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The focus of this edition is with the advances in digital equipment, to provide a complete overview of the state of the art with clear text and diagrams. It includes chapters on DVD and Internet Audio.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface to the Fourth Edition (p. xv)
• Chapter 1. Sound and Numbers (p. 1)
• Physics of Sound (p. 1)
• Sound Pressure Level (p. 3)
• Harmonics (p. 4)
• Digital Basics (p. 5)
• Number Systems (p. 6)
• The Binary Number System (p. 7)
• Binary Codes (p. 9)
• Weighted Binary Codes (p. 10)
• Unweighted Binary Codes (p. 10)
• Two's Complement (p. 11)
• Boolean Algebra (p. 14)
• Analog Versus Digital (p. 18)
• Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Digital Audio (p. 21)
• Discrete Time Sampling (p. 21)
• The Sampling Theorem (p. 22)
• The Nyquist Frequency (p. 23)
• Aliasing (p. 28)
• Prevention (p. 30)
• Quantization (p. 31)
• Signal-to-Error Ratio (p. 32)
• Quantization Distortion (p. 36)
• Other Architectures (p. 38)
• Dither (p. 38)
• Types of Dither (p. 43)
• Conclusion (p. 47)
• Chapter 3. Digital Audio Recording (p. 49)
• Pulse-Code Modulation (p. 49)
• Dither Generator (p. 52)
• Input Lowpass Filter (p. 53)
• Sample-and-Hold Circuit (p. 55)
• Analog-to-Digital Converter (p. 58)
• Successive Approximation A/D Converter (p. 62)
• Oversampling A/D Converter (p. 64)
• Record Processing (p. 66)
• Channel Codes (p. 67)
• Simple Codes (p. 71)
• Group Codes (p. 73)
• Code Applications (p. 77)
• Chapter 4. Digital Audio Reproduction (p. 79)
• Reproduction Processing (p. 79)
• Digital-to-Analog Converter (p. 81)
• Weighted-Resistor Digital-to-Analog Converter (p. 84)
• R-2R Ladder Digital-to-Analog Converter (p. 85)
• Zero-Cross Distortion (p. 86)
• High-Bit D/A Conversion (p. 88)
• Output Sample-and-Hold Circuit (p. 89)
• Output Lowpass Filter (p. 93)
• Impulse Response (p. 94)
• Digital Filter (p. 96)
• Noise Shaping (p. 102)
• Output Processing (p. 104)
• Alternate Coding Methods (p. 104)
• Floating-Point Systems (p. 105)
• Block Floating-Point Systems (p. 107)
• Nonuniform Companding Systems (p. 108)
• [mu]-Law and A-Law Companding (p. 109)
• Differential PCM Systems (p. 110)
• Delta Modulation (p. 110)
• Adaptive Delta Modulation (p. 113)
• Companded Predictive Delta Modulation (p. 114)
• Adaptive Differential Pulse-Code Modulation (p. 115)
• Timebase Correction (p. 117)
• Jitter (p. 117)
• Eye Pattern (p. 118)
• Interface Jitter Versus Sampling Jitter (p. 119)
• Jitter in Storage Media (p. 121)
• Jitter in Data Transmission (p. 122)
• Jitter in Converters (p. 124)
• Chapter 5. Error Correction (p. 129)
• Sources of Errors (p. 130)
• Objectives of Error Correction (p. 133)
• Error Detection (p. 133)
• Single-Bit Parity (p. 134)
• ISBN (p. 136)
• Cyclic Redundancy Check Code (p. 137)
• Error-Correction Codes (p. 142)
• Block Codes (p. 143)
• Convolutional Codes (p. 148)
• Interleaving (p. 151)
• Cross-Interleaving (p. 152)
• Reed-Solomon Codes (p. 153)
• Cross-Interleave Reed-Solomon Code (p. 159)
• Error Concealment (p. 164)
• Interpolation (p. 165)
• Muting (p. 165)
• Duplication (p. 166)
• Chapter 6. Magnetic Tape Storage (p. 169)
• Recording Bandwidth (p. 169)
• Digital Magnetic Tape (p. 170)
• Intersymbol Interference (p. 172)
• Longitudinal Magnetic Recording (p. 173)
• Vertical Magnetic Recording (p. 174)
• Stationary Head Tape Recorders (p. 174)
• The DASH Format (p. 177)
• Rotary Head Tape Recorders (p. 179)
• Operation of a Videotape Recorder (p. 180)
• The Digital Audio Processor (p. 183)
• Professional Digital Video Formats (p. 185)
• ADAT Modular Digital Multitrack (p. 188)
• Tascam Modular Digital Multitrack (p. 189)
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Rotary Head Design (p. 191)
• Chapter 7. Digital Audio Tape (DAT) (p. 195)
• DAT Cassette (p. 195)
• DAT Modes (p. 197)
