Principles of Digital Audio

Cash in on the hottest digital audio technologies.Through three bestselling editions, Ken C. Pohlmann Principles of Digital Audio has illuminated the frontiers of digital audio science, taking readers from fundamental principles to the state of the art. Since the last edition, digital audio technology and applications have expandedexplosively - a situation well-reflected in the new fourth edition of this user-friendly guide by a leading digital audio engineer. You'll find fresh, tell-all treatments, both theoretical and practical of: PC audio - including IEEE 1394, USB, AC 97, and DirectX; Internet audio especially MP3, SDMI, and RealNetworks G2 streaming audio;Low bit rate topics including MPEG-2, AAC, MPEG-4, Dolby Digital, and PAC; DVD DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, recordable DVD, UDF, and MLP; Television and radio broadcasting topics ATSC DTV, AM-IOBC and FM-IBOC (including USA Digital Radio and LDR prototypes); New compact disc topics, such as CD-R, CD-RW, and Super Audio CD. You'll also get valuable insights into new AES standards, jitter, sound cards, data compression, digital audio extraction, watermarking, and much more