02933nam 2200577 a 450 991095701890332120250326174909.097802958017040295801700(CKB)2550000000036908(EBL)3444322(SSID)ssj0000534231(PQKBManifestationID)12231928(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534231(PQKBWorkID)10493002(PQKB)10883913(OCoLC)742514420(MdBmJHUP)muse48486(Au-PeEL)EBL3444322(CaPaEBR)ebr10477176(Perlego)723481(MiAaPQ)EBC3444322(EXLCZ)99255000000003690820041221d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe audio dictionary /Glenn D. White and Gary J. Louie3rd ed., rev. and expanded.Seattle University of Washington Press20051 online resource (518 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780295984988 0295984988 Includes bibliographical references.The audio dictionary -- The art and science of good acoustics -- Some frequently used symbols and units -- How to subdue a hi-fi salesperson -- Good acoustics in small rooms and auditoria -- Some notes on audio measurements -- The balanced line -- Some notes on digital audio -- Musical scales and the tuning of musical instruments -- Some notes on the history of high fidelity -- Some notes on decimal and binary arithmetic as used in computer terminology -- Some notes on impedance and frequency response.The Audio Dictionary is a comprehensive resource, including historical, obsolete, and obscure as well as contemporary terms relating to diverse aspects of audio such as film and TV sound, recording, Hi-Fi, and acoustics. The Third Edition includes four hundred new entries, such as AAC (advanced audio coding), lip synch, metadata, MP3, and satellite radio. Every term from previous editions has been reconsidered and often rewritten. Guest entries are by Dennis Bohn, cofounder and head of research and development at Rane Corporation, and film sound expert Larry Blake, whose credits include Erin Brockovich and Ocean's Eleven. The appendixes--tutorials that gather a lifetime's worth of experience in acoustics--include both new and greatly expanded articles.SoundRecording and reproducingDictionariesSoundRecording and reproducing621.389/3White Glenn D.1933-2014.1800845Louie Gary J1800846MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957018903321The audio dictionary4345799UNINA