Everything in the studio starts and ends with audio – both analog and digital – yet many musicians know a lot more about the principles of music than the principles behind audio.
The Musician's Guide to Audio will include:
• Audio theory – sound waves in the real world
• Bit resolution
• Sample rates
• Distortion
• The different types of decibels
• The meaning of audio specifications
• Frequency response
• The different types of distortion
• Signal-to-noise ratio
• Dynamic range
• How the human ear hears sound, and more
The book then segues into specifications regarding levels, connection standards (both analog and digital), and resolving potential incompatibilities among different pieces of gear. Additional topics include information on the practical ramifications of audio, such as the basics of room acoustics, why speaker
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