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KuTenk 2000 - SAUD254703-Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineering

by Jerry C. Whitaker and K. Blair Benson (eds)

2002 (1100 pages)

ISBN:9780070067172

Packed with career-building information on everything from basic principles and formulas to the latest FCC rules, this guide offers clear answers to every question on audio principles, technologies, design, equipment, standards, and methods.

Table of Contents

Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineering, Second Edition
Preface
Section 1 - Principles of Sound and Hearing
Chapter 1.1	-	The Physical Nature of Sound
Chapter 1.2	-	Sound Propagation
Chapter 1.3	-	Resonance
Chapter 1.4	-	The Physical Nature of Hearing
Section 2 - The Audio Spectrum
Chapter 2.1	-	Signals and Spectra
Chapter 2.2	-	Spectral Changes and Linear Distortion
Section 3 - Architectural Acoustic Principles and Design Techniques
Chapter 3.1	-	The Physical Nature of Sound
Chapter 3.2	-	Criteria for Acceptability of Acoustical Performance
Chapter 3.3	-	Sound Isolation
Section 4 - Microphone Devices and Systems
Chapter 4.1	-	Microphones
Chapter 4.2	-	Stereophonic Techniques
Chapter 4.3	-	Low Power Amplifiers
Section 5 - Sound Reproduction Devices and Systems
Chapter 5.1	-	Electroacoustic Transducers
Chapter 5.2	-	Direct-Radiator Loudspeakers
Chapter 5.3	-	Dynamic-Type Direct-Radiation Speakers
Section 6 - Digital Coding of Audio Signals
Chapter 6.1	-	Analog/Digital Signal Conversion
Chapter 6.2	-	Digital Filters
Chapter 6.3	-	Digital Modulation
Chapter 6.4	-	DSP Devices and Systems
Section 7 - Compression Technologies for Audio
Chapter 7.1	-	Audio Compression Systems
Chapter 7.2	-	ATSC DTV System Compression Issues
Chapter 7.3	-	DTV Audio Encoding and Decoding
Section 8 - Audio Networking
Chapter 8.1	-	Network Concepts
Chapter 8.2	-	Serial Digital Video/Audio Systems
Chapter 8.3	-	Video/Audio Networking Systems
Section 9 - Audio Recording Systems
Chapter 9.1	-	Audio/Video Server Systems
Chapter 9.2	-	Properties of Magnetic Materials
Chapter 9.3	-	Recording Fundamentals
Chapter 9.4	-	Magnetic Tape
Section 10 - Production Standards, Equipment, and Facility Design
Chapter 10.1	-	Audio Production System Standards
Chapter 10.2	-	Production Facility Design
Section 11 - Broadcast Transmission Systems
Chapter 11.1	-	The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Chapter 11.2	-	Propagation
Chapter 11.3	-	Radio Broadcasting
Chapter 11.4	-	Radio STL Systems
Chapter 11.5	-	Transmitting Antennas
Chapter 11.6	-	RF Combiner and Diplexer Systems
Section 12 - Radio Receivers
Chapter 12.1	-	Receiver Characteristics
Chapter 12.2	-	The Radio Channel
Chapter 12.3	-	AM and FM Receivers
Chapter 12.4	-	Stereo Television
Section 13 - Standards and Practices
Chapter 13.1	-	Systems Engineering
Chapter 13.2	-	Engineering Documentation
Chapter 13.3	-	Safety Issues
Chapter 13.4	-	Audio/Video Standards