Audio Books

New and Published Books

1. Sound System Engineering

   4th Edition

   By Don Davis, Eugene Patronis, Pat Brown

   Long considered one of the key books on the well-informed audio engineer’s shelf, Sound System Engineering provides an accurate, complete, and concise tool for all those involved in designing, implementing, and testing sound reinforcement systems. This new fourth edition includes eight new chapters...

   Published March 7th 2013 by Focal Press
2. Designing Sound for Animation

   2nd Edition

   By Robin Beauchamp

   Sound is just as crucial an aspect to your animation as your visuals. Whether you're looking to create a score, ambient noise, dialog, or a complete soundtrack, you'll need sound for your piece. This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animation will explain to you the theory and workings...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Focal Press
3. Web Marketing for the Music Business

   2nd Edition

   By Tom Hutchison

   Learn to create a powerful online presence that captures your audience by exposing them to the sights and sounds of your band or music project and allowing them to easily become paying fans. Web Marketing for the Music Business second edition includes updated basics and advice on website creation:...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Focal Press
4. iPad Music

   In the Studio and on Stage

   By Mark Jenkins

   Just as computer software changed the face of performing and recording over the past decades, Apple's iPad® tablet has the power to change how you produce music today. Author Mark Jenkins summarizes the iPad tablet's massive potential for music creation, explaining in detail how all iPad models can...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Focal Press
5. Designing Audio Effect Plug-Ins in C++

   With Digital Audio Signal Processing Theory

   By Will Pirkle

   Not just another theory-heavy digital signal processing book, nor another dull build-a-generic-database programming book, Designing Audio Effect Plug-Ins in C++ gives you everything you everything you need to know to do just that, including fully worked, downloadable code for dozens of professional...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Focal Press
6. iTunes Music: Mastering High Resolution Audio Delivery

   Produce Great Sounding Music with Mastered for iTunes

   By Bob Katz

   Apple’s exciting new Mastered for iTunes (MFiT) initiative, introduced in early 2012, introduces new possibilities for delivering high-quality audio. For the first time, record labels and program producers are encouraged to deliver audio materials to iTunes in a high resolution format, which can...

   Published September 19th 2012 by Focal Press
7. Practical Recording Techniques

   The Step- by- Step Approach to Professional Audio Recording, 6th Edition

   By Bruce Bartlett, Jenny Bartlett

   This hands-on, practical guide covers all aspects of recording, perfect for beginning and intermediate recording engineers, producers, musicians, and audio enthusiasts. Filled with tips and shortcuts, this book gives advice on equipping a home studio (both low-budget and advanced), suggestions for...

   Published August 5th 2012 by Focal Press
8. The Audio Expert

   Everything You Need to Know About Audio

   By Ethan Winer

   Gain a deep understanding of audio practice and theory with this easy-to-read book, illustrated with more than 400 figures and photographs. Using common sense, plain-English explanations and minimal math, author Ethan Winer helps you understand audio at the deepest, most technical level—no...

   Published April 8th 2012 by Focal Press
9. The Science of Sound Recording

   By Jay Kadis

   The Science of Sound Recording will provide you with more than just an introduction to sound and recording, it will allow you to dive right into some of the technical areas that often appear overwhelming to anyone without an electrical engineering or physics background...

   Published February 16th 2012 by Focal Press
10. Audio Engineering 101

    A Beginner's Guide to Music Production

    By Tim Dittmar

    Audio Engineering 101 is a real world guide for starting out in the recording industry. If you have the dream, the ideas, the music and the creativity but don't know where to start, then this book is for you! Filled with practical advice on how to navigate the recording world, from an author with...

    Published December 4th 2011 by Focal Press