Издательство Focal Press, 1994, -399 pp.
When I set out to write The Art of Digital Audio some years ago, it was a goal that the book should, among other things, be a reference work and include details of all major formats and techniques. Progress in digital audio has been phenomenally rapid, with the result that it has been necessary to almost rewrite that book completely. The second edition has inevitably increased in size, and whilst it fulfils its function as a definitive reference book, that size has put it beyond the reach of many potential readers.
The purpose of this book is quite different. Here the principles of digital audio are introduced in a concise and affordable manner and only selected formats are described for illustration. All of the topics are described clearly and in an understandable manner, and unnecessary mathematics has been ruthlessly eliminated and replaced with plain English.
One of the traps with introductory books is that subjects are easily simplified to the point of being incorrect. That has been avoided here because all of the critical material was researched to the depth and accuracy needed for the larger work which was written first. The explanations here have been further refined in the many training courses and lectures I have given on the subject. Very few assumptions are made about the existing knowledge of the reader. This was the only practicable approach in a book which is intended for a wide audience. Some knowledge of analog audio practice and simple logic is all that is required.
Introducing digital audio
Conversion
Some essential principles 81
Digital coding principles 139
Digital audio interfaces 221
Digital audio tape recorders 247
Magnetic disk drives
Digital audio editing
Optical disks in digital audio
When I set out to write The Art of Digital Audio some years ago, it was a goal that the book should, among other things, be a reference work and include details of all major formats and techniques. Progress in digital audio has been phenomenally rapid, with the result that it has been necessary to almost rewrite that book completely. The second edition has inevitably increased in size, and whilst it fulfils its function as a definitive reference book, that size has put it beyond the reach of many potential readers.
The purpose of this book is quite different. Here the principles of digital audio are introduced in a concise and affordable manner and only selected formats are described for illustration. All of the topics are described clearly and in an understandable manner, and unnecessary mathematics has been ruthlessly eliminated and replaced with plain English.
One of the traps with introductory books is that subjects are easily simplified to the point of being incorrect. That has been avoided here because all of the critical material was researched to the depth and accuracy needed for the larger work which was written first. The explanations here have been further refined in the many training courses and lectures I have given on the subject. Very few assumptions are made about the existing knowledge of the reader. This was the only practicable approach in a book which is intended for a wide audience. Some knowledge of analog audio practice and simple logic is all that is required.
Introducing digital audio
Conversion
Some essential principles 81
Digital coding principles 139
Digital audio interfaces 221
Digital audio tape recorders 247
Magnetic disk drives
Digital audio editing
Optical disks in digital audio