For live sound engineers, this book is an invaluable resource in the path to career development. This edition builds upon the clear writing and comprehensive illustrations of the previous edition to explain the fundamental concepts of acoustics and the operating principles of all the key components of a live sound reinforcement system. Using easy to understand language, the design and implementation of the live sound system is covered in detail. Extended coverage is given to the use of digital networks and digital audio distribution in the live sound arena, and thorough guidance is given in the practical aspects of executing and managing a live sound session from the engineer's perspective.

Creating a solid foundation upon which to build a career is a crucial step in ensuring future success. The practical information surrounding the concepts, implementation, and practices central to live sound reinforcement presented in this book will help you build that foundation.

A provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America's motion picture industry.

The names Harry Cohn, William Fox, Carl Laemmle, Louis B. Mayer, Jack and Harry Warner, and Adolph Zucker are giants in the history of contemporary Hollywood, outsiders who dared to invent their own vision of the American Dream. Even to this day, the American values defined largely by the movies of these migr s endure in American cinema and culture. Who these men were, how they came to dominate Hollywood, and what they gained and lost in the process is the exhilarating story of An Empire of Their Own.

This practical guide is the BEST PLACE TO START for new sound techs from all backgrounds and experience levels. This book will provide you with clear explanations, plain instruction, and focus on the fundamentals that matter most when it comes to operating a live sound system.

Audio rookies will appreciate this easy to follow handbook that delivers a consistent training approach, professional tips, and quick tricks for achieving great live sound.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• Learn how a mixing console works (and what all those knobs do)
• Discover the EQ secrets that make a mix sound great
• Improve the sound of singers and instruments
• Get better sound from the gear you already have
• Download the free mobile app with helpful tips and tricks
• And much more

Whether you want to get rid of feedback, improve your mix, or take your understanding to the next level, Great Live Sound is the resource for you.

Every section and chapter in the book is designeed to walk you through the most important things you need to know about live sound, including identifying key components in your sound system, getting setup for a successful soundcheck and mix, and dealing with some of the common issues with live sound in challenging mixing environments.

MORE TOPICS INSIDE:

• Discussion about in-ear monitors and how to use them
• An entire section dedicated exclusively to EQ
• Specific tips for compression and other effects
• Advice for mixing live streaming events
• Microphone placement tips and illustrations
• More than 80 illustrations included throughout the text
• Segmented sections and chapters for easy navigation of topics
• Glossary of common audio terms
• Mobile app for on-the-go learning and practicing

This book of amp schematics was assembled with service and repair in mind. I have always had a very deep respect for the design and performance that tube amps produce. Let's face it, guitar tube amps don't always get the respect that they deserve. Tube amplifiers have always worked hard and should be looked at as a major part of your sound as they inspire you to dig deep into your playing. If you feel somewhat the same way I do about tube amps, then you know each amplifier has their own characteristics and tone. I hope you can use this educational information to understand how tube amps are designed and how they work.

This book of amp schematics was assembled with service and repair in mind. I have always had a very deep respect for the design and performance that tube amps produce. Let's face it, guitar tube amps don't always get the respect that they deserve. Tube amplifiers have always worked hard and should be looked at as a major part of your sound as they inspire you to dig deep into your playing. If you feel somewhat the same way I do about tube amps, then you know each amplifier has their own characteristics and tone. I hope you can use this educational information to understand how tube amps are designed and how they work.

Practical, concise, and approachable, Audio Engineering 101, Second Edition covers everything aspiring audio engineers need to know to make it in the recording industry, from the characteristics of sound to microphones, analog versus digital recording, EQ/compression, mixing, mastering, and career skills. Filled with hand-ons, step-by-step technique breakdowns and all-new interviews with active professionals, this updated edition includes instruction in using digital consoles, iPads for mixing, audio apps, plug-ins, home studios, and audio for podcasts. An extensive companion website features fifteen new video tutorials, audio clips, equipment lists, quizzes, and student exercises.

Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you're just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves.

Using its familiar and accessible writing style, this new edition has been fully updated, presenting the latest production technologies and including detailed coverage of digital audio workstations (DAWs), networked audio, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI), signal processing and much more. Modern Recording Techniques is supported by a host of video tutorials, which provide additional listening and visual examples, making this text essential reading for students, instructors and professionals.

