Audio Fundamentals

A guide to how sound works with an emphasis on its basic physics.

Audio Fundamentals (53MB)

The information presented here is about how sound works in an audio recording context. In part it’s about technologies – and contains some useful techniques – but in the main it is about the practical application of the physics of sound. You will not find much information on which buttons to push on a particular device or program, or what to plug in where. Instead, it attempts to sketch a conceptual foundation to making recordings with a bit more understanding about what is really going on, allowing for more informed decisions. Equipment and software change by the year, but the fundamentals tend not to.