• DAT Hardware Design (p. 198)
• Rotary Head (p. 199)
• Track Format (p. 201)
• Azimuth Recording (p. 205)
• Automatic Track Following (p. 206)
• Eight-to-Ten Modulation (p. 207)
• DAT Error Correction (p. 209)
• Serial Copy Management System (p. 212)
• Prerecorded DAT (p. 213)
• Professional DAT (p. 214)
• DAT Interfacing (p. 214)
• DAT Timecode (p. 214)
• Professional DAT Features (p. 216)
• Chapter 8. Optical Disc Storage (p. 219)
• Optical Phenomena (p. 219)
• Diffraction (p. 222)
• Resolution of Optical Systems (p. 224)
• Polarization (p. 225)
• Design of Optical Media (p. 228)
• Performance of Optical Media (p. 229)
• Nonerasable Optical Storage (p. 230)
• Read-Only Optical Storage (p. 230)
• Write-Once Optical Storage (p. 232)
• Erasable Optical Storage (p. 234)
• Magneto-Optical Recording (p. 234)
• Phase-Change Optical Recording (p. 238)
• Dye-Polymer Erasable Optical Recording (p. 239)
• Digital Audio for Theatrical Film (p. 239)
• Chapter 9. The Compact Disc (p. 243)
• Invention of the Compact Disc (p. 243)
• Compact Disc Overview (p. 244)
• Disc Encoding (p. 246)
• Disc Specifications (p. 246)
• Data Encoding (p. 249)
• Player Optical Design (p. 253)
• Optical Pickup (p. 253)
• Autofocus Design (p. 256)
• Autotracking Design (p. 257)
• One-Beam Pickup (p. 258)
• Pickup Control (p. 260)
• Player Electrical Design (p. 261)
• EFM Demodulation (p. 261)
• Error Detection and Correction (p. 263)
• Output Processing (p. 265)
• Subcode (p. 265)
• Disc Manufacturing (p. 270)
• Tape Mastering (p. 270)
• Disc Mastering (p. 271)
• Electroforming (p. 273)
• Disc Replication (p. 273)
• Alternative CD Formats (p. 275)
• CD-ROM (p. 276)
• CD-R (p. 281)
• CD-RW (p. 287)
• CD-MO (p. 289)
• CD-I (p. 289)
• Photo CD (p. 292)
• CD+G and CD+MIDI (p. 294)
• CD-3 (p. 295)
• Video CD (p. 295)
• Super Audio CD (p. 295)
• DSD Modulation (p. 299)
• Player Design (p. 300)
• Chapter 10. Perceptual Coding (p. 303)
• Psychoacoustics (p. 303)
• Physiology of the Human Ear and Critical Bands (p. 307)
• Threshold of Hearing, and Masking (p. 310)
• Rationale for Perceptual Coding (p. 315)
• Data Reduction Coding (p. 317)
• Subband Coding (p. 319)
• Transform Coding (p. 323)
• Filter Banks (p. 325)
• MPEG-1 Audio Standard (p. 327)
• Psychoacoustic Models (p. 332)
• Layer I (p. 333)
• Example of Layer I Algorithm (p. 334)
• Layer II (p. 338)
• Layer III (p. 339)
• MPEG-2 Audio Standard (p. 343)
• MPEG-2 AAC (p. 345)
• AC-3 (Dolby Digital) Coder (p. 348)
• apt-X100 Coder (p. 357)
• Perceptual Coding Performance Evaluation (p. 358)
• Conclusion (p. 362)
• Chapter 11. DVD (p. 363)
• Introduction (p. 363)
• DVD Physical Specifications (p. 365)
• Disc Manufacturing and Playback (p. 368)
• Data Coding (p. 372)
• Universal Disc Format (UDF) (p. 375)
• DVD-Video (p. 378)
• Video Coding (p. 378)
• Audio Coding (p. 380)
• Playback Features (p. 382)
• DVD-Video Copy Protection (p. 383)
• DVD-Video Developer's Summary (p. 385)
• DVD-Audio (p. 388)
• Coding and Channel Options (p. 389)
• Disc Contents (p. 394)
• Copy Protection (p. 397)
• DVD-Audio Developer's Summary (p. 398)
• Data Compression (p. 403)
• Entropy Coding (p. 403)
• Audio Data Compression (p. 405)
• Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP) (p. 410)
• Other DVD Disc Formats (p. 413)
• Chapter 12. The MiniDisc (p. 417)
• System Overview (p. 417)
• Signal Format (p. 419)
• Disc Design (p. 420)
• Optical Pickup (p. 423)
• MO Recording and Field Modulation (p. 426)
• ATRAC Data Reduction (p. 430)
• Disc Mastering and Manufacture (p. 436)
• Chapter 13. Interconnection (p. 439)
• Audio Interfaces (p. 439)
• SDIF-2 Interconnection (p. 440)
• Alesis Multichannel Optical Digital Interface (p. 442)
• AES3 (AES/EBU) Professional Interface (p. 442)
• Channel Status Block (p. 445)
• Implementation (p. 448)
• AES10 (MADI) Multichannel Interface (p. 449)
• S/PDIF Consumer Interconnection (p. 451)
