Now includes: a virtual studio, 5.1 surround sound; mixer multichannel hard drives and recorders, DVD and CD-RW. Alec Nisbett provides encyclopaedic coverage of everything from acoustics, microphones and loudspeakers, effects editing, mixing and sound, as well as a comprehensive glossary. Through six previous editions, The Sound Studio has been used for more than 40 years as a standard work of reference on audio techniques. * Provides encyclopaedic information on audio techniques - essential for both practitioners and students audio * Covers the philosophy behind the techniques - answering the question 'why' and 'how' * Includes details on the latest digital systems computer audio editing