Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition (Digital Video/Audio)

Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition (Digital Video/Audio)

<h4><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, <span style="white-space:pre"></span>authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.<o:p></o:p></span></p></h4><h4>The definitive guide to digital engineering--fully updated</h4><p>Gain a thorough understanding of digital audio tools, techniques, and practices from this completely revised and expanded resource. Written by industry pioneer and Audio Engineering Society Fellow Ken C. Pohlmann, <i>Principles of Digital Audio</i>, Sixth Edition, describes the technologies behind today's audio equipment in a clear, practical style. Covering basic theory to the latest technological advancements, the book explains how to apply digital conversion, processing, compression, storage, streaming, and transmission concepts. New chapters on Blu-ray, speech coding, and low bit-rate coding are also included in this bestselling guide.</p><ul><li>Learn about discrete time sampling, quantization, and signal processing</li><li>Examine details of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray players and discs</li><li>Encode and decode AAC, MP3, MP4, Dolby Digital, and other files</li><li>Prepare content for distribution via the Internet and digital radio and television</li><li>Learn the critical differences between music coding and speech coding</li><li>Design low bit-rate codecs to optimize memory capacity while preserving fidelity</li><li>Develop methodologies to evaluate the sound quality of music and speech files</li><li>Study audio transmission via HDMI, VoIP, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth</li><li>Handle digital rights management, fingerprinting, and watermarking</li><li>Understand how one-bit conversion and high-order noise shaping work</li></ul>