Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITIONChapter 1: Sound and NumbersChapter 2: Fundamentals of Digital AudioChapter 3: Digital Audio RecordingChapter 4: Digital Audio ReproductionChapter 5: Error CorrectionChapter 6: Magnetic Storage MediaChapter 7: Digital Audio Tape (DAT)Chapter 8: Optical Disc MediaChapter 9: The Compact DiscChapter 10: Perceptual CodingChapter 11: DVDChapter 12: The MiniDiscChapter 13: Audio InterconnectionChapter 14: Desktop AudioChapter 15: Internet AudioChapter 16: Digital Radio and Television BroadcastingChapter 17: Digital Signal ProcessingChapter 18: Sigma-Delta Conversion and Noise ShapingAPPENDIX: THE SAMPLING THEORYBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX

About the Author

Ken C. Pohlmann is Professor and Chairman of the Music Engineering program at the University of Miami at Coral Gables, FL. He is also the President of Hammer Laboratories. He has written over 800 articles on audio topics, speaks all over the world, and received the Audio Engineering Societys Fellowship Award for his work.