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Introduction to Digital Audio

John Watkinson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:4th Sep '02

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* Expand your knowledge with this thorough treatment of digital audio for a wide range of disciplines * Clearly explainations require a minimum of math to allow for easy understanding * Get up to speed with how digital audio is used within DVD, Digital Audio Broadcasting, networked audio and MPEG transport streams

Helps you learn the basics from first principles: such as the physics of sound and principles of hearing, then progress onward to fundamental digital principles, conversion, compression and coding and then onto transmission, digital audio workstations, DAT and optical disks.

Master the basics from first principles: the physics of sound, principles of hearing etc, then progress onward to fundamental digital principles, conversion, compression and coding and then onto transmission, digital audio workstations, DAT and optical disks. Get up to speed with how digital audio is used within DVD, Digital Audio Broadcasting, networked audio and MPEG transport streams.


All of the key technologies are here: compression, DAT, DAB, DVD, SACD, oversampling, noise shaping and error correction theories are treated in a simple yet accurate form.

Thoroughly researched, totally up-to-date and technically accurate this is the only book you need on the subject.

'A comprehensive book in every respect.'
Creative Cow (www.creativecow.net)

Reviews of the previous edition:

'The best book in its category.'
Hi-Fi magazine

'An easy-to-read format with many explanatory line drawings.'
Mobile Radio Technology journal

ISBN: 9780240516431

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 800g

432 pages

2nd edition