John Watkinson is an independent international consultant in advanced applications of electronics to audiovisual and avionics systems. He is a Fellow of the AES, a member of the Society of Expert Witnesses, and the British Computer Society and is a chartered information systems practitioner. He presents lectures, seminars and training courses worldwide. He is the author of many other Elsevier books, including The Art of DigitalVideo, An Introduction to Digital Video, Convergence in Broadcast and Communications Media, Television Fundamentals and The Art of the Helicopter.
Introduction
Audio basics
Sound and psychoacoustics
Sources of sound
Microphones
Loudspeakers and headphones
Stereophony
Digital audio signals
Analog audio recording
Digital recording
Optical discs in audio
Audio editing
Audio signal processing
Sound quality considerations
