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The Audio Expert 2nd Edition

by Ethan Winer (Author)
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The Audio Expert is a comprehensive reference book covering all aspects of audio, with both practical and theoretical explanations. It is written for people who want to understand audio at the deepest, most technical level, but without needing an engineering degree. The Audio Expert explains how audio really works in much more depth than usual, using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies, with minimal math. It uses an easy to read conversational tone, and includes more than 400 figures and photos to augment the printed text.

However, this book goes beyond merely explaining how audio works. It brings together the concepts of audio, aural perception, musical instrument physics, acoustics, and basic electronics, showing how they’re intimately related. It also describes in great detail many practices and techniques used by recording and mixing engineers, including video production and computers. This book is meant for intermediate to advanced recording engineers and audiophiles who want to become experts. There’s plenty for beginners too.

One unique feature is explaining how audio devices such as equalizers, compressors, and A/D converters work internally, and how they’re spec’d and tested, rather than merely describing how to use them. There’s plenty of myth-busting and consumerism too. The book doesn’t tell readers what brand power amplifier to buy, but it explains in great detail what defines a good amplifier so people can choose a first-rate model wisely without over-paying.

Most explanations throughout the book are platform-agnostic, applying equally to Windows and Mac computers, and to most software and hardware. Many audio and video examples are included to enhance the written text.

The new edition offers many updates and improvements throughout. New sections on coding an equalizer, comparing microphone preamps, testing results of loudspeaker isolation devices, new online video content on music theory, plus incorporated chapters on MIDI basics, computers, video production, plus new myth-busters, and much more!

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    December 7, 2017
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    English
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"Winer has made his own experiments on many topics and shows measurements for many of these. Very laudable. ... All in all, this is a very useful reference book." - AES Journal

About the Author

Ethan Winer has, at various times, earned a living as a professional musician, computer programmer, circuit designer, recording engineer, composer/arranger, technical writer, acoustician, and college instructor. Ethan has more than 150 feature articles published in various computer and audio magazines. He has produced dozens of educational and music videos, and composed three pieces for full orchestra, all of which have been performed. He now co-owns RealTraps, a manufacturer of acoustic treatment.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 2nd edition (December 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 808 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415788846
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415788847
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.82 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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TomC
5.0 out of 5 stars In depth
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2019
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Ben Blau
5.0 out of 5 stars Expertise in a book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022
I am a university professor of audio engineering. “The Audio Expert” is a fantastic reference book for my students. Ethan Winer’s personality and expertise really comes across, keeping the reading engaging and easy to understand. Ethan, more than any other audio professional I know, is very responsible with information. He has no time for nonsense, and is an evidence-based thinker. The book isn’t full of opinions. Rather, it truly delivers what it “says on the tin”. Writing a good book on audio engineering concepts is HARD. Especially because so much changes and evolves so quickly in our industry. My observation is that there are many practitioners, but few experts. Talent plus real expertise are best friends. It’s the lack of technical expertise that holds amateurs back from doing their best work. If you want a really solid grounding in audio engineering concepts and principles, this book has you covered. Honestly, you should probably have your own reference library. But no audio reference library would be complete without this indispensable contribution from Mr. Winer.
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Sam L Dulaney
4.0 out of 5 stars Really is an Audio Expert
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2018
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Winer may not be the audio expert, but he certainly is an audio expert. I'm an electrical engineer who designs radio equipment, but who also dabbles in audio and my opinion is that this guy knows his stuff, really! If you want to learn about audio without the voodoo, this is the book for you. If you want to move up to more technical books, check out books by Self and Codell. His videos are quite good as well. So why only four stars, I may be nitpicking, but the abbreviation for kilohertz is kHz, NOT KHz.
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paul daly
5.0 out of 5 stars well written very informative
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2019
Buy this book it will help explain what salesmen are trying to tell you
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Albert233
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
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I wanted to like this book. However, Winer seems unsure of his audience. Many of the descriptions are far too complicated and jargon-heavy for a beginner and yet also too shallow and imprecise for more intermediate or advanced readers. This book, like so many other books on audio, has a tendency to confuse rather than clarify.

