In the Preface to the first edition I wrote, " 'Music Engineering' does not require a deep knowledge of complex electronic concepts. However ... something has to be assumed and, in this case, it is a knowledge of basic electronics." In short, I think I made a mistake in this assumption! It is my belief that my failure to address the fundamental information alienated a great many potential readers of the original "Music Engineering". It is particularily this omission that I have aimed to redress in this new edition and the first seven Fact Sheets were written to give a "whirlwind" background in analogue and digital electronics. Clearly, not everything is covered and further study will be required to master electronics, but my hope is that these small, relatively undemanding, lessons will give sufficient information to enrich the main text and to whet the appetite for further and wider reading. Fact Sheets 8 and onwards are different: these extend the scope of the text to include practical designs and reference material. I hope, therefore, that - if you aspire to play or work somewhere in the increasingly technical music-media industry - you will find much of interest in these pages, irrespective of your current level of knowledge.
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