Eargle Handbook of Recording Engineering

2. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-1-4757-1129-5
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 486 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Engineering (R0)

John Eargle's 4th edition of The Handbook of Recording Engineering is the latest version of his long-time classic hands-on book for aspiring recording engineers. It follows the broad outline of its predecessors, but has been completely recast for the benefit of today's training in recording and its allied arts and sciences.
Digital recording and signal processing are covered in detail, as are actual studio miking and production techniques -- including the developing field of surround sound. As always, the traditional topics of basic stereo, studio acoustics, analog tape recording, and the stereo LP are covered in greater detail than you are likely to find anywhere except in archival references.
This book has been completely updated with numerous new topics added and outdated material removed. Many technical descriptions are now presented in Sidebars, leaving the primary text for more general descriptions.
Handbook of Recording Engineering, Fourth Edition is for students preparing for careers in audio, recording, broadcast, and motion picture sound work. It will also be useful as a handbook for professionals already in the audio workplace.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eargle, John M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1. Acoustical Foundations in Recording.- 1. Principles of Physical Acoustics.- 2. Psychological Acoustics.- 3. Characteristics of Performance Spaces.- Section 2. Microphones.- 4. Basic Operating Principles of Microphones.- 5. Derivation of Microphone Directional Patterns.- 6. Environmental Effects and Departures from Ideal Microphone Performance.- 7. Stereo and Soundfield Microphones.- 8. Microphone Electrical Specifications and Accessories.- Section 3. Fundamentals of Stereophonic Recording.- 9. Two-Channel Stereo.- 10. Multichannel Stereo.- Section 4. Recording Systems: Architecture, Metering, and Monitoring.- 11. Recording Consoles.- 12. Signal Metering and Operating Levels.- 13. Monitor Loudspeakers.- 14. Control Rooms and the Monitoring Environment.- Section 5. Signal Processing.- 15. Equalizers and Filters.- 16. Compressors, Limiters, and Noise Gates.- 17. Reverberation and Signal Delay.- 18. Special Techniques in Signal Processing.- Section 6. The Recording Medium.- 19. Analog Tape Recording.- 20. Encode—Decode Noise Reduction (NR) Systems.- 21. Digital Recording and Signal Processing.- Section 7. Studio Production Techniques.- 22. Classical Recording and Production.- 23. Popular Recording and Production.- 24. Recording the Spoken Voice.- Section 8. Post-production Techniques.- 25. Principles of Music and Speech Editing.- 26. Music Preparation for Commercial Release.- 27. Overview of Sound for Film and Video.- Section 9. Consumer Formats for Recorded Sound.- 28. The Stereo Long-Playing (LP) Record.- 29. Recorded Tape Products for the Consumer.- 30. The Compact Disc (CD).- 31. Digital Audio Tape (DAT).- Section 10. Commercial and Operational Aspects of Recording.- 32. Recording Studio Design Fundamentals.- 33. Studio Operation and Maintenance.- Index I.