Master Handbook of Audio Production: A Guide to Standards, Equipment, and System Design

Jerry C. Whitaker

McGraw Hill Professional, 2003 - Education - 421 pages

From one of the leading writers in audio engineering--Jerry C. Whitaker, author of "The Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineering"

EVERYTHING IN ONE BOOK

It's not that you won't find the essential audio techniques inside somewhere, if you're willing to dig--it's that this book is the only source that puts them all conveniently (and readably) in one place. "Master Handbook of Audio Production" gives you all the practical information you need to:
* Set up a full-service audio studio, while keeping to a budget
* Offer the full range of today's audio techniques
* Produce sound for video and film
* Make high-quality studio recordings
* Learn and apply digital signal processing techniques
* Select microphones, loudspeakers, headphones, and other equipment
* Discover the complete palette of powerful new audio design tools
* Get the background you want in sound physics and acoustics

The playing field has been leveled in audio production. In today's marketplace, small studios using inexpensive equipment can compete successfully against giant corporations in producing sophisticated, elaborate sound and sound recordings. This book shows you how.

THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TODAY'S PRO AUDIO

Contents

• III: 1
• IV: 2
• V: 4

About the author

Jerry Whitaker is Vice President of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), Washington, D.C. He was previously President of Technical Press, a consulting company based in the San Jose area. Whitaker has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for over 30 years, with specialization in communications. He has lectured extensively on the topic of electronic systems design, installation, and maintenance. He is the former editorial director and associate publisher of Broadcast Engineering and Video Systems magazines, and a former radio station chief engineer and television news producer. Mr. Whitaker is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and an SBE-certified professional broadcast engineer. He is also a fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Master Handbook of Audio Production: A Guide to Standards, Equipment, and System Design; Digital Media; Digital video and audio
• Author: Jerry C. Whitaker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional, 2003
• ISBN: 0071408762, 9780071408769
• Length: 421 pages
• Subjects: Education / Counseling / Career Development; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies; Music / Recording & Reproduction; Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production; Performing Arts / Radio / General; Social Science / Media Studies; Technology & Engineering / Acoustics & Sound; Technology & Engineering / Electronics / General; Technology & Engineering / Telecommunications; Technology & Engineering / Television & Video