Capel Newnes Audio and Hi-Fi Engineer's Pocket Book

2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4831-0243-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Web PDF

Newnes Audio and Hi-Fi Engineer's Pocket Book, Second Edition provides concise discussion of several audio topics. The book is comprised of 10 chapters that cover different audio equipment. The coverage of the text includes microphones, gramophones, compact discs, and tape recorders. The book also covers high-quality radio, amplifiers, and loudspeakers. The book then reviews the concepts of sound and acoustics, and presents some facts and formulas relevant to audio. The text will be useful to sound engineers and other professionals whose work involves sound systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Capel, Vivian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Newnes Audio and Hi-Fi Engineer's Pocket Book;2
3;Copyright Page;3
4;Table of Contents;4
5;Preface to the first edition;6
6;Preface to the second edition;7
7;Chapter 1. Sound and acoustics;8
7.1;Human hearing;8
7.2;Sound sources;12
7.3;Measuring sound;16
7.4;Typical sound power levels;18
7.5;Sound propagation;20
7.6;Room and hall acoustics;29
7.7;Sound insulation;33
8;Chapter 2. Microphones;38
8.1;Transducers;38
8.2;Acoustic characteristics;42
8.3;Special types of microphone;44
8.4;Boundary microphones;46
8.5;Microphones in the sound field;50
8.6;Microphone electrical parameters;52
9;Chapter 3. The gramophone;56
9.1;Studio techniques;56
9.2;The record groove;58
9.3;Disc manufacture;59
9.4;Reproducing styli;60
9.5;Stylus tracking;62
9.6;Pickup cartridges;64
9.7;Cartridge parameters;65
9.8;Pickup arms;66
9.9;Turntables;68
9.10;Turntable parameters;69
10;Chapter 4. Compact discs;70
10.1;Principles;70
10.2;Compact disc format;74
10.3;Disc data;74
10.4;The CD player;78
10.5;Three-beam system;78
10.6;Single-beam systems;81
10.7;Decoding the signal;83
10.8;Compact disc manufacture;86
10.9;Compact disc faults;87
11;Chapter 5. Tape recording;88
11.1;Magnetism;88
11.2;Magnetic recording;90
11.3;Bias;91
11.4;Record/playback heads;94
11.5;Noise reduction;96
11.6;Head circuits;100
11.7;Head materials;102
11.8;Erasing;103
11.9;Effect of oxide deposits;104
11.10;Head adjustments/maintenance;104
11.11;Tape transport;106
11.12;Motors and speed control;108
11.13;Hi-fi sound with video;110
11.14;Digital tape recording;111
11.15;Philips digital compact cassette;116
11.16;Recording tape;118
11.17;Tape manufacture;120
11.18;Minicassette manufacture;121
11.19;Tape parameters;122
11.20;Tape groups;123
11.21;Open-reel recorders;124
11.22;The compact cassette;124
12;Chapter 6. High-quality radio;126
12.1;Receiver principles;126
12.2;Stereo broadcasting;129
12.3;Stereo decoding;130
12.4;BBC stereo test transmissions;131
12.5;Interference;132
12.6;Alignment;133
12.7;F.m. tuner parameters;134
13;Chapter 7. Amplifiers;138
13.1;Thermionic valves;138
13.2;Audio transistors;140
13.3;Transistor characteristics;142
13.4;Basic transistor circuit features;143
13.5;Amplifier parameters;152
14;Chapter 8. Loudspeakers;154
14.1;The driver;154
14.2;Enclosures;160
14.3;Baffle/doublet;160
14.4;Infinite baffle;161
14.5;Reflex enclosure;164
14.6;The horn;166
14.7;Labyrinth/transmission line;167
14.8;Column/line source;168
14.9;Loudspeaker absorbents;169
14.10;Electrostatic speakers;170
14.11;Loudspeakers for electronic instruments;172
14.12;Unconventional speakers;176
14.13;Crossover networks;178
15;Chapter 9. Public address;180
15.1;Objectives;180
15.2;Loudspeaker distribution;181
15.3;Avoiding feedback;182
15.4;Delay lines;184
15.5;Use of delay lines;185
15.6;Ceiling speaker mounting;186
15.7;LISCA (line-source ceiling array);187
15.8;The second line-source;188
15.9;Mixers;190
15.10;Induction loops;191
15.11;P.a. system problems;193
16;Chapter 10. Facts and formulae;195
16.1;Resistance and impedance;195
16.2;Q-factor;196
16.3;Attenuators and matching pads;197
16.4;Filters;199
16.5;Attenuation beyond cut-off drops to the levels below;200
16.6;Test equipment;201
16.7;Oscilloscope traces;203
16.8;Power circuits;205
17;Index;208