Sound Reinforcement for Audio Engineers

Sound Reinforcement for Audio Engineers illustrates the current state of the art in sound reinforcement. Beginning with an outline of various fields of applications, from sports venues to religious venues, corporate environments and cinemas, this book is split into11 chapterscovering room acoustics, loudspeakers, microphones and acoustic modelling among many other topics. Thiscomprehensivebook packed with references and a historical overview of sound reinforcement designis anessential reference book for students of acoustics and electrical engineering, but also for engineers looking to expand their knowledge of designing sound reinforcement systems.

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Chapter 1 – Introduction to Considered Sound Systems Wolfgang Ahnert and Dirk Noy Chapter 2 – Room Acoustics and Sound System Design Wolfgang Ahnert and Dirk Noy Chapter 3 – Loudspeakers Gottfried K. Behler Chapter 4 – Microphones Gottfried K. Behler Chapter 5 – Design for Sound Reinforcement Systems Wolfgang Ahnert Chapter 6 – System Design Approaches Wolfgang Ahnert Chapter 7 – Speech Intelligibility of Sound Systems Peter Mapp Chapter 8 – Acoustic Modelling – Basics Stefan Feistel Chapter 9 – Audio Networking Stefan Ledergerber Chapter 10 – Commissioning, Calibration, Optimization Gabriel Hauser and Wolfgang Ahnert Chapter 11 – System Solutions / Case Studies Wolfgang Ahnert and Dirk Noy Index

Wolfgang Ahnert is a sought-after author, contributor, educator and lecturer at professional conferences and tradeshows, and has authored countless white papers on subject matters such as acoustical simulation processes, measurement technology, electro-acoustical theory and applications. Dirk Noy is Director of Applied Science and Engineering at WSDG. He frequently lectures at SAE, TBZ and the ffakustik School of Acoustical Engineering, all in Zurich. He is also a member of the Education Committee for the AES’s Swiss section.