F. Alton Everest, a leading expert and authority in the field of acoustics, was an emeritus member of the Acoustical Society of America, a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and life fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.Ken C. Pohlmann (Miami, FL) was director of the Music Engineering Technology program and is professor emeritus at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. He is the author of Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition and coauthor of Handbook of Sound Studio Construction, Second Edition.