Sound System Engineering, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Carolyn Davis (Author), Don Davis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0240803051 | ISBN-13: 978-0240803050 | Publication Date: June 2, 1997 | Edition: 2

An indispensable guide in the day-to-day work of designing sound systems. This accurate, complete, and concise tool is a necessary addition to the library of anyone involved in audio engineering.

Sound Systems Engineering is a a comprehensive text useful in the day-to-day work of designing sound systems. It is a practical manual that carefully examines a step-by-step method of accurately predicting such variables as acoustic gain, speech intelligibility, and required electrical input power while plans are still on the drawing board. This approach, described in 19 heavily illustrated, information packed chapters, can save your clients thousands of dollars.

Contains a history of audio.
Details audio mathematics.
Describes audio and acoustic instrumentation.

Editorial Reviews

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"Many books have been written about the subject in the last 50 years, but the book that certainly opened the eyes of many people going into audio is Sound System Engineering" - Sound & Video Contractor, April 2000

"...it is the first choice for my bookshelf." - Sound & Video Contractor, April 2000

Book Description

An indispensable guide in the day to day work of designing a sound system --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 665 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 2 edition (June 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240803051
• ISBN-13: 978-0240803050
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #864,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on audio engineering, June 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sound System Engineering, Second Edition (Hardcover)

This book will help you to design a P.A. system correctly as well as solve problems with existing systems. It handles all aspects of almost any type of sound system. This book is a must for any person that is serious about sound systems and audio engineering. If you are serious and have no books on the topic, then this is the first one to buy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on Audio System Engineering, September 23, 2006

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DJ - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound System Engineering, Third Edition (Hardcover)

This is THE BIBLE on sound system engineering. You'll find no better reference for sound system issues in an easy to understand book. This is not for the novice who knows nothing of sound or physics or math. It's for those that truely understand basic concepts and want to learn "how sound works".

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is my Bible!, May 31, 2001

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Andrei Kremenchugsky (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound System Engineering, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Unfortunately, my English (I am Russian sound engineer living in Moscow) is not good enough to express how important is this book for me. Everything I know about sound systems (apart from my personal experience) I've learned from this book. I could only wish to see it some day to be published in Russian. I would translate it just for fun! There are so many myths in pro audio and sound system installation. This book helps to get rid of them. I read this book every day and every time learn something new. THANK YOU MR. DAVIS!!!