SOUND

This is a select list of material held by the Jerzy Toeplitz Library, the library of the Australian
Film Television and Radio School, on the practical aspects of sound recording and
reproduction. Further material may be located via the catalogue.

Note: During the year there may be additional texts recommended by the Sound Department
which will not be listed in this bibliography.

November 2009

The list has been divided into the following sections:

Aesthetics/ History/ Nature of sound

Acoustics
Microphones and location sound
Digital audio
Sound - recording and reproduction - general works
Sound for film, television, and video
Sound for games
Sound Management - Budgeting and Scheduling
Periodicals
Internet sites

USING THE COMPUTER CATALOGUE

You can search for information related to sound under the following headings in the computer
catalogue.

Acoustical engineering
Architectural acoustics
Sound
Sound - equipment and supplies
Sound - recording and reproducing
Sound recording industry
Sound recordings
Sound studios
Sounds

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BROWSING

You could also try browsing the shelves at the following numbers:
620.2l..
621.38284..
621.3893..
693.834..
778.5344..
791.43024..
791.45024..

AESTHETICS/ HISTORY / NATURE OF SOUND

ALTMAN, R. 778.5344
Silent film sound. New York: Colombia University Press, 2004 42

ALTMAN, R. (ed.) 778.5344

Sound theory, sound practice. New York: Routledge, 1992. 31

AUGOYRAD, J. F. & TORGUE, H. (eds) 620.21

Sonic experience: a guide to everyday sounds. Montreal : 11
McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006.

BANDT, R., DUFFY, M. & MACKINNON, D. (eds.) 781.23

Hearing places: sound, time, place and culture. Newcastle, U.K. : 5
Cambridge Scholars, 2007

BLESSER, B.
Spaces speak, are you listening?: experiencing aural architecture. 152.142
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT, c2007 1

BROPHY, P (ed.)
100 modern soundtacks. London: BFI, 2004 781.542
66

Cinesonic: experiencing the soundtrack. Nth Ryde, N.S.W. : 778.5344

Australian Film, Television and Radio School, 2001. 32

Cinesonic: the world of sound in film. Nth Ryde: Australian Film 778.5344
Television & Radio School, 1999 28
BULL, M. & BACK, L. (eds) 306.4
The auditory culture reader. Oxford : Berg, 2003. 6

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CAVALLARO, A. (ed.) 781.23
Essays in sound 4. Sydney: Contemporary Sound Arts, 1999 4

CHION, M. 778.5344
Audio-vision: sound on screen. New York: Columbia 43
University Press, 1994.

ERLMANN, V. 306.4
Hearing cultures: essays on sound, listening and modernity. English 5
edition. New York, NY: Berg, 2004

EVEREST, F. A. 781.424
Critical listening and auditory perception: the complete audio-visual 1
training course. Includes 5 CDs. Emeryville, CA: Mix Bookshelf, 1997

Critical listening skills for audio professionals. Includes CD. 621.3893

Boston : Thomson Course Technology, 2007. 118

GIBBS, T. 781
The fundamentals of sonic art & sound design. Lausanne; 1
Worthing: AVA Academia, 2007

GOMERY, D. 791.430973
The coming of sound. New York; London: Routledge, 2005 126

GRIEVESON, L. & KREAMER, P. (eds) 791.4309

The silent cinema reader. London; New York: Routledge, 2004 126

KAHN, D. 700
Noise, water, meat: a history of sound in the arts. Cambridge, 4
Mass.: MIT Press, 2001.

LASTRA, J 778.5344
Sound technology and the American cinema: perception, 34
representation, modernity. New York :
Columbia University Press, c2000.

