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Handbook for Sound Engineers, 6th Edition

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    32 pages

  • Release Date

    25 November 2025

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Summary

Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio. This sixth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the industry, and includes nine new chapters on networked audio, sound system design, sound system verification, emergency sound and communication systems, assisted listening systems, sound masking, cinema sound, theater sound, and sound for touring systems.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781032553443
ISBN-10:1032553448
Author:Glen Ballou, Doug Jones
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Focal Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:32
Edition:6th
Release Date:25 November 2025
Weight:2.02kg
Dimensions:191mm x 235mm
Series:Audio Engineering Society Presents
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About The Author

Glen Ballou

Glen Ballou is the editor of the 1st–5th editions, and co-editor with Doug Jones for the 6th edition, of the Handbook for Sound Engineers and has authored many of the chapters in all six editions. He has authored many articles in sound magazines including S&VC, Church Production, Audio, Sound and Communications, Broadcast Engineering, Journal of the AES, and The Electrical Engineering Handbook. He is a member of the AES, and past Governor and Chairman of the AES Convention.

Douglas “Doug” Jones, MA, was the founding chairman of the Department of Audio Arts and Acoustics at Columbia College Chicago, where he taught for over 30 years and retired as Associate Professor of Acoustics Emeritus in 2013. He contributed to multiple editions of the Handbook for Sound Engineers and authored Sound of Worship (Focal Press 2010). Currently, he is the Principal Consultant at DRJAcoustics LLC and VP of Engineering at Sound Specialty Co. He is a member of AES and ASA.

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