This updated tenth edition includes:

• Newly expanded Art and Technology chapters, providing more tips, tricks and insights for getting the best out of your recording, mixing, monitoring and mastering
• An expanded MIDI chapter to include MIDI 2.0
• More in-depth coverage of digital audio and the digital audio workstation
• Greater coverage of immersive audio, including Dolby Atmos Production

Access and interpret manufacturer spec information, find shortcuts for plotting measure and test equations, and learn how to begin your journey towards becoming a live sound professional.

Land and perform your first live sound gigs with this guide that gives you just the right amount of information. Don't get bogged down in details intended for complex and expensive equipment and Madison Square Garden-sized venues. Basic Live Sound Reinforcement is a handbook for audio engineers and live sound enthusiasts performing in small venues from one-mike coffee shops to clubs.

With their combined years of teaching and writing experience, the authors provide you with a thorough foundation of the theoretical and the practical, offering more advanced beginners a complete overview of the industry, the gear, and the art of mixing, while making sure to remain accessible to those just starting out.

Incorporate the tube sound into your home audio system

Learn how to work with vacuum tubes and construct high-quality audio amplifiers on your workbench with help from this hands-on, do-it-yourself resource. The TAB Guide to Vacuum Tube Audio: Understanding and Building Tube Amps explains tube theory and construction practices for the hobbyist.

Seven ready-to-build projects feature step-by-step instructions, detailed schematics, and layout tips. You'll also find out how to tweak the projects, each based on a classic RCA design, for your own custom-built amps.

Coverage includes:

• Principles and operational theory behind vacuum tubes
• Tube nomenclature, applications, and specifications
• Circuit layout, connections, and physical construction
• Finding and selecting the right components for the project
• Power supplies for vacuum tube circuits
• Preamplifier and power amplifier circuits
• Performance measurement
• Safety, maintenance, and troubleshooting techniques
• Tips on building your own tube-based system--and having fun in the process

This book is intended for hobbyists interested in adding the tube sound to any audio system. (Readers looking for high-performance audiophile books are urged to consider the McGraw-Hill books by Morgan Jones.)

Learn more at www.vacuumtubeaudio.info

Make Great Stuff!
TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.

To the admirer of farm machinery in all its gritty splendor, the tractor is more than the mechanical workhorse of the modern field. It is a testament to American know-how, a work of mechanical art truly in the American grain. Among these hard-working machines, Ford tractors hold a special place after nearly a century of bringing innovation, dependability, and good old American muscle to farms and fields worldwide. This book provides a hands-on guide to restoring these venerable machines from the ground up, from the first models made to those produced as recently as 1965. With hundreds of full-color photographs, the guide is not just clear and easy-to-follow, but also a feast for the eyes for tractor aficionados.

Beginning at the beginning--how to choose and buy your tractor--Tharran Gaines takes readers through step-by-step directions for the complete restoration of Fordson, Ford-Ferguson, and Ford tractors. In straightforward terms he covers everything from troubleshooting and disassembly to engine and gearbox rebuilds, electrical work, reassembly, painting, and post-restoration care and maintenance. Informative photographs and proven tips, techniques, and money-saving advice from experienced restorers make the book an invaluable resource for amateur mechanic and professional alike. Also included is an appendix listing sources for parts, decals, tires, etc., as well as addresses for tractor clubs and collector associations.

Introduction to Loudspeaker Design is written for students, technicians, engineers and hobbyists seeking an overview of the technology of loudspeakers. Starting with a brief history of audio developments the book begins by introducing the concepts of frequency, pitch and loudness and proceeds to develop the idea of a loudspeaker as a system. The book covers such topics as loudspeaker design tradeoffs, spatial loading, diffraction loss, cavity effect and enclosure construction. A complete chapter is devoted to the subject of crossover design including design equations. The second edition adds a new chapter on simulation and analysis which includes design equations for closed and vented type speakers. The appendices contain technical references, design aids, glossaries and a chart depicting 18 different loudspeaker enclosure types. The author is a physicist/audio design engineer with over 35 years experience in the research and development of audio products spanning both hardware and software. His WinSpeakerz, TrueRTA and DATS software applications are widely used throughout the audio industry as tools for simulating and measuring loudspeaker performance. Captain Murphy served as a space systems analyst for NORAD during his military career. Changes for the Second Edition: The second edition brings new material and polishes the first edition with many new or improved illustrations. Chapter 2 was expanded with the second half split into a new Chapter 3 titled Speaker Response Functions. The discussion of Thiele-Small parameters has been expanded and now covers small-signal parameters vs. large-signal parameters as it explores the role of the test signal level in parameter measurement. The crossover design chapter has been expanded to include formulas for calculating component values for the most popular crossover types. Equations have been added for calculating impedance compensation and attenuation networks. The old Chapter 7 FAQ material was integrated into other chapters as appropriate. A new Chapter 8 titled Loudspeaker Simulation has been added and introduces loudspeaker equivalent circuit analysis with equations for calculating the magnitude and phase responses of closed and vented loudspeaker systems. Additional design equations are introduced and then examples are given for calculating the responses of a closed box and a vented box loudspeaker. Detailed design equation summaries are given for closed and vented boxes. Appendix C was added to provide a glossary of symbols and a glossary of terms. The box type charts were moved to Appendix D.

