The compact disc : a handbook of theory and use

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The compact disc : a handbook of theory and use

Ken C. Pohlmann

Oxford University Press, 1989

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The compact disk has been growing in popularity since it was launched in the early 1980s. This book sets out to explain the technical aspects of CDs, the design and construction of CD players, advice on buying a CD player and on caring for the machine and the disks themselves. The author also considers the future expansion of the CD format into CD-video, CD-ROM, data storage, and recordable CDs.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to the compact disc: analog vs. digital
  • LP vs. CD
  • origins of the compact disc. Part 2 Fundamental of digital audio: sampling
  • aliasing
  • quantization
  • dither
  • pulse code modulation
  • the digitization system. Part 3 The compact disc system: system overview
  • optical storage
  • error correction
  • cross interleave reed-soloman code
  • data encoding
  • data decoding. Part 4 CD player design: player overview
  • pickup design
  • digital-to-analog converter
  • analog filtering
  • digital filtering
  • a chip set
  • subcode
  • serial transmission format. Part 5 Practical concerns: design considerations
  • specifications
  • buyuing a player
  • player notes
  • disc notes. Part 6 Diverse disc formats: CD-ROM
  • CD-I
  • DVI
  • CD-V
  • CD-WO
  • erasable CDs
  • CD + G
  • CD3. Part 7 Disc manufacturing: pre-mastering
  • disc mastering
  • electroforming
  • injection molding
  • metallization and spin coding
  • quality control
  • alternative replication.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA76145820
  • ISBN
    • 0198161875
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 288 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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