GoJ9IW = oO es oO Cc — oO = cD ” A.E.Robertson B.Sc.(Eng)., A.M.LE.E. ON sauoy SECOND EDITION lliffeSince the original publication of sucrorHowes developments have been so extensive that the resent edition has had to be enlarged to three times the size of its predecessor. Until the last decade microphones operated on one of two principles—pressure or pressure gradient; a third principle, phase-shift, was known, ‘but had no commercial application until the introduction of miniaturised pre- amplifiers. This opened up a whole new range of microphones. Over the same period the direc- tional properties of microphones have been greatly improved, and a large part of the book is devoted to these. There is now an almost bewildering array of microphones of differing characteristics, and ‘new designs are constantly being produced. The author makes no attempt to catalogue these but concentrates mainly on the principles of opera- tion, and only describes actual microphones if they illustrate an important feature or have some historic significance. The book is intended for the user rather than the designer and so the mathematics have been omitted from the main body of the text, but have been collected together in @ series of appendices for any who wish to study the subject more deeply. A. E, Robertson is the Deputy Head of the BBC Engineering Training Department, and so is in a strong position to write on the’ subject, being able to draw on the extensive resources of the Corporation, This book, primarily written as a training ‘manual for BBC technicians, will also prove invaluable to all users of high quality micro- Phones whether for broadcasting, public address systems, or recording of all types, it being femembered that the microphone is the first link in the chain of high-quality reproduction. 359 pages, including 201 text illustrations and 9 pages of art plates 3RARIESBBC ENGINEERING TRAINING MANUAL MICROPHONES A. E, ROBERTSON, B.SC.(ENG.), AMLEE. Head of BBC Engincering Training Department LONDON ILIFFE BOOKS LTD NEW YORK HAYDEN BOOK CO,, INC. a division of HAYDEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.