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Sound and Recording. Applications and Theory (8th edition)
I bought this book (15 October 2023) to get some more (technical) details about a variety of subjects about sound and (digital) recording. Sound and Recording is a guide for anyone who wants a solid grounding in both theory and industry practices in audio, sound, and recording. This edition includes content on DAW configuration, effects processing, 3D/immersive audio systems, object-based audio, and VR audio technology. This book provides an introduction to the principles of sound, perception, audio technology, and systems.
I like this book since a contains a lot of subjects, some of which also from a more technical point of view without going too far into the details.
Francis Rumsey is Consultant Editor and Technical Writer for the Journal of the AES, an independent consultant, and organist. Until 2009 he was a Professor at the University of Surrey (UK). He is a Fellow of the AES, and holds the AES Bronze Medal.
Tim McCormick worked mainly as a freelance sound and electronics engineer, spending periods at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, the Midas division of Klark Teknik, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also written pieces on such diverse topics as medieval architecture and life modeling.
Rumsey F, McCormick T (2021) Sound and Recording. Applications and Theory. 8th edition, Routledge, New York.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Audio and Acoustics Fundamentals
Chapter 2: Auditory Perception and Sound Quality
Chapter 3: Microphones
Chapter 4: Loudspeakers
Chapter 5: Digital Audio Principles
Chapter 6: Digital Recording and Editing Systems
Chapter 7: Mixing, metering and signal levels
Chapter 8: Signal Processing and Effects
Chapter 9: Audio data reduction
Chapter 10: Digital Audio Interfaces and Networking
Chapter 11: Analog Lines and Interconnection
Chapter 12: Power Amplifiers
Chapter 13: MIDI and Musical Instrument Control
Chapter 14: Synchronization
Chapter 15: Two-Channel Stereo
Chapter 16: Surround Sound and Immersive Audio
Glossary
