Principles of Digital Audio

ISBN-13: 9780071663465 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 816 str.

Ken Pohlmann

Opis

The definitive guide to digital engineering--fully updated Gain a thorough understanding of digital audio tools, techniques, and practices from this completely revised and expanded resource. Written by industry pioneer and Audio Engineering Society Fellow Ken C. Pohlmann, Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition, describes the technologies behind today's audio equipment in a clear, practical style. Covering basic theory to the latest technological advancements, the book explains how to apply digital conversion, processing, compression, storage, streaming, and transmission concepts. New chapters on Blu-ray, speech coding, and low bit-rate coding are also included in this bestselling guide.

• Learn about discrete time sampling, quantization, and signal processing
• Examine details of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray players and discs
• Encode and decode AAC, MP3, MP4, Dolby Digital, and other files
• Prepare content for distribution via the Internet and digital radio and television
• Learn the critical differences between music coding and speech coding
• Design low bit-rate codecs to optimize memory capacity while preserving fidelity
• Develop methodologies to evaluate the sound quality of music and speech files
• Study audio transmission via HDMI, VoIP, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth
• Handle digital rights management, fingerprinting, and watermarking
• Understand how one-bit conversion and high-order noise shaping work

Spis treści

1. Sound and Numbers; 2. Fundamentals of Digital Audio; 3. Digital Audio Recording; 4. Digital Audio Reproduction; 5. Error Correction; 6. Optical Disc Storage; 7. Compact Disc; 8. DVD; 9. Blu-ray; 10. Low Bit-Rate Coding: Theory and Evaluation; 11. Low Bit-Rate Coding: Codec Design; 12. Speech Coding for Transmission; 13. Audio Interconnection; 14. Personal Computer Audio; 15. Telecommunications and Internet Audio; 16. Digital Radio and Television Broadcasting; 17. Digital Signal Processing; 18. Sigma-Delta Conversion and Noise Shaping; Appendix. The Sampling Theorem; Bibliography; Index

O autorze

Ken Pohlmann is professor emeritus and former director of the Music Engineering programs at the University of Miami. He is a consultant for audio manufacturers in technology development and patent litigation. Pohlmann has authored or co-authored numerous books, including Principles of Digital Audio and Master Handbook of Acoustics , both for McGraw-Hill. He is a monthly contributor to Sound & Vision magazine and has written over 2,500 articles and test reports for magazines and journals. Pohlmann chaired the Audio Engineering Society's International Conference on Digital Audio, and co-chaired the International Conference on Internet Audio. He consults for companies such as Bertlesmann Music Group, Cirrus Logic, Ford, Fujitsu, Harman International, Hughes Electronics, Hyundai, IBM, Daimler-Chrysler, Lexus, Microsoft, Nippon Columbia, Philips, Sony, Time Warner, and Toyota.