Handbook for Sound Engineers

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Organizations and Web Sites

There are a multitude of Web sites dedicated to professional audio. Some are hosted by professional audio manufac-

turers. Others are hosted by professional audio trade magazines. Some are hosted by industry organizations. A few

are independent. Here are a few that are recommended by this author. Many of these Web sites offer links to other

good Web sites so the possibilities for good pro audio reference material on the Web are almost unlimited.

Synergetic Audio Concepts, http://www.synaudcon.com. Founded in the early 1970s by Don and Carolyn Davis, Syner-

getic Audio Concepts is the best known independent organization dedicated to audio education. Current owners, Pat

and Brenda Brown offer regular technical seminars and maintain an excellent Web site.

Trade Organization Web Sites

Audio Engineering Society, http://www.aes.org

Acoustical Society of America, http://www.acoustics.org

Infocomm, http://www.infocomm.org

NSCA, http://www.nsca.org

NAMM, http://www.namm.org

Rane Professional Audio, http://www.rane.com. Rane offers a well-respected series of technical papers called “Rane

Notes” and a book called Pro Audio Reference.

Jensen Transformers, http://www.jensen-transformers.com. Bill Whitlock of Jensen Transformers is the author of Chapter

32, “Grounding and Interfacing” of this Handbook for Sound Engineers. His company maintains an excellent web

site with numerous white papers and references.

JBL Professional, http://www.jblpro.com. JBL offers a good selection of technical documents including the historic JBL

Professional Sound System Design Manual and a group of AES papers.

Pro Sound Web, http://www.prosoundweb.com. Excellent independent site with technical articles, forums, and an

unequaled set of pro audio Web links originated by Ken Berger of EAW (links.prosoundweb.com).

Bosch/Electro-Voice, http://www.electrovoice.com. The original PA B i b l e is still available on this Web site and

Electro-Voice has recently added to this well-known and excellent reference source.

Pro AV Magazine, http://www.proavmagazine.com. This is one of the best trade magazine Web sites for technical infor-

mation. Click on “Resources.”

Bibliography

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. Available to members only. AES Membership Information, 60 East 42nd

Street, New York, NY 10017, or at http://www.aes.org.

D. L. Klepper, Ed., “Sound Reinforcement, An Anthology,” New York: Audio Engineering Society.

The PA Bible, A series available from Bosch/Electro-Voice.

J. R. Prohs and D. E. Harris, “An Accurate and Easily Implemented Method of Modelling Loudspeaker Array
Coverage,” Audio Engineering Society preprint 1941(A-8), October 1982.

H. G. Smith, “Acoustic Design Considerations for Speech Intelligibility, J. Audio Eng. Soc., Vol. 29, No. 6, June
1981.