- Provides encyclopaedic information on audio techniques
- essential for both the audio practitioner and
student
- Covers the philosophy behind the techniques - answering
the question 'why' as well as 'how'
- Includes details on the latest digital audio
computer-editing systems
Must teach even the professional quite a few new
ideas...an authoritative book.'
Studio Sound
'The book is of a particular value to the advanced
amateur and also to the beginning professional.'
The Journal of SMPTE
'This book is interesting and authoritative throughout,
and I can thoroughly recommend it as a mine of audio
information and excellent value for money.'
Sound & Communications Systems
International
This classic work has inspired and informed a whole
generation of artists and technicians working in all
branches of the audio industry. Now in its seventh edition,
The Sound Studio has been thoroughly revised to encompass
the rapidly expanding range of possibilities offered by
today's digital equipment. It now covers: the virtual
studio; 5.1 surround sound; hard drive mixers and
multichannel recorders; DVD and CD-RW.
Alec Nisbett provides encyclopaedic coverage of
everything from acoustics, microphones and loudspeakers, to
editing, mixing and sound effects, as well as a
comprehensive glossary.
Through its six previous editions, The Sound Studio has
been used for over 40 years as a standard work of reference
on audio techniques. For a new generation, it links all the
best techniques back to their roots: the unchanging guiding
principles that have long been observed over a wide range
of related media and crafts.
The Sound Studio is intended for anyone with a creative
or technical interest in sound - for radio, television,
film and music recording - but has particularly strong
coverage of audio in broadcasting, reflecting the author's
prolific career.
Contents
- Introduction
- Audio techniques and equipment
- The sound medium
- Stereo
- Studios and acoustics
- Microphones
- Microphone balance
- Speech balance
- Music balance
- Monitoring and control
- Volume and dynamics
- Filters and equalization
- Reverberation and delay effects
- Recorded and remote sources
- Fades and mixes
- Sound effects
- The virtual studio
- Shaping sound
- Audio editing
- Film and video sound
- Planning and routine
- Communication in sound
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index