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by John Watkinson (Author) "The applications of audio technology are numerous, but generally the goal is to reproduce sound at a later time, at another place or both ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 490 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (29 Nov 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0240513207
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240513201
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.5 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Pulls various technologies together as they relate to audio. It deals with advanced topics, theory and a whole new world of practical implementation. Because of the fast moving nature of the technology described in the book the new edition includes more information on the AES/EBU interface, DCC, NAGRA and data reduction as well as Digital Audio Broadcasting.


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Following feedback from delegates to the author's very successful series of seminars and training courses, a completely new chapter has been added which introduces readers to basic audio principles - before leading them into essential digital principles and the more complex material covered in later chapters.A completely new chapter on Sound Quality Considerations has also been added.More has been included on:7 Audio in PCs7 Internet audio7 DVD7 Compression/MPEGWhat has not changed is the approach. Every subject is explained from first principles, because if the mechanism is understood it can be applied to many problems. This is an introductory book, a theory book, an applications book and a reference book all in one.John Watkinson is an international consultant in audio, video and data recording. He is a Fellow of the AES, a member of the British computer Society and a chartered information systems practitioner. He presents lectures, seminars, conference papers and training courses worldwide. He is the author of many other Focal press books, including MPEG-2, The Art of Digital Video, An Introduction to Digital Video, The Art of Sound Reproduction, An introduction to Digital Audio, TV Fundamentals and Audio for Television. He is also co-author, with Francis Rumsey, of The Digital Interface Handbook, and a contributor to The Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook, 3rd edition. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not for interested amateurs, 28 Nov 2005
By Mr Christopher Wray (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Art of Digital Audio (Hardcover)
I suppose I've only got myself to blame buying a 'bible' when what I needed was an introduction, but looking at the reviews for Watkinson's introduction book, I think I would have been equally disappointed.

Watkinson has an almost complete inability to identify with anything other than the fully informed reader, and in that case, you wonder why they need a book at all. Subjects are introduced without any context whatsoever, and the examples chosen are almost wilfully confusing. Why on earth, in a book on digital audio, would you use a square wave as an example to illustrate the issues surrounding filters ?

Maybe that's why people use the word 'bible' to describe books such as this, I suspect it joins the list with the bible, the origin of the species, and das kapital as one of the books most read in the title alone.

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5 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Digital Audio, 28 Sep 1998
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The most comprehensive book to date on Digital Audio.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The most comprehensive book on Digital Audio available, 17 May 2009
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This review is from: Art of Digital Audio (Hardcover)
This book has everything you need to know about digital audio. All concepts that are introduced are described from first principles, with no prior knowledge of digital electronics, sampling theory or error correction techniques assumed. At the same time, it is a comprehensive reference text for popular digital audio formats such as AES/EBU. Mathematical formulae are provided where needed, but the emphasis is placed on describing phenomena in plain English.

At nearly 700 pages, it may be daunting for the novice, but this is essential reading for anyone in the digital audio industry.
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