دانلود کتاب Understanding Audio

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Acknowledgment Preface CHAPTER 1. THE RECORDING STUDIO: A BRIEF HISTORY AND OVERVIEW Early Recording The Modern-Era (Post-1960s) Recording Studio Basic Recording Studio Signal Flow Recording Studios in the Digital Age CHAPTER 2. RECORDING STUDIO BASICS The Recording Process Sound Source Recording Console/Mixer Signal Processors Signal Destinations Summary CHAPTER 3. BASIC SYMBOLS AND SIGNAL FLOW: THE AUDIO MAP Flowchart Basics Symbols Normalled Connections Projects: Signal Flow Exercises CHAPTER 4. ADVANCED SIGNAL FLOW: THE RECORDING CONSOLE Console Architecture I/O Modules Channel Path/Monitor Path Master (Center) Section Advanced Console Flow Split Console Digital Consoles/Mixers Projects: Signal Flow Exercises CHAPTER 5. THE DAW: WORKING INSIDE THE BOX DAW Systems Signal Flow DAW Recording/Mixing Signal Flow DAW Signal Metering Projects: DAW Signal Flow CHAPTER 6. BASIC ACOUSTICS: WHAT IS SOUND? Sound and Vibration Simple Harmonic Motion Frequency and Period Wavelength Amplitude (Peak vs. RMS) Complex Sound (Fourier) CHAPTER 7. DIGITAL AUDIO: EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS A/D Conversion D/A Process Practical Complications with Digital Audio High-Resolution Audio Projects CHAPTER 8. AUDIO BASICS Electricity Ohm's Law Impedance AC Electrical Circuits Grounding Projects CHAPTER 9. ADVANCED AUDIO: THE STUDIO-INTERCONNECTIONS Impedance Matching vs. Bridging Impedances Balanced vs. Unbalanced Connections Cables and Interconnects Ground Loops System Noise Prevention Projects CHAPTER 10. DIGITAL STUDIO CONNECTIONS: BIT BY BIT Digital Cables Digital Interface and Audio Transfer Protocols Interconnections: Word Clock Projects CHAPTER 11. DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS: SHALL WE DANCE? MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI Connections MIDI Data MIDI System Setup Software Synthesis: Virtual Instruments MIDI Expanded for the 21st Century Synchronization Non-MIDI Digital Control Protocols Project CHAPTER 12. ANALOG MAGNETIC RECORDING: IT'S ONLY TAPE Analog Recording Process Analog Tape Alignment Alignment Procedure Reference Levels Noise Reduction Transport Projects CHAPTER 13. DECIBELS: dB OR NOT dB? Origins Logarithms Power and Intensity Loudness Bels and Decibels Projects CHAPTER 14. SOUND REFERENCE LEVELS: MORE dB Sound Power Level (dB PWL) Sound Intensity Level (SIL) Sound Pressure Level (dB SPL) Inverse Square Law Electrical Power and Voltage Origins of 0 dB Reference Levels Projects CHAPTER 15. PSYCHOACOUSTICS: RELATING dB TO WHAT WE HEAR The Audio Window Equal Loudness Contours Localization Stereo Miking Techniques Stereo Sound Reproduction Masking Projects CHAPTER 16. THE AUDIO WINDOW: RELATING WHAT WE HEAR TO THE GEAR The Audio Window Revisited Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Dynamic Range, Standard Operating Level (SOL), and Maximim Output Level (MOL) Digital Signal Metering The Loudness Wars Harmonic Distortion Frequency Response Projects CHAPTER 17. GAIN STRUCTURES: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER System Levels Recording Gain Structure Projects CHAPTER 18. STUDIO AND LISTENING ROOM ACOUSTICS: WHERE IT ALL BEGINS AND ENDS Room Modes (Standing Waves) Speaker Placement Reflections (Reverberation) Control Room Design Reverberation Time (T60) Room Treatment Diffusion Sound Isolation Noise Projects APPENDICES Appendix A. Reference Appendix B. Bibliography ABOUT THE AUTHOR INDEX