Cash in on the hottest digital audio technologies. Through three bestselling editions, Ken C. PohlmannÆs Principles of Digital Audio has illuminated the frontiers of digital audio science, taking readers from fundamental principles to the state of the art. Since the last edition, digital audio technology and applications have expanded explosively - a situation well-reflected in the new fourth edition of this user-friendly guide by a leading digital audio engineer. You'll find fresh, tell-all treatments, both theoretical and practical of: PC audio - including IEEE 1394, USB, AC æ97, and DirectX; Internet audio ù especially MP3, SDMI, and RealNetworks G2 streaming audio; Low bit rate topics ù including MPEG-2, AAC, MPEG-4, Dolby Digital, and PAC; DVD ù DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, recordable DVD, UDF, and MLP; Television and radio broadcasting topics ù ATSC DTV, AM-IOBC and FM-IBOC (including USA Digital Radio and LDR prototypes); New compact disc topics, such as CD-R, CD-RW, and Super Audio CD. You'll also get valuable insights into new AES standards, jitter, sound cards, data compression, digital audio extraction, watermarking, and much more.
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THE #1 BEST-SELLING BOOK ON DIGITAL AUDIO ENGINEERING
This definitive text provides comprehensive coverage of today’s leading digital audio technologies as well as a thorough survey of fundamentals and theory. Written by well-known audio engineering expert and best-selling author Ken Pohlmann, four previous editions have been valued for their clear explanations and have been widely used as college texts and professional references. The fifth edition of Principles of Digital Audio has been extensively updated and revised to reflect ongoing widespread changes in the audio industry.
Beginning with an in-depth discussion of digital audio recording and reproduction, the text then details perceptual low bit-rate coding, CD and DVD disc formats, digital audio broadcasting, internet and network audio, and DSP. From the basic theory to the latest technological advancements, Principles of Digital Audio completely covers this multifaceted field, including topics such as:
- MP3, AAC, and Dolby Digital audio coding
- DVD playback and recording formats
- PC-based desktop audio systems
- 5.1-channel surround-sound coding
- HD Radio and satellite radio
- Music downloading and streaming
- Digital signal processing
ALL THE ESSENTIALS OF DIGITAL AUDIO
* Sound and Numbers * Fundamental Theory * Digital Audio Recording * Digital Audio Reproduction * Error Correction * Digital Audio Tape * Optical Disc Storage * Compact Disc and SACD * Recordable CD * Interconnection * Perceptual Coding: Theory and Applications * MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 * MP3 Codec * MPEG-4 and AAC * Psychoacoustic Models * Surround Sound Coding * Lossless Coding * DVD-Video and DVD-Audio * Recordable DVD * HD-DVD and Blu-ray * Minidisc * Desktop Audio * Network Audio * Downloadable and Streaming Internet Audio * File Formats * Digital Rights Management * Watermarking and Encryption * MPEG-7 * Digital Radio and TV Broadcasting * HD Radio * Satellite Radio * Digital Audio Workstations * Digital Signal Processing: Theory and Applications * Sigma Delta Conversion and Noise Shaping
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About the Author
Ken C. Pohlmann is a professor at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, and the director of the Music Engineering program in the university’s School of Music. He has initiated new undergraduate and graduate courses in acoustics and psychoacoustics, digital audio, advanced digital audio, Internet audio and studio production and in 1986 founded the first Masters degree program in Music Engineering in the United States.
Mr. Pohlmann is also president of Hammer Laboratories, a company devoted to the research, development and testing of new audio technology. He serves as a consultant in the design of digital audio systems, the development of sound systems for automobile manufacturers, and as an expert witness in technology and patent litigation. Some of his consulting clients include: Alpine Electronics, Bertlesmann Music Group, Blockbuster Entertainment, Baker & McKenzie, BMW, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DaimlerChrysler, Fish & Neave, Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu Ten, Harman International, Hughes Electronics, Hyundai, IBM, Lexus, Microsoft, Motorola, Nippon Columbia, Onkyo America, Philips, RealNetworks, Recording Industry Association of America, Sensormatic, Sonopress, Sony, TDK, Time Warner, Toyota, United Technologies and the U.S. Justice Department. Mr. Pohlmann holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
Mr. Pohlmann co-founded Microcomputer Arts, Inc. (1980), International Business Information Systems Inc. (1982), and U.S. Digital Disc Corporation (1985). He chaired the Audio Engineering Society’s International Conference on Digital Audio in Toronto in 1989 and co-chaired the Society’s International Conference on Internet Audio in Seattle in 1997. He was presented two AES Board of Governor’s Awards (1989 and 1998) and an AES Fellowship Award (1990) by the Audio Engineering Society for his work as an educator and author. In 1991 he was elected to the AES Board of Governors, and in 1993 elected as the AES Vice President of the Eastern U.S. and Canada Region. In 1992 he was presented the Philip Frost Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship.
Mr. Pohlmann is the author of Principles of Digital Audio and The Compact Disc Handbook, co-author of Writing for New Media, and editor and co-author of Advanced Digital Audio. Since 1982 he has written over 1,400 articles for audio magazines including Audio, dB, Car Stereo Review, CD Review, Electronics Australia, Guitar Player Magazine, IEEE Spectrum, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Laserdisk Professional, Mix Magazine, PC Magazine, Sound & Vision, Scientific American, Stereo Review, and Video Magazine. He is a columnist for Car Stereo Review, and contributing editor and columnist for Sound & Vision Magazine.
