Preface to the fourth edition Preface to the fifth edition Preface to the sixth edition Preface to the seventh edition Preface to the eighth edition Chapter 1: Audio and Acoustics Fundamentals Chapter 2: Auditory Perception and Sound Quality Chapter 3: Microphones Chapter 4: Loudspeakers Chapter 5: Digital Audio Principles Chapter 6: Digital Recording and Editing Systems Chapter 7: Mixing, metering and signal levels Chapter 8: Signal Processing and Effects Chapter 9: Audio data reduction Chapter 10: Digital Audio Interfaces and Networking Chapter 11: Analog Lines and Interconnection Chapter 12: Power Amplifiers Chapter 13: MIDI and Musical Instrument Control Chapter 14: Synchronization Chapter 15: Two-Channel Stereo Chapter 16: Surround Sound and Immersive Audio Glossary Index

Francis Rumsey is Consultant Editor and Technical Writer for the Journal of the AES, an independent consultant, and organist. Until 2009 he was a Professor at the University of Surrey (UK). He is a Fellow of the AES, and holds the AES Bronze Medal. Tim McCormick worked mainly as a freelance sound and electronics engineer, spending periods at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, the Midas division of Klark Teknik, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also written pieces on such diverse topics as medieval architecture and life modeling.