Handbook for Sound Engineers

Part 1: Acoustics 1. Audio and Acoustic DNA-Past and Present 2. Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics 3. Small Room Acoustics 4. Acoustical Noise Control 5. Acoustical Treatment for Indoor Areas 6. Room-Acoustical Fundamentals for Auditoriums and Concert Halls 7. Worship Styles in the Christian Church Part 2: Perception 8. Psychoacoustics 9. Hearing Physiology-Disorders - Conservation 10. Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound Quality Part 3: Electroacoustic Devices 11. Microphones 12. Loudspeakers 13. Arraying Loudspeakers Part 4: Electronic Components 14. Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors 15. Audio Transformers 16. Tubes, Discrete Solid State Devices, and Integrated Circuits 17. Transmission Techniques: Wire and Cable 18. Transmission Techniques: Fiber Optics Part 5: Electronic Audio Circuits and Equipment 19. Ac and Dc Power Supplies and Power Distribution Safety 20. Attenuators 21. Consoles, DAWs, and Metering 22. Amplifier Design Part 6: Recording and Playback 23. Analog Recording: A Historical Perspective 24. Optical Disc Formats for Audio Reproduction and Recording 25. MIDI Part 7: Systems Design 26. Acoustical Modeling and Auralization 27. Grounding and Interfacing 28. Sound System Design 29. Sound System Verification 30. Networked Audio 31. Computer-Aided Sound System Design 32. Speech Intelligibility Part 8: Applications 33. Fundamentals of Cinema Sound 34. Sound for the Theater 35. Stadiums and Outdoor Venues 36. Preparing and Designing PA Systems for Touring 37. Sound Masking Systems 38. Emergency Sound and Communication Systems 39. Personal Monitor Systems 40. Assistive Listening Systems and Devices 41. Intercoms Part 9: Measurements 42. Test and Measurement 43. Fundamentals and Units of Measurement