MILNER, G. 781.4909
Perfecting sound forever: an aural history of recorded music. 1
New York : Faber and Faber, 2009

MOULTON, D. 621.3893
Golden ears. Sherman Oaks, Calif.: KIQ Productions, 1995 101

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MURCH, W. 778.535
In the blink of an eye: a perspective on film editing. 29
Sydney: Australian Film, Television and Radio School, 1992

NYRE, L. 781.23
Sound media: from live journalism to music recording. 6
London ; New York, NY : Routledge, c2008

ONDAATJE, M. 778.535092
The conversations: Walter Murch and the art of editing film. MURC
Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2002. 1

PRIEST, G. 780.994
Experimental music: audio explorations in Australia. 7
Sydney, N.S.W. : UNSW Press, 2009

ROBERTSON, R. 791.430233
Eisenstein on the audiovisual: the montage of music, EISE
image and sound in cinema. London : I.B. Tauris, 2009 19

ROSSING, T.D. 534

The science of sound. 2nd ed. Reading, Mass.: Addison- 2 (2nd ed.)
Wesley Pub. Co., 1990.

SCHAFER, R.M. 780

Ear cleaning: notes for an experimental music course. [London] : 2
Universal Edition, c.1969.

SERGI, G. 778.5344
The Dolby era: film sound in contemporary Hollywood. 39
Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2004

SIDER, L., FREEMAN, D. & SIDER, J. (eds) 778.5344

Soundscape: the School of Sound lectures 1998-2001. London 38
Wallflower Press, 2003

SPADONI, R.
Uncanny bodies: the coming of sound film and the origins of the 791.436
horror genre. Berkeley, Calif.; London: University of California Press, G6
c2007. 183

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ACOUSTICS

BEGAULT, D. R. 621.3893
3-D sound for virtual reality and multimedia. Boston: 102
AP Professional, 1994.

COOPER, J. 621.3893
Building a recording studio. 4th ed. Los Angeles: Synergy: 114
Group, 1984

EVEREST, F.A. 620.2

The master handbook of acoustics. 4th ed. 2 (4th ed)
New York: McGraw-Hill, c2001

GOMERY, D. 791.430973
The coming of sound: a history. New York; London: 126
Routledge, 2005

HOWARD, D.M. and ANGUS, J. 620.21

Acoustics and psychoacoustics. 2nd ed. Oxford; Boston: Focal Press, 10
2001

KINSLER, L.E. et al 534

Fundamentals of acoustics. 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 2000 1 (4th ed.)

KUTTRUFF, H. 620.2
Acoustics: an introduction. London: Taylor & Francis, 2007 3

NEWELL, P.R. 621.3893

Recording studio design. 2nd ed. Amsterdam; Boston; London: 100 (2nd ed.)
Elsevier/Focal Press, 2008

PARKIN, P.H. 729.29

Acoustics, noise and buildings. 3rd ed. London: 1
Faber, 1969

RUMSEY, F. 621.3893
Spatial audio. Oxford: Focal Press, 2001. 97

SAVAGE, W.R. 781.1

Problems for musical acoustics. New York: Oxford 1
University Press, 1977

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TOOLE, F.E. 621.38284
Sound reproduction: loudspeakers and rooms. 16
Amsterdam ; Boston :Elsevier, c2008

MICROPHONES AND LOCATION SOUND

BARTLETT, B. 621.38932
On-location recording techniques. Boston: Focal Press, 1999 8

Stereo microphone techniques. Stoneham, Ma.: Focal Press, 621.38932

1991 4

Recording music on location: capturing the live performance. 621.3893

Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier Focal Press, c2007 6

EARGLE, J. 621.38284
The microphone book. 2nd ed. Burlington, Mass.: Focal Press, 2004 13 (2nd ed.)

GRANT, T. 778.592
Audio for single camera operation. Oxford: Focal Press, 2003 3

HOLMAN, T. 621.3893
Surround sound up and running. 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: 124 (2nd ed.)
Focal Press, 2007

HUBER, D.M. 621.38284

Microphone manual design and application. 9
Boston: Focal Press, c1988

HUBER, D. M. & WILLIAMS, P. 621.38284

Professional microphone techniques. Includes CD. 15
Emeryville, CA : Mix Books, 1998.

