Sound recording and reproduction / Glyn Alkin.

Copyright considerations -- Introduction -- The nature of sound -- Sound characteristics -- Sound quality -- The Hearing process -- Acoustics -- Reverberation -- Choosing the right acoustic -- Acoustic treatment -- Acoustic isolation -- Artificial reverberation -- Using reverb -- Microphones -- Moving-coil microphones -- Ribbon microphones -- Condenser microphones -- Vocalist's microphones -- Personal, Lavalier or clip-on microphones -- Close-working microphones -- Acoustical boundary microphones -- Wireless microphones -- Super-directional microphones -- The shotgun microphone -- Windscreens -- Using microphones -- Sound shaping -- Basic control -- The points of control -- Volume indicators -- Sound mixing desks -- Automated sound mixing -- Automatic control -- Time delay: the Haas effect -- Binaural hearing -- Stereophony -- Stereophonic microphone arrangements -- Stereophonic sound mixing -- Quadraphony -- Surround sound -- Balancing speech -- Drama -- Recording the concert piano -- Recording the rhythm piano -- Various keyboard instruments -- Strings -- Woodwind instruments - Brass instruments -- Chamber orchestra -- The light orchestra -- The symphony orchestra -- Big (Dance) band -- Rock groups -- Multi-track recording -- Recording rock groups -- Four-track recording -- ADAT -- The CD-ROM and CD Plus -- MIDI -- Signal processing -- Dynamic noise reduction : the Dolby A system -- The Dolby B noise reduction system -- The Dolby C noise reduction system -- Dolby SR and S noise reduction systems -- DBX, DNK and BTSC noise reduction systems -- Basic magnetic recording system -- Magnetism -- Magnetic induction -- Magnetization characteristic -- Electromagnetism -- Recording tape -- Recording tape coatings -- Tape erasure -- The recording process -- DC bias -- AC bias -- Bias adjustment -- The replay head -- The replay process -- Record/reproduce characteristics -- Equalization -- Recording standards -- Cassette recorders -- Cassette drive mechanisms -- High-quality cassette recorders -- Broadcast cartridge machines -- Vinyl disc reproduction -- Crystal drive turntable -- Reproducing styli -- Stylus tracking -- The tracking arm -- Stereophonic pick-up heads -- Pick-up characteristics -- Digital audio -- Analog-to-digital conversion -- Digital-to-analog conversion, oversampling and error correction -- Recording digital audio -- Digital audio stationary head (dash) recorders -- The R-DAT recorder -- R-DAT offset azimuth recording -- The S-DAT recorder (Prototype) -- The Philips DCC recorder -- Video 8 audio recording -- Compact discs -- Reproducing compact discs -- Compact disc tracking -- Recordable optical (Worm) discs -- Recordable, reusable (Draw) discs -- Magnetic disks -- Tapeless recording and editing (1) -- Tapeless recording and editing (2) -- Motionless recording NAGRA ARES-C -- Loudspeakers -- Loadspeaker enclosure -- Electrostatic and plastic film loudspeakers -- appendix 1. The dangers of high sound levels -- appendix 2. Plugs and sockets -- Glossary.

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