Digital Audio Explained: For The Audio Engineer Paperback – November 24, 2004

This book is a must read for anyone in the audio or video business or serious audiophile. If you are like me you understand bits and pieces of digital audio technology. This book has enabled me to tie the bits and pieces together. It is very thorough, but does not get bogged down in the mathematics. A very interesting and informative read I am sure I will refer back to.

The book contains a *lot* of information about digital audio.I is not an encyclopedia that iterates all audio formats, no. The book describes many theoretical and practical aspects of how human ear works and how digital audio works. There are almost no math in this book as the book concentrates on principles that are easy to understand to a practical engineer.I am very glad that I've bought this book.

Quite comprehensive in terms of science behind the digital, missing a few dots for a five star rating, this book is about the theory and the audio geeks rather than practicality for the average audiophile

Useless book.Do not waste your time or money. I did!! It does not deserve even one star.

If you're looking for a beginner's overview, this probably isn't the book you want.But if you're the type who likes substantial technical information - but maybe aren't much of a mathematician - this is an EXCELLENT introduction to the subject of digital audio.I have a shelf full of textbooks related to digital audio, but this is the one I recommend most often to serious recording hobbyists.

I would recommend this book to everyone, who would like to learn some in depth information about digital audio. If you spend time and energy into understand and learn through this book, you'll be suprised how well you will understand technological issues. You'll be a better engineer by this book.

The books is logical and incredibly useful. I refer to it often.There are concepts which are incredibly difficult to understand, but Aldrich takes you through in a linear manner and builds on the information from chapter to chapter to create a complete and useful picture of Nyquist Theory and digital audio such that you are better able to make informed decisions when making recordings and buying equipment and software.No regrets. I bought my copy in 2008 and I have it in front of me again now, which is why I thought to post.

Lots and lots of information. Well written, but somewhat difficult to read at times. It is very in depth. Overall I am very satisfied with this book.