KRAUSE, B. 508.0284
Wild soundscapes: discovering the voice of the natural world. 1
Includes audio CD. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press, 2002

LUBIN, T. 621.38284
Getting great sounds: the microphone book. 17
Boston, MA : Course Technology PTR Cengage Learning, c2010

NISBETT, A. 621.38284
The use of microphones. 4th ed. London, Boston: Focal Press, 4 (4th ed.)
1993.

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PAWERA, N. 621.38284
Microphones. London : SMT, 2003. 14

RATCLIFF, J.A. & PAPWORTH, N. 621.3893

Single camera stereo sound. Oxford: Focal Press, 1992. 53

WHITE, P. 621.38284
Basic microphones. London: Sanctuary, 1999 12

DIGITAL AUDIO

AUSTERBERRY, D. 006.7876
The technology of video and audio streaming. 2nd ed. 9 (2nd ed.)
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2004

BROCKMANN, L. 780.285
MOTU Digital Performer 5.11: introductory course with Les DIGI
Brockmann. (electronic resource) Orange, CA : HowAudio.com, 2007 1

COUSINS, M. 621.3893
Logic Pro 8 : audio and music production. Oxford : Focal Press, 2008 127

ERNE, M. 621.3893
Digital audio resource pack. Oxford : Focal Press, 1998. 80

HORN, D.T.
DAT the complete guide to digital audio tape. Blue Ridge Summit, 621.3893
PA : Tab Books, c1991. 86

GILMER, B. 006.696
File interchange handbook for images, audio and metadata. 31
Burlington, Mass.: Focal Press, 2004

IZHAKI, R. 621.3893
Mixing audio: concepts, practices and tools. Oxford; Burlington, MA: 125
Focal Press, c2008

JENKINS, M. 786.7419
Analog synthesizers: understanding, performing, buying: from the 1
legacy of Moog to software synthesis.
Amsterdam; Boston; London: Elsevier/Focal Press, 2007

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KATZ, R.A. 621.3893
Mastering audio: the art and the science. 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: 105 (2nd ed.)
Elsevier/Focal Press, 2007

KIRK, R. 621.3893
Digital sound processing for music and multimedia. 77
Oxford, Focal, 1999

MARK OF THE UNICORN 780.285

Digital Performer 6: getting started. Cambridge, Mass., DIGI
Mark of the Unicorn, c2008 2

Digital Performer 6: user guide. Cambridge, Mass. 780.285

Mark of the Unicorn, c2008 DIGI
3

MCQUIRE, S. 791.43024
Crossing the digital threshold. Brisbane: Australian Key Centre 25
for Cultural & Media Policy, Faculty of Humanities,Griffith Uni, 1997

MIDDLETON, P.
Music technology workbook: key concepts and practical projects. 780.285
Includes CD ROM. Oxford: Elsevier/Focal Press, 2007 6

MORGENSTERN, J. 780.285
Kontakt 3 operation manual. KONT
Berlin : Native Instruments, c2007 1

NORDMARK, A. 780.285
Reason: getting started manual. Version 4.0. REAS
[Stockholm] : Propellerhead Software, c2008 1

PLUMER, C. 778.5345
Hollywood special effects: with Adobe Premiere Elements 3. 38
Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, c2007

RATCLIFF, J.D. 621.38833

Timecode a user’s guide. 3rd ed. Oxford : Focal Press, 1999 12 (3rd ed.)

ROBERTS-BRESLIN, J. 006.7
Making media: foundations of sound and image production. 2nd ed. 23 (2nd ed.)
Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier/Focal Press, c2008

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RUMSEY, F. and WATKINSON, J. 621.3897
The digital interface handbook. 3rd ed. Boston: Elsevier Focal 4 (3rd ed.)
Press, 2004

RUMSEY, F. 784.190285
MIDI systems and control. 2nd ed. Oxford, Boston: Focal Press, 2 (2nd ed.)
1994

RUSS, M.
Sound synthesis and sampling. 3rd ed. Amsterdam ; Boston ; 789.74
London : Focal, 2009. 2 (3rd ed.)

