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"Douglas Self, who has been designing both pro and consumer audio products for more than 20 years gave an excellent tutorial on designing balanced interconnections. This talk was part of the Product Design track, so the goal, it seemed, was to expose product designers to the advantages of providing balanced connections (whether the user uses them at not) and that it can be done for very little added cost. He went through several evolutions of the differential amplifier and how to greatly improve common mode rejection for very little parts cost."--MikeRiversAudio.com
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Small- Signal Audio Design is an essential for audio equipment designers and engineers for one simple reason; it enables you as a professional to develop reliable, high-performance circuits.
This practical handbook not only teaches you the basic fundamentals but shows you how to apply opamps and discrete transistors in the preamplifier and signal-processing areas of audio and other low-frequency areas. It provides you with the necessary in-depth information, with presentations on the technologies that power the equipment- hi-fi preamplifiers, audio mixers, electronic crossovers, among others.
Full of valuable information it includes exceptional audio mixer material, based on the authors 19 year design experience, revealing a lot of specialized information that has never been published before.
Get answers to your most critical questions, insight into development techniques, and best-practices on optimizing features that will define your product's success.
*provides everything you want to know in one volume, providing an essential guide to design principals and practice
*Includes numerous graphs and easy to read layout to illustrate points and aid complete understanding
*Includes the author's own amp designs for you to build upon and adapt
This practical handbook not only teaches you the basic fundamentals but shows you how to apply opamps and discrete transistors in the preamplifier and signal-processing areas of audio and other low-frequency areas. It provides you with the necessary in-depth information, with presentations on the technologies that power the equipment- hi-fi preamplifiers, audio mixers, electronic crossovers, among others.
Full of valuable information it includes exceptional audio mixer material, based on the authors 19 year design experience, revealing a lot of specialized information that has never been published before.
Get answers to your most critical questions, insight into development techniques, and best-practices on optimizing features that will define your product's success.
*provides everything you want to know in one volume, providing an essential guide to design principals and practice
*Includes numerous graphs and easy to read layout to illustrate points and aid complete understanding
*Includes the author's own amp designs for you to build upon and adapt
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Yes, it does what it says on the tin. I've been away from electronics dabbling for 30 years. Back then (as a teenager) I did it because I couldn't afford to buy any of the kit I wanted. Now I'm back doing it because I want to learn and to create and to have fun. And reading this book from cover to cover is a great way to get back up to speed very quickly. It's very readable and very informative. Now off to design and build some new kit that I could now very easily afford to buy off the shelf a hundred times over. But where would be the fun in that?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read most of D. Self's books, if not each and every one, and old Wireless World projects too.
I think this book is not quite as stellar as the other brothers, like those of the Audio Power Amplifier saga.
I actually expected quite more in-depth analysis of peculiar topics, like microphone preamps or PSU's, digging into each and every detail of the circuits as the Author did for every single stage of power amps, with lots of Audio Precision and PSpice usage.
Anyway, I think this book is worth having because it contains a lot of info on a lot of topics - it's a book of more than 400 pages, after all - only some topics have undergone a deeper analysis than others.
I must notice that one page was severely damaged, probably right from the printer.
I think this book is not quite as stellar as the other brothers, like those of the Audio Power Amplifier saga.
I actually expected quite more in-depth analysis of peculiar topics, like microphone preamps or PSU's, digging into each and every detail of the circuits as the Author did for every single stage of power amps, with lots of Audio Precision and PSpice usage.
Anyway, I think this book is worth having because it contains a lot of info on a lot of topics - it's a book of more than 400 pages, after all - only some topics have undergone a deeper analysis than others.
I must notice that one page was severely damaged, probably right from the printer.
Format:Paperback
In terms of material I could not perhaps find elsewhere I think the book scores less well than the power amp book. However in terms of a reference guide to small signal audio electronics it is very very good. It does contain new information and the section on components is excellent.
I think the problem Mr. Self has given himself is that the benchmark he has set with the power amp book is so high that almost any sequel is going to get a hard time from his fans :-) Of which I am one so expect a well biased review.
However put it like this. In the past I designed professional audio electronics (for over 3 years) developing circuits for many of the areas discussed in this book and within 5 minutes of opening it I learn something new, about the LT1028 op-amp as it happens.
While writing this review I've just flopped open the book at "distortion in Sallen-and-Key filters" and read about something I had to find out the hard way.
I too wish some areas had more depth -
I'd like to know more on non-linear circuits, discrete VCA design... Mr. Self - take a look at a MAT-04 datasheet for ideas for me.
Volume I is money well spent. I look forward to volume II.
I think the problem Mr. Self has given himself is that the benchmark he has set with the power amp book is so high that almost any sequel is going to get a hard time from his fans :-) Of which I am one so expect a well biased review.
However put it like this. In the past I designed professional audio electronics (for over 3 years) developing circuits for many of the areas discussed in this book and within 5 minutes of opening it I learn something new, about the LT1028 op-amp as it happens.
While writing this review I've just flopped open the book at "distortion in Sallen-and-Key filters" and read about something I had to find out the hard way.
I too wish some areas had more depth -
I'd like to know more on non-linear circuits, discrete VCA design... Mr. Self - take a look at a MAT-04 datasheet for ideas for me.
Volume I is money well spent. I look forward to volume II.
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