Sound and Recording

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.

• Preface to the second editionPreface to the third editionPreface to the fourth editionPreface to the fifth editionPreface to the sixth editionPreface to the seventh edition Preface to the eighth editionChapter 1: Audio and Acoustics FundamentalsChapter 2: Auditory Perception and Sound QualityChapter 3: MicrophonesChapter 4: LoudspeakersChapter 5: Digital Audio PrinciplesChapter 6: Digital Recording and Editing SystemsChapter 7: Mixing, metering and signal levelsChapter 8: Signal Processing and EffectsChapter 9: Audio data reductionChapter 10: Digital Audio Interfaces and NetworkingChapter 11: Analog Lines and InterconnectionChapter 12: Power AmplifiersChapter 13: MIDI and Musical Instrument ControlChapter 14: SynchronizationChapter 15: Two-Channel StereoChapter 16: Surround Sound and Immersive Audio GlossaryIndex