TRUESDELL, C. 780.285
Mastering digital audio production: the professional 5
music workflow with Mac OS X. Includes DVD. Hoboken,
N.J.: John Wiley, 2007

WAGGONER, B. 621.38833
Compression for great digital video: power tips, techniques, and 15
common sense. Lawrence, Kan.: CMP, 2002

WATKINSON, J. 621.3893
An introduction to digital audio. 2nd ed. Oxford: Focal Press, 2001 94 (2nd ed.)

Compression in video and audio. Boston : Focal Press, 1995 621.3897

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The art of digital audio. 3rd ed. Oxford: Focal Press, 2001 621.3893
58 (3rd ed.)

WHITE, P. 621.3893
The sound on sound book of desktop digital studio. 84
London: Sanctuary, 2000

SOUND - RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION - GENERAL WORKS

ALDRIDGE, H.B. 791.440232

Audio video production: theory and practice. Englewood 2
Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1990.

ALKIN, E.G.M. 621.3893

Sound recording and reproduction. 3rd ed. Oxford; Boston: Focal Press, 7 (3rd ed.)
1996.

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ALTEN, S. R. 621.3893
Audio in media. 7th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2005 75 (7th ed.)

AMYES, T. 778.52344
Audio post-production in video and film. 2nd ed. Oxford: Focal Press, 45 (2nd ed.)
1998.

BALLOU, G. (ed.) 621.3893

Handbook for sound engineers. 4th ed. Oxford: Focal, 2008. 96 (4th ed.)

BARTLETT, B & J. 621.3893

Practical recording techniques. 5th ed. Boston: Elsevier 85 (5th ed.)
Focal Press, 2008

BOHN, D. A. 621.3893
Pro audio reference. Includes CD-ROM. Mukilteo, 103
WA: Rane Corp., 2002

BORWICK, J. (ed.) 621.3893

Sound recording practice. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University 64 (4th ed.)
Press, 1996.

CASE, A.
Sound FX: unlocking the creative potential of recording studio 621.3893
effects. Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2007 123

CASE, D. 778.535
Film technology in post production. 2nd ed. Oxford: Focal 40 (2nd ed.)
Press, 2001.

CLARK, B. & SPOHR, S. J. 778.5235

Guide to postproduction for TV and film: managing the process. 6 (2nd ed.)
2nd ed., Boston: Focal Press, 2002.

CRICH, T. 621.3893
Recording tips for engineers: for cleaner, brighter tracks. 106 (2nd ed.)
2nd ed. Oxford : Focal, 2005.

DERRY, R. 621.3893
PC audio editing: broadcast, desktop and CD audio production. 95 (2nd ed.)
2nd ed., Oxford: Focal Press, 2002.

DAVIS, G. (ed.) R621.389303

The Cameo dictionary of creative audio terms. Framingham, CAME
MA : Creative Audio & Music Electronics Organization, 1979. 1

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DAVIS, G. & JONES, R. 621.3893
Sound reinforcement handbook. 2nd ed. Milwaukee, Wis.: 46 (2nd ed.)
Hal Leonard Publishing, 1989.

GIDDINGS, P. 621.3828
Audio systems design and installation. 4
Boston : Focal Press, c1990.

HOLMAN, T. 778.534435
Sound for film and television. 2nd ed. Boston: Focal Press, c2002. 35 (2nd ed.)

Sound for digital video. Includes CD. Amsterdam [Netherlands] : 621.3893

Elsevier, 2005. 113

HUBER, D. M. & RUNSTEIN, R. E. 621.3893

Modern recording techniques. 6th ed. Boston, Amsterdam 88 (6th ed.)
[Netherlands]: Elsevier, 2005

KATZ, B. 621.3893
Mastering audio: the arts and science. + 1 chart. Oxford ; 105
Boston : Focal Press, 2002.

LUBIN, T. 621.3893
Studio seconds: an assistant sound engineer’s handbook. North 49
Ryde, N.S.W. Australian Film, Television and Radio School, 1991.

LYVER, D. 778.592
Basics of video sound. 2nd ed. Oxford: Focal Press, 1999 1 (2nd ed.)

