Radio Production Worktext: Studio and Equipment

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Radio Production Worktext, 5ED is designed to provide an introduction ot the modern radio production studio, the equipment found in that studio, and basic techniques to accomplish radio production work. The text also emphasizes digital equipment but also includes information on the older analog equipment still used in radio. The worktext format combines information, Q&As, and projects, providing a complete resource for teaching and learning, either in a formal classroom setting or as a self-study guide for the individual. The companion CD-ROM provides project material and demonstrations of key concepts. Radio Production Worktext's clear and simple approach makes it a useful reference for the entry-level broadcaster.The new edition focuses on digital technologies but also covers the revelant analog technologies and their role, while continuing to reflect all tools and methods commonly in use. Some chapters have been reordered to strengthen the text, in recognition of the importance of digital technologies to the whole of the production process - and wil bein the front of the book.
 

Contents

2 Digital Audio Production
19
3 The Audio Console
41
4 Microphones
63
5 Digital Audio PlayersRecorders
87
6 Digital Editing and MultiTrack Recording
105
7 Signal Processing Equipment
125
8 Monitor Speakers Cables Connectors and Studio Accessories
143
9 Analog Audio Production
165
10 Production Situations
185
11 Internet Radio and other Distribution Techniques
201
Glossary
223
Suggested Reading
233
Production Tip 13audacity
234
Index
235
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Brian Gross, MFA, is a multimedia and Internet developer, critically-acclaimed composer, visual artist and published writer. He has been a Professor in the Radio, Television and Film, as well as the Communications departments at California State University at Fullerton, and has developed community-based initiatives to reach at-risk youth through new media. His work has been featured in galleries, performance venues and on radio throughout the United States and Europe.

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