Digital Audio Restoration

Author : Simon J. Godsill,Peter J.W. Rayner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781447115618

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Digital Audio Restoration by Simon J. Godsill,Peter J.W. Rayner Pdf

The application of digital signal processing (DSP) to problems in audio has been an area of growing importance since the pioneering DSP work of the 1960s and 70s. In the 1980s, DSP micro-chips became sufficiently powerful to handle the complex processing operations required for sound restoration in real-time, or close to real-time. This led to the first commer cially available restoration systems, with companies such as CEDAR Audio Ltd. in the UK and Sonic Solutions in the US selling dedicated systems world-wide to recording studios, broadcasting companies, media archives and film studios. Vast amounts of important audio material, ranging from historic recordings of the last century to relatively recent recordings on analogue or even digital tape media, were noise-reduced and re-released on CD for the increasingly quality-conscious music enthusiast. Indeed, the first restorations were a revelation in that clicks, crackles and hiss could for the first time be almost completely eliminated from recordings which might otherwise be un-releasable in CD format. Until recently, however, digital audio processing has required high-powered computational engines which were only available to large institutions who could afford to use the sophisticated digital remastering technology. With the advent of compact disc and other digital audio formats, followed by the increased accessibility of home computing, digital audio processing is now available to anyone who owns a PC with sound card, and will be of increasing importance, in association with digital video, as the multimedia revolution continues into the next millennium.

Author : Bruce Fries,Marty Fries
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781491925638

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Digital Audio Essentials by Bruce Fries,Marty Fries Pdf

Join the digital audio revolution! Tens of millions of users are embracing digital music, and with Digital Audio Essentials, you can, too. Nearly every personal computer built in the last few years contains a CD-burning drive; MP3 and other portable player sales dominate the consumer electronics industry; and new networkable stereo equipment lets you use your digital music collection to power your home entertainment system.Whether it's downloading music, ripping CDs, organizing, finding, and creating higher quality music files, buying music players and accessories, or constructing a home stereo system, Digital Audio Essentials helps you do get it done.An indispensable reference for music enthusiasts, digital archivists, amateur musicians, and anyone who likes a good groove, Digital Audio Essentials helps you avoid time-consuming, costly trial and error in downloading audio files, burning CDs, converting analog music to digital form, publishing music to and streaming from the Web, setting up home stereo configurations, and creating your own MP3 and other audio files. The book--for both Mac and PC users--includes reliable hardware and software recommendations, tutorials, resources, and file sharing, and it even explains the basics of the DMCA and intellectual property law.You may (or may not) already know the basics of ripping CDs or downloading music, but Fries will show you so much more--including advice on the multitude of MP3 players on the market, stereo options, file formats, quality determinations, and the legalities of it all. Both a timely, entertaining guide and an enduring reference, this is the digital audio handbook you need to make the most of your expanding digital music collection.

Author : Simon Langford
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781134111374

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Digital Audio Editing by Simon Langford Pdf

Whether you’re comping a vocal track, restoring an old recording, working with dialogue or sound effects for film, or imposing your own vision with mash-ups or remixes, audio editing is a key skill to successful sound production. Digital Audio Editing gives you the techniques, from the simplest corrective editing like cutting, copying, and pasting to more complex creative editing, such as beat mapping and time-stretching. You’ll be able to avoid unnatural-sounding pitch correction and understand the potential pitfalls you face when restoring classic tracks. Author Simon Langford invites you to see editing with his wide-angle view, putting this skill into a broad context that will inform your choices even as you more skillfully manipulate sound. Focusing on techniques applicable to any digital audio workstation, it includes break-outs giving specific keystrokes and instruction in Avid’s Pro Tools, Apple’s Logic Pro, Steinberg’s Cubase, and PreSonus’s Studio One. The companion websites includes tutorials in all four software packages to help you immediately apply the broad skills from the book.

