The Audio Expert : Everything You Need to Know About Audio
Ethan. Winer
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (672 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Using Digital Audio Workstation Software. - 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 written for people who want to understand audio at the deepest, most technical level, without needing an engineering degree. It's presented in an easy-to-read, conversational tone, and includes more than 400 figures and photos augmenting the text.The Audio Expert takes th
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| ISBN | 9780240821009
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