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Cash in on the hottest digital audio technologies. Through three bestselling editions, Ken C. PohlmannÆs Principles of Digital Audio has illuminated the frontiers of digital audio science, taking readers from fundamental principles to the state of the art. Since the last edition, digital audio technology and applications have expanded explosively - a situation well-reflected in the new fourth edition of this user-friendly guide by a leading digital audio engineer. You'll find fresh, tell-all treatments, both theoretical and practical of: PC audio - including IEEE 1394, USB, AC æ97, and DirectX; Internet audio ù especially MP3, SDMI, and RealNetworks G2 streaming audio; Low bit rate topics ù including MPEG-2, AAC, MPEG-4, Dolby Digital, and PAC; DVD ù DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, recordable DVD, UDF, and MLP; Television and radio broadcasting topics ù ATSC DTV, AM-IOBC and FM-IBOC (including USA Digital Radio and LDR prototypes); New compact disc topics, such as CD-R, CD-RW, and Super Audio CD. You'll also get valuable insights into new AES standards, jitter, sound cards, data compression, digital audio extraction, watermarking, and much more.
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    0071348190
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    4th
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    McGraw-Hill Professional
  5. Publication date
    February 15, 2000
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    Digital Video/Audio
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    7.5 x 2 x 9.25 inches
  9. Print length
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Ken C. Pohlmann is a professor at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, and the director of the Music Engineering program in the university’s School of Music. He has initiated new undergraduate and graduate courses in acoustics and psychoacoustics, digital audio, advanced digital audio, Internet audio and studio production and in 1986 founded the first Masters degree program in Music Engineering in the United States.
Mr. Pohlmann is also president of Hammer Laboratories, a company devoted to the research, development and testing of new audio technology. He serves as a consultant in the design of digital audio systems, the development of sound systems for automobile manufacturers, and as an expert witness in technology and patent litigation. Some of his consulting clients include: Alpine Electronics, Bertlesmann Music Group, Blockbuster Entertainment, Baker & McKenzie, BMW, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, DaimlerChrysler, Fish & Neave, Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu Ten, Harman International, Hughes Electronics, Hyundai, IBM, Lexus, Microsoft, Motorola, Nippon Columbia, Onkyo America, Philips, RealNetworks, Recording Industry Association of America, Sensormatic, Sonopress, Sony, TDK, Time Warner, Toyota, United Technologies and the U.S. Justice Department. Mr. Pohlmann holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
Mr. Pohlmann co-founded Microcomputer Arts, Inc. (1980), International Business Information Systems Inc. (1982), and U.S. Digital Disc Corporation (1985). He chaired the Audio Engineering Society’s International Conference on Digital Audio in Toronto in 1989 and co-chaired the Society’s International Conference on Internet Audio in Seattle in 1997. He was presented two AES Board of Governor’s Awards (1989 and 1998) and an AES Fellowship Award (1990) by the Audio Engineering Society for his work as an educator and author. In 1991 he was elected to the AES Board of Governors, and in 1993 elected as the AES Vice President of the Eastern U.S. and Canada Region. In 1992 he was presented the Philip Frost Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship.
Mr. Pohlmann is the author of Principles of Digital Audio and The Compact Disc Handbook, co-author of Writing for New Media, and editor and co-author of Advanced Digital Audio. Since 1982 he has written over 1,400 articles for audio magazines including Audio, dB, Car Stereo Review, CD Review, Electronics Australia, Guitar Player Magazine, IEEE Spectrum, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Laserdisk Professional, Mix Magazine, PC Magazine, Sound & Vision, Scientific American, Stereo Review, and Video Magazine. He is a columnist for Car Stereo Review, and contributing editor and columnist for Sound & Vision Magazine.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill Professional; 4th edition (February 15, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 736 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071348190
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071348195
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 2 x 9.25 inches
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Amber FLYNN
5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is the BOMB! The Nuts and Bolts of Sound
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2011
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I mean it. When this book drops into your lap, you will feel the weight of it. And its Meaty! My Audio Engineering teacher told me that if you wanted to know everything about sound, then buy this book. So... I did.

I don't think I will ever understand everything in this book.... in this lifetime.... but I am glad that when I may need to.... its here in this book! All of it.

