LEADER 05424nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910462928803321 005 20210104163236.0 010 $a0-240-81847-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000387352 035 $a(EBL)1244651 035 $a(OCoLC)852758070 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000918672 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11454523 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918672 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10907379 035 $a(PQKB)10280164 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1244651 035 $a(PPN)176094520 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000387352 100 $a20130717d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSound system engineering$b[electronic resource]$fDon Davis, Eugene Patronis, Jr., Pat Brown ; edited by Glen Ballou 205 $a4th ed. 210 $aBurlington, Mass. ;$aOxfordshire, England $cFocal Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (644 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-136-11141-7 311 $a0-240-81846-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Sound System Engineering; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Why Sound System Engineering?; 1.1 Prerequisites; 1.2 Basic Electrical Training; 1.3 Mathematics; 1.4 Hearing Versus Listening; 1.5 Craftsmanship; 1.6 Rigging; 1.7 Literacy; 1.8 The Art, Philosophy, and Science of Sound; 1.9 Fields; Chapter 2 Voices Out of the Past; 2.1 Significant Figures in the History of Audio and Acoustics*; 2.2 1893-The Magic Year; 2.3 Bell laboratories and Western Electric; 2.4 Harvey Fletcher (1884-1981); 2.5 Harry Nyquist (1889-1976); 2.6 The dB, dBm, and the VI; 2.7 Sound System Equalization 327 $a2.8 Acoustic Measurements-Richard C. Heyser (1931-1987)2.9 Calculators and Computers; 2.10 The Meaning of Communication; 2.11 Historical Notes; Chapter 3 Sound and Our Brain; 3.1 The Human Brain; 3.2 The Current Era; 3.3 Unexpected Validation; Chapter 4 Psychoacoustics; 4.1 Motivations; 4.2 Sound Reproduction; 4.3 Is it Better to be Born Blind or Deaf ?; 4.4 Recording Sound at the Eardrum; 4.5 Psychoacoustics via a Metaphysical Foundation; 4.6 Barks, Bands, Equivalent Rectangular Bandwidths (ERBs), Phons and Sones; Chapter 5 Digital Theory; 5.1 Shannon's Theory; 5.2 Dynamic Range 327 $a5.3 The Steps from Art to Science5.4 Moravec's Warning; 5.5 Digital Nomenclature; 5.6 What Is a Bit of Data?; 5.7 Bayesian Theory; 5.8 Planck System; 5.9 Bits, Nats, and Bans; 5.10 A Communication System; 5.11 Holography; Chapter 6 Mathematics for Audio Systems; 6.1 Engineering Calculations; 6.2 Precision, Accuracy, and Resolution; 6.3 Simple Numbers; 6.4 How to Add Gains and Losses Algebraically; 6.5 The Factor-Label System; 6.6 Basic Physical Terms; 6.7 Mathematical Operations; 6.8 Complex Number Operations; 6.9 Decade Calibration; 6.10 Converting Linear Scales to Logarithmic Scales 327 $a6.11 Finding the Renard Series for Fractional Octave Spacing6.12 Radians and Steradians; 6.13 Calculating Percentages and Ratios; 6.14 Useful Math Tables; 6.15 Angles; 6.16 A Little Trigonometry; 6.17 The Origin of the Base of the Natural Logarithm, e; 6.18 The Complex Plane; 6.19 Euler's Theorem; 6.20 Examples; 6.21 Phasors; 6.22 Rates of Change; Chapter 7 Using the Decibel; 7.1 The Decibel; 7.2 The Neper; 7.3 Concepts Underlying the Decibel and Its Use in Sound Systems; 7.4 Measuring Electrical Power; 7.5 Levels in dB; 7.6 The Decibel in Acoustics-LP, LW, and LI 327 $a7.7 Acoustic Intensity Level (LI), Acoustic Power Level (LW), and Acoustic Pressure Level (LP)7.8 Inverse Square Law; 7.9 Directivity Factor; 7.10 Ohm's Law; 7.11 A Decibel Is a Decibel Is a Decibel; 7.12 The Equivalent Level (LEQ) in Noise Measurements; 7.13 Combining Decibels; 7.14 Combining Voltage; 7.15 Using the Log Charts; 7.16 Finding the Logarithm of a Number to Any Base; 7.17 Semitone Intervals; 7.18 System Gain Changes; 7.19 The VU and the VI Instrument; 7.20 Calculating the Number of Decades in a Frequency Span; 7.21 Deflection of the Eardrum at Various Sound Levels; 7.22 The Phon 327 $a7.23 The Tempered Scale 330 $aLong considered the only book an audio engineer needs on their shelf, Sound System Engineering provides an accurate, complete and concise tool for all those involved in sound system engineering. Fully updated on the design, implementation and testing of sound reinforcement systems this great reference is a necessary addition to any audio engineering library.Packed with revised material, numerous illustrations and useful appendices, this is a concentrated capsule of knowledge and industry standard that runs the complete range of sound system design from the simplest all-analo 606 $aSound$xRecording and reproducing 606 $aElectro-acoustics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSound$xRecording and reproducing. 615 0$aElectro-acoustics. 676 $a621.389/3 676 $a621.3893 700 $aDavis$b Don$f1928-$0946188 701 $aPatronis$b Eugene$cJr.$0946189 701 $aBrown$b Pat$f1957-$0946190 701 $aBallou$b Glen$0946191 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462928803321 996 $aSound system engineering$92137592 997 $aUNINA