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Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPACT DISC
- Introduction
- Analog Versus Digital
- LP Versus CD
- Origins of the Compact Disc
- For Further Reading
Chapter 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL AUDIO
- Introduction
- Sampling
- Aliasing
- Quantization
- Dither
- Pulse Code Modulation
- A Digitization System
- For Further Reading
Chapter 3 THE COMPACT DISC SYSTEM
- Introduction
- System Overview
- Optical Storage
- Error Correction
- Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code (CIRC)
- Data Encoding
- Data Decoding
- Subcode
- For Further Reading
Chapter 4 CD PLAYER DESIGN
- Introduction
- Player Overview
- Pickup Design
- Digital Signal Processing
- Filter Design
- Digital Filters
- Digital-to-Analog Converters
- Output Sample-and-Hold
- A Chip Set
- Low-Bit D/A Conversion
- Serial Transmission Format
- For Further Reading
Chapter 5 PRACTICAL CONCERNS
- Introduction
- Design Considerations
- Specifications
- Buying a Player
- Player Notes
- Disc Notes
- For Further Reading
Chapter 6 DIVERSE DISC FORMATS
- Introduction
- CD-ROM
- CD-I
- Photo CD
- CDTV
- DVI
- CD-V
- CD-R
- Erasable Discs
- Mini Disc
- CD+G/M
- CD-3
- For Further Reading
Chapter 7 DISC MANUFACTURING
- Introduction
- Pre-Mastering
- Disc Mastering
- Electroforming
- Injection Molding
- Metallization and Spin Coating
- Quality Control
- Alternative Replication Methods
- For Further Reading
Glossary of Technical Terms
Index
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