MACK, S.
Podcasting bible. Indianapolis, Ind: Wiley, c2007 006.7876
8

McCARTHY, B. 621.3893
Sound systems: design and optimisation: 128
modern techniques and tools for sound system design and
alignment. Oxford : Burlington, MA : Focal, 2007

McGEE, M. R778.5344
Encyclopedia of motion picture sound. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, MCGE
2001. 1

MELLOR, D. 778.59
A sound person’s guide to video. Boston, MA: Focal Press, 2000. 44

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MOYLAN, W.
Understanding and crafting the mix: the art of recording. 2nd ed. 621.38932
Boston: Elsevier Focal Press, c2007. 13 (2nd ed.)
OWSINSKI, B.
The audio mastering handbook. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass. : Thomson 621.3893
Course Technology PTR, c2008 126 (2nd ed.)

ROSE, J. 778.5344
Producing great sound for digital video. Includes CD-ROM. 3rd ed. 33 (3rd ed.)
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier ; Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press,
c2008

RUMSEY, F. & McCORMICK, T. 621.3893

Sound and recording: an introduction. 5th ed. Oxford ; Boston : 81
Focal Press, 2006.

SEEBERG, W. 778.5344
Sync sound: with timecode for film and video. 9th ed. 40
[United States] : W. Seeberg, 2005.

SINCLAIR, I. R (ed.) 621.3893

Audio and hi-fi handbook. Oxford: Newnes, 1998 74

STAVROU, M. P. 621.38932
Mixing with your mind: closely guarded secrets of sound balance 12
engineering. Mosman, NSW: Flux research, 2003

TALBOT-SMITH, M. 621.3893
Audio explained. 2nd ed. Oxford: Focal Press, 1997. 72 (2nd ed.)

Sound assistance. 2nd ed. Oxford: Focal Press, 1997. 621.3893

76 (2nd ed.)

Sound engineering explained. 2nd ed., Oxford: Focal Press, 2002. 621.3893
72 (2nd ed.)

WATKINSON, J. 621.3893
The art of sound reproduction. Woburn, MA: Focal Press, 1998. 78

WHITE, P. 621.3893
The sound on sound book of desktop digital. London: 84
Sanctuary, 2000.

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WYATT, H. & AMYES, T. 778.52344
Audio post production for television and film: an introduction to 45 (3rd ed.)
technology and techniques. 3rd ed., Oxford: Focal Press, 2004

SOUND FOR FILM, TELEVISION, AND VIDEO

ALBURGER, J. R. 791.45028
The art of voice acting: the craft and business of performing for 9 (3rd ed.)
voice-over. 3rd ed. Boston: Focal Press, 2007.

ALKIN, E.G.M. 791.45024

Sound techniques for video and TV. 2nd ed. London: 1
Focal Press, 1989.

ALTEN, S.R. 621.3893

Audio in media. 7th ed. Belmont, Ca.: Wadsworth, 2005. 75 (7th ed.)

BARNES, A. 778.5344
Sonic reflections. Nth Ryde: Australian Film, Television & 29
Radio School, 2000.

BAXTER, D. 621.3893
A practical guide to television sound engineering. 121
Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier Focal Press, c2007

CARLIN, D. 781.542
Music in film and video productions. Boston: Focal Press, 1991. 21

DUNKLEBERGER, A. 778.535
So you want to be a film or TV editor? Berkeley Heights, NJ : 58
Enslow, c2008

DYKHOUSE, J. 780.285
Pro Tools LE 7: essential training. (electronic resource) PRO
Orange, CA : HowAudio.com, 2007 4

EBERSOLE, S. 621.384028
Broadcast technology worktext. Boston: Focal Press, 1992. 1

FORLENZA, J. & STONE, T. (eds.) 778.5344

Sound for picture. Emeryville, Calif.: MixBooks c1993. 23

Sound for film and television. 2nd ed.Boston: Focal Press, 2002. 778.5344
Includes audio CD 35

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HAGERMAN, A. 780.285
Working with beats in Pro Tools: skill pack. Includes CD ROM. PRO
Boston: Thomson/Course Technology, 2007 3

KERNER, M.M. 778.5344

The art of the sound effects editor. Boston: Focal 7
Press, 1989.

