Audio in MediaThe third edition of this text has extended the broad approach that focuses on production rather than engineering. The text has been updated throughout and there is new material on digital recording and strategies in designing sound. |
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acoustic ambience amplitude analog audio aural bass roll-off boom broadcast buses capacitor cardioid cartridge tape channel Compact disc control room cording create dB-SPL dialogue directional disc drum ECHO edit decision list editing Electro-Voice electronic equipment fader feed film frequencies functions guitar headphones hear hypercardioid instruments lavalier listening loudness loudspeaker magnetic master meter micro microphone miking mixdown mixing console mode module monitor mono mounted multitrack multitrack recording noise omnidirectional on-off key open-reel output pan pot patch panel performer phase pickup pattern play playback head pop filter postproduction preamp proximity effect quency radio range reduce reel rerecording response reverb reverberation routing selected SOLO sonic sound designer sound effects sound level sound quality sound source sound waves soundfield microphone speed splicing stereo studio switch sync tape recorder tion tone track turntable types usually vibrations videotape VU meter wireless