Mr. Pohlmann is also president of Hammer Laboratories, a company devoted to the research, development and testing of new audio technology. He serves as a consultant in the design of digital audio systems, the development of sound systems for automobile manufacturers, and as an expert witness in technology and patent litigation. Some of his consulting clients include: Alpine Electronics, Bertlesmann Music Group, Blockbuster Entertainment, Baker & McKenzie, BMW, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DaimlerChrysler, Fish & Neave, Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu Ten, Harman International, Hughes Electronics, Hyundai, IBM, Lexus, Microsoft, Motorola, Nippon Columbia, Onkyo America, Philips, RealNetworks, Recording Industry Association of America, Sensormatic, Sonopress, Sony, TDK, Time Warner, Toyota, United Technologies and the U.S. Justice Department. Mr. Pohlmann holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
Mr. Pohlmann co-founded Microcomputer Arts, Inc. (1980), International Business Information Systems Inc. (1982), and U.S. Digital Disc Corporation (1985). He chaired the Audio Engineering Society’s International Conference on Digital Audio in Toronto in 1989 and co-chaired the Society’s International Conference on Internet Audio in Seattle in 1997. He was presented two AES Board of Governor’s Awards (1989 and 1998) and an AES Fellowship Award (1990) by the Audio Engineering Society for his work as an educator and author. In 1991 he was elected to the AES Board of Governors, and in 1993 elected as the AES Vice President of the Eastern U.S. and Canada Region. In 1992 he was presented the Philip Frost Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship.
Mr. Pohlmann is the author of Principles of Digital Audio and The Compact Disc Handbook, co-author of Writing for New Media, and editor and co-author of Advanced Digital Audio. Since 1982 he has written over 1,400 articles for audio magazines including Audio, dB, Car Stereo Review, CD Review, Electronics Australia, Guitar Player Magazine, IEEE Spectrum, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Laserdisk Professional, Mix Magazine, PC Magazine, Sound & Vision, Scientific American, Stereo Review, and Video Magazine. He is a columnist for Car Stereo Review, and contributing editor and columnist for Sound & Vision Magazine.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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Good reference for electronics engineers,
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First off, this book is in its fifth edition, and Amazon has lumped together reviews of all editions of this book. So the oldest review shown, written in 1998, is speaking of the 3rd edition, and reviews written prior to 2005 are talking about the 4th edition.
This book is more about the principles of digital audio hardware design than anything. The author, also a college professor, starts with the absolute beginning and the binary number system, sampling, quantization, aliasing, and dither and then moves into all of the topics that you need to design and analyze modern digital audio systems. However, if the information in the first two chapters is news to you, chances are the rest of the book will be over your head. The book is full of flow charts, frequency response diagrams, and detailed block diagrams of actual systems. What it is lacking in is any kind of signal processing mathematics to explain the detailed theory behind what is being covered. There is a chapter entitled "Digital Signal Processing", but it barely introduces and defines the terms. It does show some assembly code for performing some simple filtering tasks, though, but that's the extent of the coverage. If you didn't know DSP before you read this chapter, you certainly won't know it after you read this chapter. The book does a pretty good job of discussing some of the more popular audio standards including MP3. I think this book is best suited for someone with an electronics/electrical engineering background that already knows the theory of digital signal processing and wants to apply that knowledge to the actual design and analysis of digital audio processing systems. Amazon shows the table of contents from the 4th edition, so I show the detailed table of contents for the 5th edition here: Sound and Numbers Fundamental Theory Digital Audio Recording Digital Audio Reproduction Error Correction Digital Audio Tape Optical Disc Storage Compact Disc and SACD Recordable CD Interconnection Perceptual Coding: Theory and Applications MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 MP3 Codec MPEG-4 and AAC Psychoacoustic Models Surround Sound Coding Lossless Coding DVD-Video and DVD-Audio Recordable DVD HD-DVD and Blu-ray Minidisc Desktop Audio Network Audio Downloadable and Streaming Internet Audio File Formats Digital Rights Management Watermarking and Encryption MPEG-7 Digital Radio and TV Broadcasting HD Radio Satellite Radio Digital Audio Workstations Digital Signal Processing: Theory and Applications Sigma Delta Conversion and Noise Shaping
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent survey of the digital audio landscape.,
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An excellent intermediate survey of the digital audio landscape. This text covers conversion, signal processing, channel coding and storage as well as current implementations of the technology. Good illustrations are included for visual reinforcement. Pohlmann's breezy writing style guides the reader from basic physics through dense theoretical discussion to practical examples. A freshman college background in physics and mathematics is useful though not essential.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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An Excellent Compromize Between Theory And Practice,
This review is from: Principles of Digital Audio (Paperback)
This book is an excellent primer for current technology in digital audio systems. He keeps the obscure mathematics to a minimum, and introduces you to the great amount of technique available in the field today. I found this book, 1st edition, in the library -- and soon after bought the latest edition. An excellent value for the money, and useful to anyone trying to keep up with the digital techniques.
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