Handbook of Recording Engineering

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Principles of Physical Acoustics....Pages 1-39
Pyschological Acoustics....Pages 40-58
Characteristics of Performance Spaces....Pages 59-65
Basic Operating Principles of Microphones....Pages 66-72
Derivation of Microphone Directional Patterns....Pages 73-84
Environmental Effects and Departures from Ideal Microphone Performance....Pages 85-93
Stereo and Soundfield Microphones....Pages 94-99
Microphone Electrical Specifications and Accessories....Pages 100-107
Two-Channel Stereo....Pages 108-129
Multichannel Stereo....Pages 130-144
Recording Consoles....Pages 145-177
Signal Metering and Operating Levels....Pages 178-187
Monitor Loudspeakers....Pages 188-204
Control Rooms and the Monitoring Environment....Pages 205-214
Equalizers and Filters....Pages 215-223
Compressors, Limiters, and Noise Gates....Pages 224-233
Reverberation and Signal Delay....Pages 234-246
Special Techniques in Signal Processing....Pages 247-269
Analog Tape Recording....Pages 270-302
Encode—Decode Noise Reduction (NR) Systems....Pages 303-314
Digital Recording and Signal Processing....Pages 315-334
Classical Recording and Production....Pages 335-364
Popular Recording and Production....Pages 365-392
Recording the Spoken Voice....Pages 393-397
Principles of Music and Speech Editing....Pages 398-408
Music Preparation for Commercial Release....Pages 409-414
Overview of Sound for Film and Video....Pages 415-422
The Stereo Long-Playing (LP) Record....Pages 423-440
Recorded Tape Products for the Consumer....Pages 441-447
The Compact Disc (CD)....Pages 448-453
Digital Audio Tape (DAT)....Pages 454-457
Recording Studio Design Fun Damentals....Pages 458-468
Studio Operation and Maintenance....Pages 469-473
Back Matter....Pages 475-486