LoBRUTTO, V. 778.5344
Sound-on-film: interviews with creators of film sound. 24
Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1994.

MANSFIELD, J. 791.45024
Music and sound effects:-sound for television. Borehamwood, 5
Hertfordshire: BBC Television Training, c1992.

MIRANDA, E. R. 786.76
Computer sound design: synthesis technique and programming. 1 (2nd ed.)
2nd ed., Boston: Focal Press, 2002.

MOTT, R.L. 778.5344

Sound effects: radio, TV, and film. Boston: Focal Press, 1989. 15

NISBETT, A. 621.3893
The sound studio. 7th ed. Boston, Mass.: Focal Press, 2003. 83 (7th ed.)

PASQUARIELLO, N. 778.5344
Sounds of movies. San Francisco, Calif: Port Bridge Books, 26
1996.

PURCELL, J. 778.5344
Dialogue editing for motion pictures: a guide to the invisible art. 48
Amsterdam; Boston: Focal Press, c2007

ROSE, J. 778.5344
Audio postproduction for digital video. 2nd ed. Oxford: Focal, 2009. 55 (2nd ed.)

Producing great sound for digital video. 3rd ed. Boston: Focal Press, 778.5344

c2008. 33 (3rd ed.)

SMITHERS, B. 621.3893
Mixing in Pro Tools: skill pack. Boston, MA: Thomson/Course PRO
Technology, c2007. 4

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SONNENSCHEIN, D. 778.5344
Sound design:- the expressive power of music, voice, and 36
sound effects in cinema. Studio City, Calif.: Michael
Wiese Productions, 2001.

TOZZOLI, R. 621.3893
Pro Tools surround sound mixing. Includes DVD. San Francisco: PRO
Backbeat Books, 2005 1

VIERS, R.
The sound effects bible: how to create and record Hollywood 778.5344
style sound effects. Studio City, Calif. : Michael Wiese Productions, 51
c2008

WATKINSON, J. 621.3893
Audio for television. Oxford: Focal Press, 1997. 71

WEIS, E. and BELTON, J. (eds.) 778.5344

Film sound: theory and practice. New York: Columbia 41
University Press, 1985.

WHITTINGTON, W.
Sound design & science fiction. Austin, TX: University of Texas 778.5344
Press, 2007 52

YEWDALL, D. L. 778.5344
Practical art of motion picture sound. 3rd ed. Burlington, MA: 46 (3rd ed.)
Focal Press, c2007.

SOUND FOR GAMES

AMENT, V.T. 778.5344

The foley grail: the art of performing sound for film, games and 56
animation. Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2009

BRANDON, A. 794.81
Audio for games: planning, process, and production. 19
Berkeley,CA : New Riders Games, 2005.

COLLINS, K. 794.81
Game sound: an introduction to the history, theory and 45
practice of video game music and sound design.

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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008

MARKS, A. 794.81
The complete guide to game audio: for composers, musicians, 27 (2nd ed.)
sound designers and game developers. 2nd ed. Includes CD – ROM.
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2008

Game development essentials: game audio development. 794.81

Clifton Park, N.Y, ; London : Delmar Cengage Learning, c2009 50

SANGER, G. A. 794.81
The fat man on game audio: tasty morsels of sonic goodness. 18
Indianapolis, Ind. ; London : New Riders, 2004.

SOUND MANAGEMENT - BUDGETING AND SCHEDULING

JEFFREY, T. (ed.) 791.430232

Film business: a handbook for producers. 3rd ed. Crows Nest, 40 (3rd ed.)
N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2006.

OHANIAN, T.A. & PHILLIPS, M.E. 791.43023

Digital filmmaking: the changing art and craft of making motion 59
pictures. Boston: Focal Press, 1996.
See Chapter 8

ROSE, J. 778.5344
Producing great sound for digital video. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA : 33 (2nd ed.)
CMP Books, c2003.
See Chapter 5

SIMON, D. & WIESE, M 791.430681

Film and video budgets. 4th updated ed. Studio City, CA: 19 (4th ed.)
M. Wiese Productions, c2006.