What does it cover? Everything from the Physics of Sound to the Fundamentals of Digital Audio, Recording Digital Audio, Optical Disc Media (and how that came about), Compact Discs, DVD, BluRay, Coding, Digital Signal Processing.

It is precise. It is in-depth. And its very heady and codey. Is that a word? But for school ... when i don't understand something about Sound I know this book will have it.

So, if you are a GEEK for sound, you will love this book. If you are not... well, you will know it when you get this book. Its so Meaty!
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Mr FJ Volek
5.0 out of 5 stars With gratitude from South Africa
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2014
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Ken writes beautifully. I first read his contributions to Stereo and Stereo Review and 20 years later I'm still loving his stuff. He also inspired me to start a business in the AV industry. Ken come visit us in South Africa.
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Lovejoy23
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book if seriously interested in learning about digital audio
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2015
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A very well written book for someone who has a real interest in understanding how digital audio works. It is best to have some background
in the subject to get the most out of the book. Remember that this is a textbook so plan to go slow and be willing to devote some "serious"
time to its study.
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Every audio technician should read this book.
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Isabel Victoria Mosonyi
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2012
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I love all the books, and in this book I have found a lot of interesting information and have learned a lot. I recomend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The BIBLE!
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Armando E. Pattroni
5.0 out of 5 stars He was wrong....happily
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2000
Professor Pohlmann tried to frighten us in the 1995 edition, he said: I promise I will never write a fourth edition of this title. After laping up the third edition in two woderful weeks, I had to wait for the decision. In 1999 I was hopelessly desperate, but Mr. Pohlmann left a "loophole in (his) vow", as he claims. So, a new gift came to us. Thanks to him, his dedication, and his talent, audio and electronics engineers have a text that covers the totality of the current science of digital audio. For those who read the previous editions, some obvious changes will come up. Some technologies are dead, because it is impossible to resurrect technnologies that the market or the customers have killed (imagine a book about vinile LPs or Betamax VCRs), and other technologies are very alive. Some new features you will find in this edition: DVD (finally an understandable treaty is in our hands), Internet Audio (very topical), new developments in DSP, and some changes made inside previously written chapters (i.e.: the Hoffmann Coding now is in the DVD chapter). For those who have not read the previous editions, this is a very good start in the science of digital audio. If you read the first four chapters very carefully, you are ready to read every single book on the subject that might fall in your hands. I used to recommend the third edition in my college course at Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria. Now my students are encouraged to acquire this new edition, which is indeed the main textbook for my course. I still think that we need a spanish translation of this book.
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James B. Buchanan
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute essential in the field of audio.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2005
Though this may not be a book to read for a entertainment, it is probably the most valuable reference book on my shelf. At the Digital Media Division and Microsoft, you can't walk past a single office without seeing a copy of this book up there. Sure, there are some parts that are kind of like wading through mud, but those are there for reference. If you want to know what the 8th bit in a SPDIF stream is, it's in there. And as far as the DSP comment goes, this isn't a book about DSP. It is a catch all book, and the best one at that. It covers all topics in as much detail as is feasable without making it 10,000 pages. If you are serious in your field, this book is a necessity to get you started, and to keep you going.
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Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Por fin, revelado el misterio de los 44.1 kHz
Reviewed in Mexico on December 13, 2017
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Excelente libro para audio digital. Incluye desde los principios básico hasta blue ray. Una referencia indispensable para los que se inician en el área.
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Nic
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book. Teaches a lot. Recommended read for university education.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2016
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Teaches a lot about Digital Audio. I'm still learning and it has all the information I need. Recommended for all studying/about to study an Audio Engineering course.

Quite a heavy read at times, but does explain most concepts.
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Jose Antonio Nieto Pascual
5.0 out of 5 stars La Biblia del Audio Digital.
Reviewed in Spain on October 22, 2012
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Este libro es la Biblia del Audio Digital, todo lo que necesitas saber sobre él, está aquí.
A mí me ha sido de mucha ayuda, y está a un precio de ganga.
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DR D MORREY
5.0 out of 5 stars superb
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2018
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Superb reference on the subject
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Brien Gillen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2017
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Bought for my University course in Music Technology, very useful
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