It's worth noting that Winer baldly admits the book isn't for beginners, which to me reads like an excuse. Truthfully, the book is for no one in particular. Winer attempts to cover too much ground too quickly; he somehow manages to both over and under-explain things. The book reads more like an egotistical display of Winer's knowledge -- it's almost passive-aggressive in its tone -- than as a genuine attempt to educate and inform. Explaining basic concepts in non-basic language doesn't make for great intermediate or advanced reading; it makes for confusing and frustrating reading for beginners and dull or shallow (and still potentially confusing) reading for intermediate or advanced readers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gives all the info you need about audio.
Reviewed in Germany on January 31, 2019
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This book, although not easy for a beginner, is simply amazing. It has so much information, the author even made a companion website because he couldn't fit everything in. A must have for the audiophile.
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ハットリさん
4.0 out of 5 stars オーディオにまつわる全てを網羅した一冊
Reviewed in Japan on April 26, 2018
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※少し長くなりましたが、本の文量的には必要な長さです。前半は客観的な視点からのレビュー、後半は個人的感想、という構造になっています。

　オーディオ、音楽制作に関わる機材（エフェクターやマイク、楽器など）やシステム（デジタルオーディオ、MIDIなど）の構造、仕組みについて、技術的な観点からまとめた一冊です。

　この本は、エレクトロニクスやプログラミングの経験も豊富なベテランエンジニアによって、複雑な数式はなるべく省略して、易しい英語で書く、というスタイルで書かれています。

　注意すべきは、扱う内容はあくまで仕組みについてであり、
実際の音楽制作の場面で、具体的にそれをどう使うかについては、深くは説明していないという点です。なので、実践のための本ではなく、環境を整えるため、あるいは教養のための一冊だと思います。この本の内容を理解していなくても、音楽を作ることは出来ます。音楽に関わる人全てが、この本の内容すべてを理解しなければいけないわけではない、ぐらいの意味です。

　深すぎず、浅すぎず、という内容は、ある程度の経験のある人、中級者以上のエンジニアやミュージシャン、オーディオ愛好家を対象にしており、基本的な内容をあらゆるテーマについて丁寧にまとめる、という目的のため、文章量はかなり多いです。
　なので、この本で一から学ぶ、というよりか、自分の経験と照らし合わせて復習したり、自分のカバーできていない部分を確認する、という目的に適した本だと思います。

　易しい英語で、ということですが、割りとラフな文章です。どちらかというとエッセイ集、コラム集といった感じで、同じくオーディオに関する技術書である、
ボブカッツ氏の"Mastering Audio"などと比べると、理論書としての体裁はあまり整っていないような気がします。
　電子書籍で読んだせいかもしれませんが、図の位置が該当する文章の少し後に貼られたり、そもそも図での説明が足りなかったり、本としての総合的な出来に疑問な部分もあることは確かです。（文量が多く、広範囲に渡るため仕方ないことではありますが。）

　しかし、これだけの範囲をカバーし、それなりに詳しい説明をまとめている本もなかなかないと思うので、現代のオーディオにまつわる技術論を包括的に理解したい！という方には向いてると思います。

　最初から順に、ではなく自分が気になる部分から読むのもいいと思います。各章は独立しており、どの章から読みはじめても特に問題ありません。
　また各チャプターの最後にSummary、内容のまとめがあり、そのチャプターに書かれている全ての内容について簡潔にまとめられているので、ここを読んでから、中身を読んでいく、という読み方もいいかもしれません。

内容への個人的感想について。

　まず、量が多くて読むのが大変でした！以前から、この本の存在は知っていたのですが、タイミングが合わず、しかし、今年に入って、第二版が出版されたので、kindle版を購入しました。

　前半については、それなりに理解している内容でしたが、特にオーディオに関するオカルトな理論への攻撃、アナログって実際めんどくさいんだよ！とアナログ・オーディオの大変さを丁寧に説明していく部分が印象に残っています。

　著者は基本的に科学的な視点を強く持った人なので、証拠がはっきりしないものについては、率直に疑問を呈します。あいまいなモノをぶった切っていくスタイルです。
　人間の感覚は当てにならない、というスタイルは、音楽のあり方そのものと衝突しかねない場合もありますが、それも１つの考え方で勉強になりました。要は、ショッキングな内容も含まれており、それを冷静に受け止める必要がある、ということです。

　この本を読んで、特に大きな収穫だったのが、アコースティックについてです。著者は本を通して、部屋の音響特性のフラットさの重要性を訴え続けており、そこが大事だとわかっていながらも、そのコストや難しさからスルーしてきてしまった自分としては、改めてオーディオに関する根本的理解を深めるきっかけになりました。

　というわけで、単純に量が多いので、読むだけでも大変ではありますが、目を通すだけの価値はある一冊だと思います。ただ、上にも書いたように、必ずしも音楽制作の実践に直接活かせる内容ではないですし、人によっては知っておいた方がいいかも、程度の優先度かもしれないので、自分の知りたいものと照らし合わせてから、購入を判断した方がいいと思います。（ミックスに関する洋書なら、ミックスについて書かれた別の本をお薦めします。）
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