A Concise Sound Reference

<BODY text="#aaaaff" link="#cc66ff" vlink="#cc66cc" alink="#dd77ff" bgcolor="#110044"> <A name="top"></A> <BR> <CENTER> <H2>A Concise Sound Reference</H2> <H3>based on A Concise Guide to Sound</H3> <H4>prepared by the Bliss Products Sound Laboratories</H4> <H4>©1999 Bliss Products</H4><BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=+1 COLOR="#dd77ff"> <EM>NEW:</EM> </FONT> <FONT SIZE=+1> Download A Concise Sound Reference <BR> for offline viewing by saving this link: </FONT> <BR> <A HREF="SoundLab_CSR.zip">SoundLab_CSR.zip</A> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <H3> <A HREF="#acoustics">Acoustics</A>         <A HREF="#music">Music</A>         <A HREF="#audio">Audio</A> </H3> </CENTER> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <FONT SIZE=+1"> <A name="acoustics"></A> <H3>I. Acoustics</H3> The science of sound, some terminology and definitions<BR><BR>   1. <A HREF="I1nf.htm">Qualities of Sound</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. definition of sound<BR> b. frequency<BR> c. amplitude<BR> d. waveforms<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   2. <A HREF="I2nf.htm">Tones</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. definition of a tone<BR> b. timbre<BR> c. envelope<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   3. <A HREF="I3nf.htm">Phase</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. definition of phase<BR> b. interference<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   4. <A HREF="I4nf.htm">The Doppler Effect</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. definition of the Doppler effect<BR> b. Doppler shift<BR> c. sonic boom<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <A name="music"></A> <H3>II. Music</H3> Some basic elements of modern Western music theory<BR><BR>   1. <A HREF="II1nf.htm">Elements of Music</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. notes<BR> b. rhythm<BR> c. melody and harmony<BR> d. intervals and scales<BR> e. interval names<BR> f. note-names<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <A name="audio"></A> <H3>III. Audio</H3> The practical application of acoustical and electronic science in the recording of sound<BR><BR> <BR>   1. <A HREF="III1nf.htm">Outline</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. definition of audio technology<BR> b. recording as a linear process<BR> c. the signal chain<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   2. <A HREF="III2nf.htm">Media</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. types of media<BR> b. a comparison of analog and digital formats<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   3. <A HREF="III2anf.htm">Tape Recorders</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. general description<BR> b. magnetic tape<BR> c. tracks<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   4. <A HREF="III3nf.htm">Microphones</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. definition of a microphone<BR> b. pickup patterns<BR> c. types and characteristics of microphones<BR> d. dynamic microphone<BR> e. condenser microphone<BR> f. ribbon microphone<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   5. <A HREF="III4nf.htm">Dynamics Processors</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. compressor<BR> b. limiter<BR> c. expander<BR> d. noise gate<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   6. <A HREF="III5nf.htm">Equalizers</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. general description<BR> b. graphic equalizer<BR> c. parametric equalizer<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   7. <A HREF="III6nf.htm">Echo and Reverberation Devices</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. echo<BR> b. tape delay<BR> c. analog delay<BR> d. digital delay<BR> e. reverberation<BR> f. natural versus artificial reverberation<BR> g. spring reverb<BR> h. plate reverb<BR> i. digital reverb<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   8. <A HREF="III7nf.htm">Phase</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. practical implications of phasing<BR> b. microphones and phasing<BR> c. inline signals and phasing<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   9. <A HREF="III8nf.htm">A Typical Recording Session</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. preparation<BR> b. basic tracks<BR> c. overdubs<BR> d. mixdown<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   10. <A HREF="III8anf.htm">Computer Audio</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. preface<BR> b. MIDI<BR> c. synchronization<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>   11. <A HREF="III9nf.htm">Some Typical Specifications</A><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> a. analog and digital recording formats<BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> </FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE> <CENTER> <H3> <A HREF="Parent.htm">The Bliss Products Sound Laboratories</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.blissland.net/index.htm">BlissWeb</A> </H3> </CENTER> <BR><BR> </BODY>