Principles of Digital Audio

From the Publisher: Widely acknowledged as the bible of digital audio for both professional designers and engineering students, Principles of Digital Audio has been updated and expanded to introduce both audio and computer users to the myriad new technologies that are now transforming the field. Written in a highly readable style by one of the world's leading digital audio experts, the Third Edition offers complete details on advances in such areas as: Optical disc recording Interfacing and networking Perceptual coding theory and applications Digital audio broadcasting This essential reference combines digital audio theory with examples of applications and provides a comprehensive database of valuable digital audio information. Included is unsurpassed coverage of digital audio fundamentals...digital audio recording and reproduction...error correction...magnetic tape storage...optical storage and transmission...compact disc formats...satellite broadcasting...MPEG coding...digital audio workstations...digital signal processing...and more. Filled with detailed discussions and more than 500 illustrations, the new edition of this classic guide will tell you about exciting breakthroughs in digital audio technology for the multimedia age.