• Serial Copy Management System (p. 453)
• AES11 Digital Audio Reference Signal (p. 455)
• AES18 User Data Channels (p. 457)
• AES24 Control of Audio Devices (p. 458)
• Sample Rate Converters (p. 459)
• Fiber-Optic Cable Interconnection (p. 461)
• Fiber-Optic Systems (p. 462)
• Fiber-Optic Cable Implementation (p. 464)
• Interconnection and Installation (p. 468)
• Economics of Fiber Optics (p. 471)
• Chapter 14. PC Audio (p. 473)
• PC Buses and Interfaces (p. 474)
• IEEE 1394 "FireWire" (p. 475)
• Universal Serial Bus (USB) (p. 479)
• Sound Cards (p. 481)
• Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) (p. 482)
• Music Synthesis (p. 483)
• Surround Sound Processing (p. 484)
• Audio Codec '97 (AC '97) (p. 485)
• Windows Multimedia API and DirectX API (p. 487)
• MMX (p. 489)
• File Formats (p. 489)
• Digital Audio Extraction (p. 493)
• Hard-Disk Recording (p. 496)
• System Features (p. 497)
• Hard-Disk Drives (p. 499)
• PC Audio Software Applications (p. 502)
• Hard-Disk Editing (p. 505)
• Audio for Video Workstations (p. 506)
• Chapter 15. Internet Audio (p. 509)
• Computer Networks and File Transfers (p. 509)
• Telephone Services (p. 510)
• ISDN (p. 512)
• Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) (p. 514)
• Computer Networks (p. 515)
• ATM (p. 518)
• MediaNet (p. 519)
• The Internet and Internet Audio (p. 520)
• MP3 (p. 523)
• SDMI (p. 525)
• Streaming Audio (p. 526)
• RealAudio G2 Music Codec (p. 528)
• Audio Webcasting (p. 530)
• MPEG-4 (p. 531)
• Interactivity (p. 532)
• Audio Coding (p. 533)
• Encryption and Watermarking (p. 536)
• Chapter 16. Digital Radio and Television Broadcasting (p. 541)
• Satellite Operation (p. 541)
• Digital Transmission (p. 545)
• Direct-Broadcast Satellites (p. 547)
• Digital Audio Radio (p. 548)
• Transmission Methods (p. 549)
• Spectral Space (p. 551)
• Data Reduction (p. 551)
• Technical Considerations (p. 552)
• Eureka 147/DAB (p. 556)
• In-Band Digital Radio (p. 560)
• USA Digital Radio (p. 563)
• Lucent Digital Radio (LDR) (p. 567)
• Perceptual Audio Coding (PAC) Algorithm (p. 569)
• Direct Satellite Radio (p. 571)
• Digital Television (DTV) (p. 571)
• MPEG Video (p. 572)
• ATSC Digital Television (p. 582)
• ATSC Standard (p. 583)
• DTV Implementation (p. 587)
• Chapter 17. Digital Signal Processing (p. 593)
• Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing (p. 593)
• DSP Applications (p. 594)
• Discrete Systems (p. 595)
• Linearity and Time-Invariance (p. 595)
• Impulse Response and Convolution (p. 596)
• Complex Numbers (p. 600)
• Mathematical Transforms (p. 600)
• Unit Circle and Region of Convergence (p. 605)
• Poles and Zeros (p. 606)
• DSP Elements (p. 607)
• Digital Filters (p. 608)
• FIR Filters (p. 610)
• IIR Filters (p. 614)
• Filter Applications (p. 616)
• Sources of Errors (p. 619)
• DSP Integrated Circuits (p. 621)
• A Multimedia DSP Processor (p. 622)
• DSP Programming (p. 625)
• DSP Applications (p. 631)
• Digital Delay (p. 631)
• Digital Reverberation (p. 633)
• Digital Mixing Consoles (p. 635)
• Loudspeaker Correction (p. 638)
• Noise Removal (p. 639)
• Chapter 18. Sigma-Delta Conversion and Noise Shaping (p. 643)
• Sigma-Delta Conversion (p. 643)
• Sigma-Delta Modulation (p. 645)
• Idling Patterns (p. 652)
• One-Bit D/A Conversion with Second-Order Noise Shaping (p. 652)
• Multi-Bit D/A Conversion with Third-Order Noise Shaping (p. 655)
• Multi-Bit D/A Conversion with Quasi Fourth-Order Noise Shaping (p. 658)
• Sigma-Delta A/D Conversion (p. 660)
• Sigma-Delta A/D Modulator (p. 663)
• Decimation Filter (p. 665)
• Sigma-Delta A/D Converter Chip (p. 669)
• Sigma-Delta A/D-D/A Converter Chip (p. 671)
• Noise Shaping of Nonoversampling Quantization Error (p. 672)
• Psychoacoustically Optimized Noise Shaping (p. 674)
• Buried Data Technique (p. 678)
• Conclusion (p. 680)
• Appendix The Sampling Theorem (p. 681)
• Bibliography (p. 687)
• Index (p. 711)