The Sound Studio

By Alec Nisbett

This classic work has inspired and informed a whole generation of artists and technicians working in all branches of the audio industry. Now in its seventh edition, The Sound Studio has been thoroughly revised to encompass the rapidly expanding range of possibilities offered by today's digital equipment. It now covers: the virtual studio; 5.1 surround sound; hard drive mixers and multichannel recorders; DVD and CD-RW.

Alec Nisbett provides encyclopaedic coverage of everything from acoustics, microphones and loudspeakers, to editing, mixing and sound effects, as well as a comprehensive glossary.

Through its six previous editions, The Sound Studio has been used for over 40 years as a standard work of reference on audio techniques. For a new generation, it links all the best techniques back to their roots: the unchanging guiding principles that have long been observed over a wide range of related media and crafts.

The Sound Studio is intended for anyone with a creative or technical interest in sound - for radio, television, film and music recording - but has particularly strong coverage of audio in broadcasting, reflecting the author's prolific career.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0240519116
• ISBN13: 9780240519111
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The Sound Studio - now in 7th edition

The Seventh Edition of 'The Sound Studio' may look much the same (in layout and length) as the previous version, but the content is thoroughly updated (with much new digital material) and plainly has been rewritten in detail throughout. The balance between analogue and digital is right on: as the author points out, sound is primarily an analogue medium - at source, microphone, loudspeaker and ear - with some interesting digital possibilities in the processing and recording, which are now introduced and clearly described. As before, the book provides a broad overview of the whole field for anyone working in radio, recording, film or (like me) television. For professionals in all branches of these media, it will be invaluable for reference - and comes equipped with an unusually good glossary and extensive index. But I would also recommend it as the ideal introduction to the subject for anyone who wants to work in the real, practical world of sound, including sound in support of picture (as distinct from the nerd's private world of digital gimmickry, which so many other audio books in recent years seem to cater for). The one thing to watch out for when picking up a copy of this book is to make sure it is the up-to-date 7th edition, not the outdated 5th or 6th, of which some are still to be found in libraries and even some shops. AB