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Preface to the second edition | |
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Revision of electricity - d.c. | |
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Electricity - what is it? | |
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Amperes, volts and ohms | |
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Power and watts | |
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Ideas about magnetism | |
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Magnetic fields and electric currents | |
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Currents in coils | |
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Protecting equipment - fuses | |
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Batteries | |
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Some prefixes | |
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Definitions | |
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Revision of electricity - a.c. | |
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The 'shape' of an alternating current | |
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Important quantities | |
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Phase angles | |
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Three-phase supplies | |
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Mains plugs | |
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Safety devices | |
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Transformers | |
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Meters for a.c. | |
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Capacitors | |
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Inductors | |
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Trigonometry | |
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Outlines of electronic devices | |
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Semiconductors and thermionic devices | |
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Miscellaneous | |
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Radio transmission | |
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Radio waves | |
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The electromagnetic spectrum | |
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Amplitude modulation (a.m.) | |
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Frequency modulation (f.m.) | |
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Other modulation systems | |
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Decibels | |
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What are they? | |
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A definition | |
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Sound waves | |
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Types of wave | |
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Sound wavelengths and frequencies | |
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Sound waves and obstacles | |
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The inverse square law | |
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Sound in pipes | |
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Harmonics, etc | |
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What is a musical sound? | |
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The ear and hearing | |
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The ear's response to sounds | |
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Loudness | |
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Hearing damage | |
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Pitch | |
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A word of caution | |
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Basic acoustics | |
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What do we mean by good acoustics? | |
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Avoiding resonances | |
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Reverberation | |
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Sound isolation | |
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Microphones | |
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The basic parts of a microphone | |
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Transducers | |
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The important responses of a microphone | |
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Microphone applications | |
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Microphone faults | |
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More about microphones | |
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Phantom power | |
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Phase in microphones | |
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Microphone cables, plugs and sockets | |
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Variable polar diagram microphones | |
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Other sound pick-up devices | |
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Microphone stands and cabling | |
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Microphone placing | |
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Loudspeakers | |
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The parts of a loudspeaker | |
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The radiating surface | |
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Transducers | |
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The enclosure | |
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Multiple unit loudspeakers | |
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Directional loudspeakers | |
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Cables and loudspeaker positioning | |
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Headphones | |
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Listening tests | |
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Stereo | |
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What do we mean by 'stereo'? | |
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Binaural hearing | |
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Microphones | |
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Stereo image widths | |
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A, B, M and S | |
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M and S microphones | |
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Compatibility | |
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Phase | |
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Setting up a coincident pair microphone | |
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Stereo radio transmission | |
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Signal processing | |
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Frequency correction | |
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Dynamic range manipulation | |
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Visual monitoring | |
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Monitoring in general | |
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Dynamic ranges in technical terms | |
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Zero level | |
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The VU meter | |
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The PPM | |
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Other meter devices | |
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Analogue tape recording | |
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Basics of the process | |
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Moving the tape | |
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Azimuth | |
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Tape errors | |
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Tape speeds | |
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Tape editing | |
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Line-up | |
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At the end of a recording session | |
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More about analogue recording | |
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Cassettes | |
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Guard tracks and twin tracks | |
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Cartridge machines | |
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Multi-track machines | |
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Noise reduction systems | |
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Vinyl discs | |
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An introduction to digital audio | |
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What's the point? | |
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Sampling and quantizing | |
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Binary arithmetic | |
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Bit rate | |
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Error correction | |
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Drawbacks of digital audio | |
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Recording with digits | |
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DAT (digital audio tape) | |
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Stationary head recording | |
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Digital recording -- advantages and disadvantages | |
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Compact discs (CD) | |
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Other digital recording systems | |
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More digital devices | |
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Artificial reverberation | |
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Pitch change | |
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Time division multiplex (TDM) | |
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Sound-in-syncs (S.i.S.) | |
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NICAM 728 | |
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Timecode | |
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The AES/EBU interface | |
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MIDI | |
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ISDN | |
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Public address | |
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A definition | |
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Why is PA needed? | |
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The cause of a howl-round | |
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Reducing the risk of a howl-round | |
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Foldback (FB) | |
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Safety | |
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Sound desks (mixing consoles) | |
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What is a sound desk? | |
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The facilities of a typical channel | |
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Groups and busbars | |
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The output stages | |
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Clean feed ('mix minus') | |
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Communications | |
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Safety | |
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A little quiz | |
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Electrical safety | |
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Lifting and handling | |
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Scaffolding, ladders and rigging generally | |
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Ten important extras to look out for | |
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Further reading | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |