Audio Demystified

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-12-13
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Will appeal to students, teachers, hobbyists, musicians, music professionals, and broadcast technicians Annual U.S. student enrollment in audio and electronics courses is 200,000

Author Biography

Stan Gibilisco is the "father" of the Demystified series. His titles include Physics Demystified, Everyday Math Demystified, Electronics Demystified, and Meteorology Demystified.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
Direct Current Basics
1(16)
Symbols and Diagrams
1(3)
Voltage-Current-Resistance Circuits
4(6)
Resistances in Series and Parallel
10(2)
Division of Power
12(1)
Resistances in Series-Parallel
13(1)
Quiz
14(3)
Alternating Current Basics
17(18)
Period and Frequency
17(3)
Waveforms
20(6)
Fractions of a Cycle
26(3)
Expressions of Amplitude
29(3)
Quiz
32(3)
Fundamentals of Phase
35(18)
The Nature of a Cycle
35(3)
Circles and Vectors
38(4)
Expressions of Phase Difference
42(4)
Vector Diagrams of Phase Difference
46(2)
Quiz
48(5)
The Bipolar Transistor
53(20)
Semiconductor Materials
53(1)
The P-N Junction
54(3)
Biasing
57(4)
Amplification
61(3)
Gain versus Frequency
64(1)
Common-Emitter Circuit
65(1)
Common-Base Circuit
66(1)
Common-Collector Circuit
67(2)
Quiz
69(4)
The Field-Effect Transistor
73(18)
Principle of the JFET
73(5)
Amplification
78(3)
The MOSFET
81(4)
Common-Source Circuit
85(1)
Common-Gate Circuit
85(2)
Common-Drain Circuit
87(2)
Quiz
89(2)
Electron Tubes
91(18)
Tube Forms
91(1)
Electrodes in a Tube
92(6)
Circuit Configurations
98(2)
Cathode-Ray Tubes
100(3)
Camera Tubes
103(2)
Quiz
105(4)
Audio Characteristics and Components
109(18)
Properties of Sound
109(3)
Loudness and Phase
112(3)
Home Audio Systems
115(6)
Amplifier Considerations
121(2)
Mobile and Portable Systems
123(1)
Quiz
124(3)
Speakers, Headsets, and Microphones
127(20)
Common Speaker Types
127(7)
General Speaker Considerations
134(5)
Headsets
139(2)
Microphones
141(3)
Quiz
144(3)
Impedance-Matching Transformers
147(16)
What Is Impedance?
147(4)
Matching It
151(2)
Transformer Basics
153(4)
Impedance-Transfer Ratio
157(1)
Quiz
158(5)
Transistorized Amplifiers and Oscillators
163(24)
The Decibel Revisited
163(3)
Basic Amplifier Circuits
166(5)
Output, Input, and Efficiency
171(3)
Other Amplifier Considerations
174(6)
Oscillator Fundamentals
180(4)
Quiz
184(3)
Filters and Equalizers
187(22)
Meet the Op Amp
187(3)
The Active Audio Filter
190(2)
Basic Filter Configurations
192(5)
Two Important Parameters
197(3)
Equalization
200(5)
Quiz
205(4)
Noise, Hum, Interference, and Grounding
209(26)
Internal Noise and Hum
209(6)
External Noise
215(4)
Quantifying the Noise Level
219(3)
Electromagnetic Interference
222(5)
Grounding
227(4)
Quiz
231(4)
Recording, Reproduction, and Synthesis
235(28)
Analog Audio Tape
235(4)
Digital Audio Tape
239(4)
Compact Disc
243(2)
Speech Synthesis
245(3)
Speech Recognition
248(4)
Music Synthesis
252(7)
Quiz
259(4)
Final Exam 263(28)
Answers to Quiz Questions 291(4)
Final Exam Answer Key 295(2)
Suggested Additional Reading 297(2)
Index 299

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