Long considered one of the key books on the well-informed audio engineerâs shelf, Sound System Engineering provides an accurate, complete, and concise tool for all those involved in designing, implementing, and testing sound reinforcement systems. This new fourth edition includes eight new chapters leading the reader through both cutting-edge topicsâe.g., IBMâs proposed thought-controlled sound systemâand solid basics, such as loudspeaker specifications, wave equations, and digital audio.
- Psychoacoustics and how the brain processes sound
- Digital theory
- Mathematics for audio systems
- Using the decibel
- Interfacing electrical and acoustical systems
- Audio and acoustic measurements
- Large room and small room acoustics
- Designing for acoustic gain
- Designing for speech intelligibility
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Why Sound System Engineering?
Chapter 2 Voices Out of the Past
Chapter 3 Sound and Our Brain
Chapter 4 Psychoacoustics
Chapter 5 Digital Theory
Chapter 6 Mathematics for Audio Systems
Chapter 7 Using the Decibel
Chapter 8 Interfacing Electrical and Acoustic Systems
Chapter 9 Loudspeaker Directivity and Coverage
Chapter 10 The Acoustic Enviroment
Chapter 11 Audio and Acoustic Measurements
Chapter 12 Large Room Acoustics
Chapter 13 Small Room Acoustics
Chapter 14 Designing for Acoustic Gain
Chapter 15 Designing for Speech Intelligibility
Chapter 16 What is Waving and Why
Chapter 17 Microphones
Chapter 18 Loudspeakers and Loudspeaker Arrays
Chapter 19 Power Ratings for Amplifiers and Loudspeakers
Chapter 20 Computer-Aided System Design
Chapter 21 Signal Delay and Signal Synchronization
Chapter 22 Signal Processing
Chapter 23 Digital Audio Formats and Transports
Chapter 24 Sound System Equalization
Chapter 25 Putting It All Together
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