| 1 | | A short history of the microphone | | 1 |
| 2 | | Basic sound transmission and operational forces on microphones | | 7 |
| 3 | | The pressure microphone | | 22 |
| 4 | | The pressure gradient microphone | | 50 |
| 5 | | First-order directional microphones | | 66 |
| 6 | | High directionality microphones | | 91 |
| 7 | | Microphone measurements, standards, and specifications | | 105 |
| 8 | | Electrical considerations and electronic interface | | 117 |
| 9 | | Overview of wireless microphone technology | | 142 |
| 10 | | Microphone accessories | | 152 |
| 11 | | Basic stereophonic techniques | | 166 |
| 12 | | Stereo microphones | | 184 |
| 13 | | Classical stereo recording techniques and practice | | 194 |
| 14 | | Studio recording techniques | | 217 |
| 15 | | Surround sound microphone technology | | 243 |
| 16 | | Surround recording case studies | | 271 |
| 17 | | A survey of microphones in broadcast and communications | | 290 |
| 18 | | Fundamentals of speech and music reinforcement | | 301 |
| 19 | | Overview of microphone arrays and adaptive systems | | 322 |
| 20 | | Care and maintenance of microphones | | 334 |
| 21 | | Classic microphones : the authors view | | 338 |