Poptronics, October 2002
full range of modern audio techniques…microphones…loud speakers…sound for video and film…high-quality studio recordings…discover new audio design tools.
Review
Covering the full range of modern audio techniques -- from digital sound recording in the studio to sound for digital video and film -- this book details essential equipment, recording equipment, and digital signal-processing techniques. Readers can learn how to select microphones and loud speakers, produce sound for video and film, make high-quality studio recordings, and discover new audio design tools.
Book Description
* In-depth "how-to" covering the full range of modern audio techniques--from digital sound recording in the studio to sound for digital video and film
* Details essential equipment, recording methods, and digital signal processing techniques--everything needed to produce audio
Book Info
Details essential equipment, recording methods, and digital signal processing techniques, everything needed to produce audio. Softcover.
From the Inside Flap
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
From the Back Cover
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
About the Author
Jerry C. Whitaker is Technical Director of the Advanced Television Systems Committe (ATSC), Washington, DC. He was previously President of Technical Press, a consulting company based in the San Jose (CA) area. Mr. Whitaker has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for over 25 years, with specialization in communications. Current book titles include the following:
* Editor-in-Chief, Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2000
* Editor-in-Chief, Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineeing, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2001
* DTV Handbook, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2001
* Editor, Video Displays, McGraw-Hill, 2000
* Editor, Television Receivers, McGraw-Hill, 2001
* Editor, Audio and Video Professional's Field Manual, McGraw-Hill, 2001
* Editor, Master Handbook of Video Production, McGraw-Hill, 2002
* Radio Frequency Transmission Systems: Design and Operation, McGraw-Hill, 1990
* Maintaining Electronic Systems, 2nd Ed., CRC Press, 2001
* Editor-in-Chief, The Electronics Handbook, CRC Press, 1996
* AC Power Systems Handbook, 2nd Ed., CRC Press, 1999
* Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook, 2nd Ed., CRC Press, 1999
* The Communications Facility Design Handbook, CRC Press, 2000
* The Resource Handbook of Electronics, CRC Press, 2000
* Co-author, Communications Receivers, 3nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2000
Mr. Whitaker 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.
Mr. Whitaker has twice received a Jesse H. Neal Award Certificate of Merit from the Association of Business Publishers for editorial excellence. He has also been recognized as Educator of the Year by the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
Mr. Whitaker resides in Morgan Hill, California.
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