Author : Mark Kahrs,Karlheinz Brandenburg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780306470424

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Applications of Digital Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics by Mark Kahrs,Karlheinz Brandenburg Pdf

Karlheinz Brandenburg and Mark Kahrs With the advent of multimedia, digital signal processing (DSP) of sound has emerged from the shadow of bandwidth limited speech processing. Today, the main appli cations of audio DSP are high quality audio coding and the digital generation and manipulation of music signals. They share common research topics including percep tual measurement techniques and analysis/synthesis methods. Smaller but nonetheless very important topics are hearing aids using signal processing technology and hardware architectures for digital signal processing of audio. In all these areas the last decade has seen a significant amount of application oriented research. The topics covered here coincide with the topics covered in the biannual work shop on “Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics”. This event is sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society (Technical Committee on Audio and Electroacoustics) and takes place at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York. A short overview of each chapter will illustrate the wide variety of technical material presented in the chapters of this book. John Beerends: Perceptual Measurement Techniques. The advent of perceptual measurement techniques is a byproduct of the advent of digital coding for both speech and high quality audio signals. Traditional measurement schemes are bad estimates for the subjective quality after digital coding/decoding. Listening tests are subject to sta tistical uncertainties and the basic question of repeatability in a different environment.

Author : Simon Langford
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781134111305

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Digital Audio Editing by Simon Langford Pdf

Whether you’re comping a vocal track, restoring an old recording, working with dialogue or sound effects for film, or imposing your own vision with mash-ups or remixes, audio editing is a key skill to successful sound production. Digital Audio Editing gives you the techniques, from the simplest corrective editing like cutting, copying, and pasting to more complex creative editing, such as beat mapping and time-stretching. You’ll be able to avoid unnatural-sounding pitch correction and understand the potential pitfalls you face when restoring classic tracks. Author Simon Langford invites you to see editing with his wide-angle view, putting this skill into a broad context that will inform your choices even as you more skillfully manipulate sound. Focusing on techniques applicable to any digital audio workstation, it includes break-outs giving specific keystrokes and instruction in Avid’s Pro Tools, Apple’s Logic Pro, Steinberg’s Cubase, and PreSonus’s Studio One. The companion websites includes tutorials in all four software packages to help you immediately apply the broad skills from the book.

Author : L. Enticknap
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137328724

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Film Restoration by L. Enticknap Pdf

This is the first monograph-length work intended to enable readers with a humanities background and the general public to understand what the processes and techniques of film restoration do and do not involve, attempting to integrate systematically a discussion about related technological and cultural issues.

Author : Paolo Nesi,Jaime Delgado
Publisher : Firenze University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788884538109

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Axmedis 2008 by Paolo Nesi,Jaime Delgado Pdf

The present book covers topics both on fluvial and lagoon morphodynamics. The first part is dedicated to tidal environments. Topics include an overview of main morphological features and mechanisms of estuaries and tidal channels and a model devoted to investigate flow field pattern and bed topography in tidal meandering channels and a comparison with recent observational evidence of meanders within different tidal environments. The general failure of Bagnold hypothesis when applied to equilibrium bedload transport at even relatively modest transverse slope is demonstrated. A new model is then proposed based on an empirical entrainment formulation of bed grains.

Author : Perez-Meana, Hector
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781599041346

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Advances in Audio and Speech Signal Processing: Technologies and Applications by Perez-Meana, Hector Pdf

"This book provides a comprehensive approach of signal processing tools regarding the enhancement, recognition, and protection of speech and audio signals. It offers researchers and practitioners the information they need to develop and implement efficient signal processing algorithms in the enhancement field"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Donald F. McLean
Publisher : IET
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0852967950

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Restoring Baird's Image by Donald F. McLean Pdf

Baird, a British television pioneer, experimented with video recording on gramophone discs in the late 1920s. McLean (a consultant) has restored the surviving "Phonovision" discs and, using computer techniques reminiscent of an archaeological dig, has revealed the images on the discs and uncovered details of how the recordings were made. McLean also restored amateur recordings of the BBC's 30-line Television Services (1932-1935), providing a glimpse at what viewers were then watching. This book helps explain this period in television history. Illustrated with historic photographs, it sheds light on the achievements of Baird, the development of video recording, and the definition and invention of television itself. c. Book News Inc.

