The book has three sections: Sound Systems--a description of what they are, how they work, and how they can be most effective; Design--the whole process of evaluation, prediction and specifying a system; and Optimization--the verification of a system's performance and application.

You'll learn in this intellectually challenging book about how sound is spread over a listening area, the physics of speaker interaction, alignment methods including mic placement, equalization, speaker placement and acoustic treatment. This second edition includes case studies and real world examples of the principals discussed.