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27 Cards in this Set
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Copyright
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a legal right that grants to the owner of a work protection against unauthorized copying
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Format wars
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Companies selling specific types of recording and playback devices try to put competing companies with competing formats out of business.
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Phonographs
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Thomas Edison's first recording device.
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Analog Recording
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Representation of the sound wave is stored directly onto the recording medium
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Digital recording
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Sound is broken down electronically into a numeric code
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Nickelodeons
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Early jukeboxes set up in amusement arcades
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Gramophone
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Early playback device that had a flat disc with grooves cut onto one side
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Tin pan Alley
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A district in New York City where songs were written "on order" for Broadway shows
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Ragtime
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Instrumental music with a steady beat
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Victrola
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Early hand-cranked record player introduced by the victor company
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Jukebox
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A coin operated phonograph
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Woofers
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Large speakers that reproduce low sounds
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Tweeters
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Small speakers that reproduce high sound
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Track
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A single recorded sound source, used in multi-track recording
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Stereophonic sound
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A recording technique that allows to be placed individually in the right or left speaker
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Hi-fidelity sound
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Recorded sound that is true to the original
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Rap
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Music composed of rhymed speech over drum beats
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Hip Hop
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The backing music for rap
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Mp3
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Compressed digital audio files that allow music to be downloaded from the internet
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Independent label
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Any recording industry company not owned by a major labels
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A&R Executives
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The talent scouts of the industry. They discover and develop groups and performers
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Demos
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Demonstration Recordings
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Producer
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Person who oversees the making of a master recording
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Arranger
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A professional who adapts a song for specific singers and other musical elements
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Lyricist
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A professional who specializes in writing the words of a song
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Reporting stations
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Radio stations who's playlists are tracked weekly to determine popularity for individual songs
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Sound Scan
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A point of sale computer system that determines sales for best-selling records
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