Description
This book is about spatial audio and covers topics such as multichannel surround sound, 3D audio, and ambisonics. It is written for people who are interested in this topic, and it is comprehensive and readable.
This title encompasses the growing range of stereo systems and techniques that are now possible, and gives particular emphasis to the increasing importance of multichannel surround sound and 3D audio, including binaural approaches. The author has tackled the subject from both a principles and practice point of view. The book covers the basic technical and systems information in this relatively new field, including things like standards relating to multichannel sound, track allocations, studio acoustics and programme interchange The content is broad and generic, and includes ambisonics and binaural systems as well as other discrete loudspeaker-channel approaches. A large section on spatial perception and cognition has been included, as it is vital for readers to have an understanding of what they are trying to achieve, and an understanding of the capacities of the human receiver. Review: This comprehensive and highly readable book collects together all that vital underpinning knowledge that you ought to have at your fingertips... with very little in the way of maths or circuit diagrams to challenge those of us who aren't academic by nature... Technical explanations are lucid and informative and there's some good practical advice too. Would I recommend it to readers of Line-Up? Certainly. Not only will it help you deal with earnest enquirers about Dolby 5.1, but it will also consolidate your understanding of some of the fundamental aspects of our trade. If you're recording or mixing stereo or multichannel sound it could even help you do your job better. Malcolm Nelson, Line-Up magazine
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