Chasing Sound : Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP /

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In this book, the author traces the cultural and technological evolution of recording studios in the United States from the first practical devices to the modern multi-track studios of the analog era. Charting the technical development of studio equipment, the professionalization of recording engine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmidt Horning, Susan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sound studios.
Sound recordings > Production and direction.
Sound recording industry.
Sound > Recording and reproducing.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Son > Enregistrement et reproduction > Histoire.
Sound studios > History.
Sound > Recording and reproducing > History.
Sound recording industry > History.
Popular music > Production and direction > History.
Sound recordings > Production and direction > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Capturing Sound in the Acoustic Era : Recording Professionals and Clever Mechanics
  • The Studio Electrifies : Radio, Recording, and the Birth of the Small Studio Business
  • A Passion for Sound : Amateur Recordists, the Audio Engineering Society, and the Evolution of a Profession
  • When High Fidelity Was New : The Studio as Instrument
  • Control Men in Technological Transition : Engineering the Performance in the Age of High Fidelity
  • The Search for the Sound : Rhythm and Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Rise of the Independents
  • Channeling Sound : Technology, Control, and Fixing It in the Mix
  • Conclusion.

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