Audio Engineering Explained

Douglas Self has dedicated himself to demystifying amplifier design and establishing empirical design techniques based on electronic design principles and experimental data. His rigorous and thoroughly practical approach has established him as a leading authority on amplifier design, especially through the pages of Electronics World where he is a regular contributor.

Part I PART I Basics; Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Audio and Acoustics; Chapter 2 Introduction to Hearing; Part II PART II Microphones; Chapter 3 Basic Sound Transmission and Operational Forces on Microphones; Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 Electrical Considerations and Electronic Interface, JohnEargle; Part III PART III Preamplifiers, Mixers, and Interconnects; Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 Mixers, FrancisRumsey, TimMcCormick; Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 Transmission Techniques: Wire and Cable; Chapter 7 Grounding and Interfacing, Bill Whitlock; Part IV PART IV Power Amplifiers; Chapter 8 CHAPTER 8 Power Amplifier Architecture and Negative Feedback; Chapter 9 CHAPTER 9 The General Principles of Power Amplifiers; Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Class-G Power amplifiers; Part V PART V Loudspeakers; Chapter 11 What is a Loudspeaker?; Chapter 12 CHAPTER 12 Diversity of Design; Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Loudspeaker Cabinets; Chapter 14 Crossovers; Part VI PART VI Digital Audio; Chapter 15 DSP Technology; Chapter 16 CHAPTER 16 MIDI; Part VII Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement; Chapter 17 Large Room Acoustics, Don Davis, Carolyn Davis; Chapter 18 CHAPTER 18 Sound System Equalization; Chapter 19 Reflections, Images, and the Precedence Effect; Part VIII Recording Studios; Chapter 20 CHAPTER 20 Sound Isolation; Chapter 21 Chapter 21 The Studio Environment Index;