Sound systems ; design and optimization : modern techniques and tools for sound system design and alignment /

McCarthy, Bob,

Sound systems ; design and optimization : modern techniques and tools for sound system design and alignment / Bob McCarthy. - 3rd edition. - 1 online resource (624 pages) : illustrations (colour)

In this guide, Bob McCarthy shares his expert knowledge & effective methodology from years of teaching audio professionals. Written in a clear & easy-to-read style & illustrated throughout, McCarthy's guide gives you all the newest techniques to ensure perfect sound reinforcement & fulfill design needs. Sound Systems: Design and Optimization provides an accessible and unique perspective on the behavior of sound systems in the practical world. The third edition reflects current trends in the audio field thereby providing readers with the newest methodologies and techniques. In this greatly expanded new edition, you'll find clearer explanations, a more streamlined organization, increased coverage of current technologies and comprehensive case studies of the author's award-winning work in the field. As the only book devoted exclusively to modern tools and techniques in this emerging field, Sound Systems: Design and Optimization provides the specialized guidance needed to perfect your design skills. This book helps you: Improve your design and optimization decisions by understanding how audiences perceive reinforced sound Use modern analyzers and prediction programs to select speaker placement, equalization, delay and level settings based on how loudspeakers interact in the space Define speaker array configurations and design strategies that maximize the potential for spatial uniformity Gain a comprehensive understanding of the tools and techniques required to generate a design that will create a successful transmission/reception model


Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781315849843 (ebook)


Sound--Recording and reproducing.
Technology.
Films, cinema
Theatre studies
Audio processing
Acoustic & sound engineering