Sound design in the theatre
By: John L. Bracewell.
Publisher: Author
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Ithaca, N.Y]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Theaters -- Electronic sound control; Theaters -- Sound effects
Notes: "Originally published in 1993 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Exclusive rights not held by the author."--back of title-page.

Includes index.

Author is an emeritus professor at Ithaca College.
Table of contents: title: Basic characteristics of sound; title: The electrical basis of audio; title: Audio measurements; title: Overview of audio systems; title: Loudspeakers; title: Microphones; title: Amplifiers; title: Basic signal processing; title: Mixers and control consoles; title: Audio signal storage; title: Time domain processors; title: Synthsizers and samplers; title: Survey of audio systems; title: Assembling audio components into audio systems; title: Basic characteristics of human hearing; title: Binaural perception and psychoacoustics; title: The psychological basis of auditory aesthetics; title: Creativity, craftsmanship, and design; title: Sound and dramatic art; title: Reading the playscript for sound design; title: Developing the design: deriving a concept; title: Developing the design: organizing ideas; title: Constructing the design: organizing resources; title: Constructing the design: recording and editing; title: Rehearsing sound; title: Postscript on the design process; title: Notes on The Rose Tattoo in the computer age.