Principles of Digital Audio, Sixth Edition, 6th Edition

Preface

It seems inconceivable, but the editions of this book have arrived at number six. Clearly, decades ago, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. In 1984, at an Audio Engineering Society convention in New York, I presented a lecture on digital audio theory, using material from a course I had recently inaugurated at the University of Miami. After the lecture, I was thronged by engineers seeking more information on this wondrous new topic. An astute acquisitions editor noted the response and, in true Mephistophelean style, persuaded me to author a book on digital audio. After all, he explained, it would be simple to put everything down on paper. I naively accepted his bargain, and Principles of Digital Audio was published in 1985. ...