Digital Audio Devices and System Engineering

Author: Zhou Xitao
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Publish Date: 2006-04-05
Features: This book provides a brief overview of analog audio equipment and systems, followed by an introduction to modern digital audio equipment and systems engineering. The main content includes: fundamentals of digital audio technology, digital audio processing equipment, digital amplifiers, digital signal sources, digital mixers, digital electroacoustic devices, digital public broadcasting, digital audio workstations, MIDI systems, and computer music systems, covering their structure, principles, and applications, as well as computer-aided acoustic design and subjective evaluation of audio quality. The book focuses on the basic principles, typical products, and system configurations of new technologies such as Digital Audio System Processors (DASP), intelligent digital conference systems, and digital network audio systems (Cobranet). It also includes a series of newly digitized and networked engineering design examples, such as theaters, concert halls, sports venues, multi-purpose auditoriums, discotheques, smart conference halls, digital recording studios, large airports, theme parks, digital surround sound cinemas, and radio broadcasting control centers. This book can serve as a textbook or reference for related courses in colleges and universities, such as audio engineering, audio technology, recording technology, audio-visual education (educational technology), applied electronics technology, and film and stage audio. It is also suitable for design, production, R&D personnel, and engineering technicians in the aforementioned fields. Due to the book's extensive and accessible explanations and examples, it is also ideal for audio (audio technology) technicians and management staff in factories, enterprises, government agencies, schools, cultural organizations, entertainment venues, sports venues, theaters, cinemas, concert halls, broadcasting and television, audio-visual production, and audio-visual education (educational technology) departments, as well as audio enthusiasts.