The Audio Workstation Handbook (Music Technology Series) (Paperback)

by Francis Rumsey (Author) "The first chapter of this book is intended for those readers without a background in computing or information technology..." (more)
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Product Description
Ideal for all those needing to understand digital audio and the associated technologies used in these workstations.

Topics covered include: basic computer terminoloty; digital audio; MIDI control and computer sound cards; audio workstation principles; mass storage devices; files atransfer and networking; audio intermaces; digital video.

Francis Rumsey provides a thorough introduction to using digital audio workstations, with which it is possible to execute complete projects from initial conception, through mixing and post-production, to the final master. Sound tracks can be created and edited for films, TV, multimedia, computer games and the internet, integrated with pictures and computer data.

Understand the concepts behind audio workstation technology.

From the Publisher
The Audio Workstation Handbook has been written for all those needing to understand digital audio and the associated technologies used in these workstations. This is the fastest growing field in the industry and requires students, operators and engineers to get to grips with previously unfamiliar topics. Today's workstations integrate high quality audio with MIDI and digital video, and detailed knowledge of these subjects is vital if the best performance is to be extracted from systems, and costly mistakes avoided. The fields of professional audio and multimedia production are converging, resulting in a need for audio engineers to learn about computer networks, file transfer, MIDI and digital video. Similarly, those involved in the computer industry need a greater understanding of high quality audio.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 286 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (May 20, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240514505
• ISBN-13: 978-0240514505
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,428,626 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, but not on everything, December 10, 1999

By A Customer

This book does seem to cover almost every area of the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) in some detail, but I did not get the information I really wanted, specifically to do with hard disk recording. Some details were a little to in-depth such as the section on how a hard disk works. It even has a diagram showing the inside of a hard disks! I don't think many people care how it works, they just want to know what to do to get it to work. But a good reference if you want a detailed source of Info on DAWs in general.