Easy Book On How To Build a Tube Amp 1 Watt To 75 Watt Comes with easy to read schematics and Parts list for all amps listed in this book

David Gibson uses 3D visual representations of sounds in a mix as a tool to explain the dynamics that can be created in a mix. This book provides an in-depth exploration into the aesthetics of what makes a great mix.

This unique compendium approaches the relatively new Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) methods at senior undergraduates level in engineering or applied mathematics. It describes the differences between the well-established Finite Element Analysis (FEA) methods and why they are being replaced, or enhanced, by the latest developments in IGA.The book begins with summaries of the concepts of B-splines, NURBS, and 'knot vectors' which define them as exact representations of the geometry and as powerful analysis functions having higher continuity than the FEA use of Lagrange polynomials.The useful reference text includes Appendices with Matlab scripts for creating B-spline basis functions, topics in computer aided geometric design (CAGD) from which IGA arose, and matrix operations common to IGA and FEA. It also informs FEA users of the enhancements offered by IGA.

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Avoid the hit-and-miss approach and stop wasting money on overpriced high-end products in the blind hope of sonic improvement. Achieve the ultimate audio synergy and get more enjoyment from your audio system by making it as good sounding as possible.

Sound Improvement Secrets for Audiophiles will teach you how things work, why some circuits, designs, and technologies sound the way they do, and how to make them sound even better through simple modifications and improvements. It is like having an audio and acoustic consultant by your side to guide you through optimizing and voicing your audio system and your listening room.

While relatively technical and in-depth, this practical manual goes way beyond a dozen quick tips and the simplistic advice you read elsewhere. Instead, the focus is on dozens of DIY projects, case studies, and examples of commercial audio components - turntables, preamplifiers, amplifiers, loudspeakers, power supplies, and acoustic treatments.

With over 400 photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, Sound Improvement Secrets for Audiophiles makes it easy for you to understand and comprehend complex technical concepts and issues.

The author does not shy away from many controversial and hotly debated topics. Tubes vs transistors, objectivists vs subjectivists, measurements vs listening, and digital vs analog: all of these are discussed in detail.

The money invested in this book would not even buy you a budget-priced pair of cables: it will prove to be one of the best financial investments you ever make. Even if you implement only a few improvements from the hundreds described within its pages - you will never look back!

BOOK CONTENTS:

1. WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK AND HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM IT

2. BEFORE YOU BUY AN AUDIO SYSTEM OR COMPONENT - THINGS TO DO & MISTAKES TO AVOID

3. WHAT DO WE LISTEN FOR AND WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY HEAR?

4. CLEANING UP THE POWER SUPPLY TO REDUCE NOISE, HUM, AND INTERFERENCE

5. CABLES, FUSES, CONTACTS, AND CONNECTIONS

6. UPGRADING & FINE-TUNING THE SOURCES: OPEN REEL RECORDERS, TURNTABLES,

PHONO STAGES AND CD PLAYERS

7. AUDIO AMPLIFIERS - HOW THEY WORK AND HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR SOUND

8. HEADPHONES AND HEADPHONE AMPLIFIERS

9. LOUDSPEAKER TYPES, TESTS, AND IMPROVEMENTS

10. COMPONENT MATCHING AND AUDIO SYSTEM INTEGRATION ISSUES

11. LOUDSPEAKER POSITIONING

12. OPTIMIZING THE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF YOUR LISTENING ROOM

13. ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS

14. MINIMIZING UNWANTED VIBRATIONS & OSCILLATIONS

15. TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM

THE AUTHOR:

Igor S. Popovich is the author of Audiophile Vacuum Tube Amplifiers Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and five other bestselling books on audio transformers, tests & measurements, tube testers, and other audio-related topics.