SINGLETON, R.S. 791.430681

Film budgeting or, How much will it cost to shoot your movie? 18
Los Angeles, CA : Lone Eagle Pub. Co., 1996.

Production budgeting + film management. 791.430681

written by Dominic Case...et al; compiled by Catherine Knapman, 26 (3rd ed.)
updates compiled by Gill McKinlay. 3rd ed.
Sydney, North Ryde, N.S.W.: Australian Film Commission,
Australian Film, Television and Radio School, c1998.

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PERIODICALS

The best way to locate articles is to search the journal indexes under the relevant subject
headings.

The International Film/TV Index (FIAF) is a good index to look in. It is divided into two parts: Film
and Television. It is available on cd-rom and the web.
You can search under the following headings:

Acoustics Sound – mixing

Audio media Sound – recording
Australian digital Sound - recording
Dolby system Sound - recording
Dubbing Sound - recording
Magnetic sound Sound - reproduction
Microphones Sound - studios
Optical sound Sound - supervisors
Post-synchronisation Sound - systems
Recorders, sound Sound - tracks
Sensurround Speech
Sound Stereophony
Sound - editing Synchronization
Sound - equipment Tri-ergon

Another index to try is the Film Literature Index which is kept in the reference collection at
R016.79143/FILM/4. This index is also divided into two parts Film, and Television & Video.

Search for articles under the following headings:

Acoustics Sound recorders and recording

Amplifiers Sound stages
Loudspeakers Sound studios
Sound Sound tracks
Sound editing Sound systems
Sound editing equipment Stereophonic sound
Sound engineering Stereophonic sound equipment
Sound mixers and mixing Synchronizers and synchronization

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We hold the following sound related journals.

A.E.S.: Journal of the audio engineering society: audio/acoustics/applications.

American cinematographer
Audio vision & prosound
Australian sound and broadcast
AV magazine
British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society Journal (BKSTS journal)
Continues as Image Technology
Broadcast engineering
Cinema papers
db: the sound engineering magazine
EBU review: technical
Electronics and wireless world Continues as Electronics World and Wireless World
Electronics Australia Continues as Electronics Australia with ETI
Electronics Australia with ETI
Electronics today international Continues as Electronics Australia with ETI
Electronics world and wireless world
Elektor
Encore
Image technology
Independent filmmaker
Live sound (previously called Recording Engineer/Producer (REP) )
Millimeter
Mix: the recording industry magazine
Movie maker
R.E.P.: the pro-audio applications magazine.
SMPTE journal
Sonics
Studio sound and broadcast engineering
Videography

INTERNET SITES

Audio Engineering Society:

http://www.aes.org
New York based professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology

Australian Screen Sound Guild:

http://www.assg.org.au
The Australian Screen Sound Guild represents screen sound professional within Australia

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Film Sound Design – Film Sound Theory:
http://www.filmsound.org
Dedicated to the art and analyses of film sound. Great starting point for anyone interested in
sound for film. Articles, glossaries and links to other film sound sites.

Digidesign:
http://www.digidesign.com
Manufacturers of Pro-tools hardware and software. Digidesign is the leading manufacturers of
computer based digital audio production systems.

Dolby Laboratories:
http://www.dolby.com
Dolby technologies are used by sound professionals everywhere. This site features technical,
professional and consumer information about Dolby, its history and its products.

Mix Online:
http://www.mixonline.com
Mix is the worlds leading professional audio magazine with an emphasis on new products and
production applications.

MPSE Online – The Motion Picture Sound Editors Web Site:

http://www.mpse.org
The MPSE is an organisation for professional sound and music editors working in motion
pictures and TV.

NAB – National Association of Broadcasters:

http://www.nab.org
NAB represents the radio and TV industries. Access to broadcasting issues, news
releases and industry facts.

Society of Motion Picture and TV Engineers:

http://www.smpte.org
Forum for industry professionals – “setting the standard in motion imaging”

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