Handbook for Sound Engineers

Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, this new edition is updated and packed with material fully inline with the latest advances in the audio industry including- new technologies, software based recording systems such as Pro Tools and Sound Forge, digital recording using MP3, wave files and others, also mobile audio devices such as iPod?s, MP3 players. Chapters are authored by many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and image projection; Ken Pohlmann on compact discs and DVDs; David Miles Huber on MIDI; Dr. Eugene Patronis on amplifier design and outdoor sound systems; Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers; Pat Brown on fundamentals and gain structures; Ray Rayburn on virtual systems and digital interfacing; and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and acoustics for concert halls.