Master Handbook of Acoustics | 
 enlarge | Author: F. Alton Everest
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
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Edition: 4
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Pages: 592
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0071360972
Dewey Decimal Number: 620.2
UPC: 639785321750
EAN: 9780071360975
ASIN: 0071360972
Publication Date: September 22, 2000
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Product Description
The goal of this book is to apply the principles of acoustics to the audio arts. This involves serving as an interpreter of major trends and the literature for students and practitioners in the audio field. Along with covering the more theoretical aspects of acoustics, the book applies the theory to the design of specialized audio spaces such as the home listening room, the control room, and the multi-track-recording studio.
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 I trust this information because it is trusted by the people that recommended it to me! January 3, 2009
Acoustics. That is what this book is about. Mr. Everest is celebrated by people who know acoustics. You may have to read it more then once, let's face it, you will HAVE to read it more than once. In the time it takes you to completely mess a recording room up acoustically, you could read this book twice and get the room right.
So buy it, read it twice and get the sound you have been thinking was only available to the smart guys.
A quality sound room can be yours, for a song;)
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 Good Explanation of Acoustics December 4, 2008
Overall this book does a good job of explaining many aspects of acoustics. It gave me a good understanding of how humans perceive sound, how sound propagates in open and closed spaces, how to insulate rooms from external noise, how to construct ventilation systems to minimize ventilation noise, how to construct studios and control rooms (but, it doesn't investigate this topic very deeply; if you want to build a studio and control room then you need to consult a professional), how to construct sound absorption/diffusion/reflection devices, and gave good explanations on these topics: reverberation time, sound absorption, reflection of sound, diffraction of sound, refraction of sound, diffusion of sound, resonances in rooms, comb-filtering, multi-track recording, and distortion.
But, it does have some flaws. Often it doesn't explain things enough; sometimes it's more of a discussion of the topic rather than an explanation. References to other books/works are very old (very few are newer than 1980). Diagrams are in weird spots (usually a few pages ahead even though they could easily be placed on the page that they are being referred to by). Although it does explain many aspects of acoustics, it often doesn't go very far into the explanation; it only explains the higher-level concepts about the topic rather than discussing the physics that's involved. The last two chapters (which discuss software that can be used to analyze the acoustics of a room) are very confusing. I did learn a few things from them, but definitely didn't understand everything that was discussed in those chapters. And, the author didn't provide a very good explanation of decibels, logarithms, and the relation between sound level, pressure, and power.
Overall, the good aspects of this book outweigh its flaws, so it's a good book. It presents the information in a way that is relatively easy for a beginner to understand, although people with an intermediate understanding of acoustics would probably enjoy reading it too. Recommended for anyone who is interested in how sound works.
Everest has it covered! August 18, 2008
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I haven't read the whole book, but from the excerpts I have read, Everest covers a very broad range of topics at at least an acceptable level. Any related topic I've wanted to look up so far has good and relevant material. I'd call this best studio/acoustics design reference book I've seen so far. Well worth the price.
excellent book January 12, 2008
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this book is an excellent overview and introspection into the world of usable acoustics. it tends to focus on the applicable, everyday world of acoustics instead of the completely theoretical--which was a huge help in my Church production job.
i highly recommend it as a reference text and background book to anyone in music production.
Master Handbook Of Acoustics December 21, 2007
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I have found this a very usefull and well written book. It is being used as a reference for a college course I am studying. It does require some knowledge of electronic principles but is clear and understandable. I would recommend it to any serious student of sound and acoustics.
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