Handbook for Sound Engineers, 4th Edition

Weighing in at over 6.5 pounds, his text pretty much defines the word, "tome." This text also goes a long way to defining, "comprehensive," answering many questions in audio engineering and general electrical engineering. I appreciate the straight forward approach keeping math manageable, avoiding getting bogged down in calculus. The text works to give answers the obvious question, "how?," but also takes time to answer, "why?" I have worked in electrical engineering for over 30 years, and I have found this text has taught me new relevant information on power supplies, amplifiers, wiring and safety that isn't just for audio professionals. My field is not expressly audio, but I found the chapters on psycho acoustics, microphones, loudspeakers, etc. enlightening. There is a newer 5th edition, however this 4th edition probably has almost everything you'll need. This book is a good value for the money and would be a good addition to the desks of audio professionals and electrical engineers.

As long as you are aware that this is a highly technical book, you will really enjoy it. It is the best book I have seen for learning the basics of running live, or for that matter, studio sound. This will answer the questions you may have that old timers can't answer - why do you do that? Often times they do from instinct the things in this book, because they work, but cannot explain why they work. This is money well spent. An excellent resource.

This book is very comprehensive. Hard to understand if you don't have a background in audio. Don't get if you are a beginner. If you do have background in aidio this book introduces great views on a multitude of topics. Great read. Warning though reads like a textbook.

Ordering this book and spend the time waiting for it to come was worth every single seconds and penny of it. It gives a full detailed information of anything that audio engineers needs to know. I would recommend every single audio engineer to buy one of these book as it will solve all your problems and will give you information that you need to know.

Heavy on science, not filler. Reads like a textbook, not a novel. At 1700 pages this thing has more information than I can process in a month.

All the information in this book is available for free on the web. Everything cited is out there, take it.

Most comprehensive book on the subject. Very useful.

Received as described, in a timely way, no drama. Thanks

great!

This isn't a book to read for pleasure. This is several books in one, all reference and all jam packed full of information. It's a little dry, but then this book is a tool, not something created for pleasure or to be pleasurable. If you need reference regarding any aspect of audio, it is here. Nothing esoteric, pure data and information. Fantastic at what it was written for.

Sebbene la maggior parte degli argomenti sia trattata in maniera esaustiva, devo rimproverare ai tanti autori ognuno responsabile del proprio argomento che qualcosa è sfuggito, certamente non può esistere un libro perfetto, nemmeno a questi prezzi; va forse visto come una profonda e rigorosa introduzione all'argomento Suono ma, per i più preparati serviranno ulteriori testi di studio specifici per alcuni argomenti. Ho comunque dato il voto massimo perché fornisce una cultura di base elevatissima e assolutamente priva di lacune.

It's a really good handbook for sound engineers, but all the electronic/computer engineers interested to audio world. The only problem is the price!

Great reference