An Australian audio designer with over 35 years of experience and a passionate life-long audiophile, he shares his vast know-how with you in this unique and practical manual.

Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training, Second Edition develops your critical and expert listening skills, enabling you to listen to audio like an award-winning engineer. Featuring an accessible writing style, this new edition includes information on objective measurements of sound, technical descriptions of signal processing, and their relationships to subjective impressions of sound. It also includes information on hearing conservation, ear plugs, and listening levels, as well as bias in the listening process.

The interactive web browser-based ear training software practice modules provide experience identifying various types of signal processes and manipulations. Working alongside the clear and detailed explanations in the book, this software completes the learning package that will help you train you ears to listen and really hear your recordings.

This all-new edition has been updated to include:

• Audio and psychoacoustic theories to inform and expand your critical listening practice.
• Access to integrated software that promotes listening skills development through audio examples found in actual recording and production work, listening exercises, and tests.
• Cutting-edge interactive practice modules created to increase your experience.
• More examples of sound recordings analysis.
• New outline for progressing through the EQ ear training software module with listening exercises and tips.

From Downbeat To Vinyl: Bill Putnam's Legacy to the Recording Industry is an inside look at the recording business in its heyday, 1950 to 1975. No, this isn't another Now it can be told book, but a real account of the business written by Bob Bushnell and Jerry Ferree, two audio engineers who were there United Recording Corporation in Hollywood, California, is the studio these two engineers are talking about. Their close association with Bill Putnam, who started Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, then started and ran United Recording for many years, gives you the opportunity to read about what went on at this world-class operation. From Downbeat To Vinyl is a look behind the scenes at their day-to-day activities.

Designing Audio Circuits and Systems is a comprehensive guide to audio circuits and systems design. Beginning with analog audio circuit design basics that a novice can understand, this book offers insight all the way through to in-depth design techniques for many different audiophile and professional audio circuits and functions. Develop and hone your audio design skills with in-depth coverage of these and other topics:

• Low-noise amplifier design
• Understanding and applying negative feedback
• Filter and equalizer design
• Preamplifiers for moving magnet and moving coil phono cartridges
• Preamplifiers for dynamic, condenser, electret and ribbon microphones
• Fader and panning circuit design
• Balanced line driver and line receiver circuits
• DC servo design and application
• Design of headphone amplifiers and crossfeed circuits
• Self-powered loudspeaker design and active crossovers
• Digital-to-analog converters (DACs)

Bridging the analog and digital worlds, Designing Audio Circuits and Systems is essential reading for those in the professional audio engineering community, as well as students and enthusiasts who wish to design audio circuits and functions for pro audio or audiophile applications, and live sound or studio mixing consoles.

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THE AUDIOPHILE'S PROJECT SOURCEBOOK

Build audio projects that produce great sound for far less than they cost in the store, with audio hobbyists' favorite writer Randy Slone. In The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook, Slone gives you--

- Clear, illustrated schematics and instructions for high-quality, high-power electronic audio components that you can build at home
- Carefully constructed designs for virtually all standard high-end audio projects, backed by an author who answers his email
- 8 power-amp designs that suit virtually any need
- Instructions for making your own inexpensive testing equipment
- Comprehensible explanations of the electronics at work in the projects you want to construct, spiced with humor and insight into the electronics hobbyist's process
- Complete parts lists

The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook is devoid of the hype, superstition, myths, and expensive fanaticism often associated with 'high-end' audio systems. It provides straightforward help in building and understanding top quality audio electronic projects that are based on solid science and produce fantastic sound!

THE PROJECTS YOU WANT, FOR LESS

Balanced input driver/receiver circuits
Signal conditioning techniques
Voltage amplifiers
Preamps for home and stage
Tone controls
Passive and active filters
Parametric filters
Graphic equalizers
Bi-amping and tri-amping filters
Headphone amplifiers
Power amplifiers
Speaker protection systems
Clip detection circuits
Power supplies
Delay circuits
Level indicators
Homemade test equipment