The Audio Expert: Everything You Need to Know About Audio

Gain a deep understanding of audio practice and theory with this easy-to-read book, illustrated with more than 400 figures and photographs. Using common sense, plain-English explanations and minimal math, author Ethan Winer helps you understand audio at the deepest, most technical level-no engineering degree necessary. If you're an intermediate to advanced recording engineer or audiophile, you already know the basic mechanics of how audio "works." This book will take you beyond that, weaving together audio concepts, theories of aural perception and acoustics, musical instrument physics, and basic electronics and demonstrating their relationships to one another. Rather than merely showing you how to use audio devices like equalizers and compressors, Winer explains how they work internally and how they are spec'd and tested. With The Audio Expert, you get: * Videos and audio examples on the companion website (www.TheAudioExpertBook.com) that help you understand complex topics, such as vibration and resonance * Platform agnostic explanations, applying to Windows and Mac operating systems, and to most software and hardware * Practical tips, tricks, advice, and lots of myth-busting Bonus chapters are currently available on FocalPress.com. http://www.focalpress.com/books/audio/the_audio_expert.aspx?terms=Audio+Expert
* Explains clearly the innermost details of audio hardware and software * Contains numerous practical tips, tricks, advice, and lots of myth-busting * Provides videos and audio examples on the companion website for comprehensive understanding

Arts & Photography

Winer, Ethan

Music

Routledge

The Audio Expert

The Audio Expert is a comprehensive reference book covering all aspects of audio, with both practical and theoretical explanations. It is written for people who want to understand audio at the deepest, most technical level, but without needing an engineering degree. The Audio Expert explains how audio really works in much more depth than usual, using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies, with minimal math. It uses an easy to read conversational tone, and includes more than 400 figures and photos to augment the printed text. However, this book goes beyond merely explaining how audio works. It brings together the concepts of audio, aural perception, musical instrument physics, acoustics, and basic electronics, showing how they’re intimately related. It also describes in great detail many practices and techniques used by recording and mixing engineers, including video production and computers. This book is meant for intermediate to advanced recording engineers and audiophiles who want to become experts. There’s plenty for beginners too. One unique feature is explaining how audio devices such as equalizers, compressors, and A/D converters work internally, and how they’re spec’d and tested, rather than merely describing how to use them. There’s plenty of myth-busting and consumerism too. The book doesn’t tell readers what brand power amplifier to buy, but it explains in great detail what defines a good amplifier so people can choose a first-rate model wisely without over-paying. Most explanations throughout the book are platform-agnostic, applying equally to Windows and Mac computers, and to most software and hardware. Many audio and video examples are included to enhance the written text. The new edition offers many updates and improvements throughout. New sections on coding an equalizer, comparing microphone preamps, testing results of loudspeaker isolation devices, new online video content on music theory, plus incorporated chapters on MIDI basics, computers, video production, plus new myth-busters, and much more!

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Gain a deep understanding of audio practice and theory with this easy-to-read book, illustrated with more than 400 figures and photographs. Using common sense, plain-English explanations and minimal math, author Ethan Winer helps you understand audio at the deepest, most technical level�no engineering degree necessary. If you�re an intermediate to advanced recording engineer or audiophile, you already know the basic mechanics of how audio "works." This book will take you beyond that, weaving together audio concepts, theories of aural perception and acoustics, musical instrument physics, and basic electronics and demonstrating their relationships to one another. Rather than merely showing you how to use audio devices like equalizers and compressors, Winer explains how they work internally and how they are spec'd and tested. With The Audio Expert, you get: Videos and audio examples on the companion website (www.TheAudioExpertBook.com) that help you understand complex topics, such as vibration and resonance Platform agnostic explanations, applying to Windows and Mac operating systems, and to most software and hardware Practical tips, tricks, advice, and lots of myth-busting Bonus chapters are currently available on FocalPress.com. http://www.focalpress.com/books/audio/the_audio_expert.aspx?terms=Audio plusExpert

Winer, a contributing editor of PC magazine and BasicPro magazine , presents power programming using Microsoft compiled BASIC to people who already understand the fundamentals of BASIC programming, but want to squeeze as much performance as possible from the BASIC compiler. Disk included. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

PC Magazine Basic Techniques and Utilities/Book and Disk

Software

Ziff Davis Pr

Learn the problem-solving approach to programming from respected industry professionals. With this unique book/disk combination you will participate in the programming process every step of the way, bolstering your skills as you examine a fully functional and customizable utility in every chapter. Includes a disk full of annotated source codes for each utility.

PC Magazine Basic: Lab Notes/Book and Disk

Cramer, Phil

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The Audio Expert: Everything You Need to Know About Audio

The Audio Expert: Everything You Need to Know About Audio

The Audio Expert

The Audio Expert: Everything You Need to Know About Audio

PC Magazine Basic Techniques and Utilities/Book and Disk

PC Magazine Basic: Lab Notes/Book and Disk