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Audio Technology, Music, and Media From Sound Wave to Reproduction
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Audio Technology, Music, and Media [electronic resource] : From Sound Wave to Reproduction / by Julian Ashbourn.
ISBN
9783030624293
Edition
1st ed. 2021.
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XII, 142 p.) 21 illus., 4 illus. in color.
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Summary
This book provides a true A to Z of recorded sound, from its inception to the present day, outlining how technologies, techniques, and social attitudes have changed things, noting what is good and what is less good. The author starts by discussing the physics of sound generation and propagation. He then moves on to outline the history of recorded sound and early techniques and technologies, such as the rise of multi-channel tape recorders and their impact on recorded sound. He goes on to debate live sound versus recorded sound and why there is a difference, particularly with classical music. Other topics covered are the sound of real instruments and how that sound is produced and how to record it; microphone techniques and true stereo sound; digital workstations, sampling, and digital media; and music reproduction in the home and how it has changed. The author wraps up the book by discussing where we should be headed for both popular and classical music recording and reproduction, the role of the Audio Engineer in the 21st century, and a brief look at technology today and where it is headed. This book is ideal for anyone interested in recorded sound. "[Julian Ashbourn] strives for perfection and reaches it through his recordings... His deep knowledge of both technology and music is extensive and it is with great pleasure that I see he is passing this on for the benefit of others. I have no doubt that this book will be highly valued by many in the music industry, as it will be by me." -- Claudio Di Meo, Composer, Pianist and Principal Conductor of The Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hemel Symphony Orchestra and The Lumina Choir.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 21, 2021
Contents
Introduction
How the war changed audio
The V record label for US troops
Stereo sound, multi-channel sound, film sound and more
The physics of sound
The advent of tape and moving coil microphones
The development of microphone techniques
Multi-channel Tape recorders
The advent of the Big Studios
The record business
The Maverick producers and freelance engineers
The big time with 24 track everywhere and heaps of signal processing
How the technology changed the music
Classical music recording is effectively broken by the technology
Digital arrives, but something is not right
A to D and D to A convertors and compressors in the digital domain
High resolution Digital recording and re-sampling
Lossless compression
The revolution in playback technology
The social revolution in consumed music
The change in musicians
How to do things properly
The use of Digital Audio Workstations and the impact on music
Why recordings sound worse now than they did in the 50s and 60s
Music and Civilisation and why it is important
Where is the future archive for serious music being produced now
Are advances in technology always good
Teaching Audio Engineers
The future
Conclusion.
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