Audio in Media International Student Edition 9th Edition

Description

In AUDIO IN MEDIA, International Edition, Stanley Alten-internationally recognized as a scholar and expert in the area of audio production-continues to provide students with an introduction to the basic techniques and principles necessary for audio production in today's media. The clear and current illustrations and photos and student-friendly writing in Alten's market-leading text have helped professors effectively teach this technically-based course to thousands of introductory audio production students. Comprehensive, technically accurate, and up-to-date, the text covers informational, perceptual, and aesthetic aspects of sound as they apply to each stage of the production process-from planning to post-production.

CONTENTS:

Part I: Principles.

1. Sound and Hearing.

2. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics.

Part II: Technology.

3. Microphones.

4. Consoles and Control Surfaces.

5. Recording.

6. Synchronization and Transfers.

7. Signal Processors.

8. Loudspeakers and Monitoring.

Part III: Production.

9. Sound and the Speaking Voice.

10. Voice-overs and Narration.

11. Dialogue.

12. Studio Production: Radio and Television.

13. Field Production: News and Sports.

14. Sound Design.

15. Sound Effects.

16. Music Underscoring.

17. Music Recording.

18. Audio for Interactive Media: Game Sound.

19. Internet Production.

Part IV: Postproduction

20. Editing.

21. Mixing: An Overview.

22. Music Mixdown.

23. Premixing and Rerecording for Television and Film.

24. Evaluating the Finished Product.