Author : David Lewis Yewdall
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136067181

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The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound by David Lewis Yewdall Pdf

Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound embraces the subject of sound for films. Based on the experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople, this book provides numerous real-life examples and relevant technical data. It also is firmly grounded in practical techniques and it will show you an appreciation of all the processes involved in creating motion picture sound, from how to achieve great sound despite a small budget and less-than-perfect recording conditions to steps you will need to take to create an artful audio experience. This edition is completely revised and expanded, and the most popular sound editing systems, Pro Tools and Final Cut Pro, are covered in-depth. The accompanying NEW DVD presents demonstration material as well as a large library of sound effects, while numerous charts, illustrations, and photographs help to demonstrate techniques and common industry practices. Among other topics, Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, Third Edition includes: . Preproduction planning . Production tips . Sound design . Sound editing . ADR and looping . Using Pro Tools . Using Nagra's analog and digital systems . Custom recording sound effects

Author : Robert Bembenik,Lukasz Skonieczny,Henryk Rybiński,Marek Niezgódka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642248085

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Intelligent Tools for Building a Scientific Information Platform by Robert Bembenik,Lukasz Skonieczny,Henryk Rybiński,Marek Niezgódka Pdf

This book is a selection of results obtained within one year of research performed under SYNAT - a nation-wide scientific project aiming to create an infrastructure for scientific content storage and sharing for academia, education and open knowledge society in Poland. The selection refers to the research in artificial intelligence, knowledge discovery and data mining, information retrieval and natural language processing, addressing the problems of implementing intelligent tools for building a scientific information platform. The idea of this book is based on the very successful SYNAT Project Conference and the SYNAT Workshop accompanying the 19th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS 2011). The papers included in this book present an overview and insight into such topics as architecture of scientific information platforms, semantic clustering, ontology-based systems, as well as, multimedia data processing.

Author : Ahmad, Ashraf M.A.,Khalil, Ismail
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781599049854

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Multimedia Transcoding in Mobile and Wireless Networks by Ahmad, Ashraf M.A.,Khalil, Ismail Pdf

"This book is designed to provide readers with relevant theoretical frameworks and latest technical and institutional solutions for transcoding multimedia in mobile and wireless networks"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1932 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780387776989

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Handbook of Signal Processing in Acoustics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Glenn D. White,Gary J. Louie
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780295801704

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The Audio Dictionary by Glenn D. White,Gary J. Louie Pdf

The Audio Dictionary is a comprehensive resource, including historical, obsolete, and obscure as well as contemporary terms relating to diverse aspects of audio such as film and TV sound, recording, Hi-Fi, and acoustics. The Third Edition includes four hundred new entries, such as AAC (advanced audio coding), lip synch, metadata, MP3, and satellite radio. Every term from previous editions has been reconsidered and often rewritten. Guest entries are by Dennis Bohn, cofounder and head of research and development at Rane Corporation, and film sound expert Larry Blake, whose credits include Erin Brockovich and Ocean's Eleven. The appendixes--tutorials that gather a lifetime's worth of experience in acoustics--include both new and greatly expanded articles.

Author : David Lewis Yewdall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136067099

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Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound by David Lewis Yewdall Pdf

Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, 4th edition relies on the professional experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople to provide a comprehensive explanation of film sound, including mixing, dubbing, workflow, budgeting, and digital audio techniques. Practically grounded with real-world stories from the trenches throughout, the book also provides relevant technical data, as well as an appreciation of all the processes involved in creating optimal motion picture sound. New to this edition are exclusive sound artist lessons from the field (including 2 new production cases studies), including insight from craftspeople who have worked on the latest Harry Potter and Batman films. All technological changes have been updated to reflect the most current systems. **Please visit the book's website, www.focalpress.com/cw/yewdall to download the Yewdall Sound FX Library.**