Sound recording and reproduction

The process of refining and marketing the phonograph and the development of the audio spotlight are similar in many ways. They both started a new method of communication and entertainment, at first the phonograph was not very durable and only played sounds for a short amount of time, later on competitors started making their own version of the invention, the same happened to the audio spotlight. This is just one example of how the two inventions are similar, now come more examples of how they are similar. The phonograph started the concept of machines that could play recordings and music, the audio spotlight did the same thing as the phonograph but it was a bit different, it was used for only one person. While the phonograph was for used for…

million being generated from the sales of downloaded digital music from online music retailers such as ‘iTunes’ (Savage, 2016). There could be a number of reasons for this, nostalgia is a key factor for when an older technology becomes popular and relevant once more, the resurgence of vinyl records can be compared to the increasing popularity of “pixel art” in modern video games, this would lead to the assumption that currently a ‘retro’ style is fashionable, which would explain the resurgence…

most albums begin, with a few great ideas and a couple instruments. There were days that Frank would come in with some lyrics, and Malay would pull up a keyboard and guitar to get some ideas floating around, and those were the days that the album began (Complex Magazine, 2012). By composing songs in this style, they did not have a bulk amount of songs that they had to choose and narrow down from. They had around twenty really heart-felt, well-planned songs, and that is how the songwriting…

No. 11-cv-7594 The plaintiffs, A Day to Remember, entered into a recording contract, which will be recognized as the “Deal Memo”, with the defendants, Victory Records Inc. on July 17, 2006. Under the “Deal Memo”, A Day to Remember was to produce at least five albums through Victory Records Inc. A Day to Remember is seeking to end their business relationship with the defendant as they claim they have fulfilled their contractual obligations and released at least thirteen albums through Victory…

As an Audio engineer you work with the technical aspects of sound. During the processes of recording, mixing, and Mastering you would be help artists get the best out of their song/advert they could possibly get. It is your role as a Audio engineer to make the song/advert as good as possible. Stages of Production Preproduction: Preproduction is the stage of production where you brainstorm ideas and get ready for the recording of your advert at the studio. The role of a Audio Engineer in the…

The idea of music playback came from Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, a bookseller, and trader from Paris. In 1857, Scott obtained a fascination for the human ear which led him to invent the Phonautograph, an instrument primarily used to study acoustics in laboratory research. The construction of the phonograph was heavily inspired by the anatomy of the human ear. Consisting of three main components that replicated the build of the ear canal, eardrum, and ossicles. Sound waves would be…

OBJECTIVES  To study performers right with respect to cinematographic films in UK, USA and France.  To check whether performers right granted with respect to cinematographic and sound recording are capable of economic significance to performers.  To know limits to which performers rights can be exercised.  To study the importance of neighbouring rights in cinematographic film.  To compare performer right in a cinematographic film with performer right in sound recording.  To study whether…

changed making it more suitable and comfortable for us to listen to. Back in the day people would have to carry boom boxes over their shoulders to hear their favorite songs. Now we have the privilege to have it in the palms of our hands. It started with American inventor Thomas Edison who was the first person to invent a device to record and play music on. It was made by him in 1877 and he called it the phonograph. The sound quality was really bad and each recording lasted for only…

Surround sound is a system of stereophonic sound involving three or more speakers surrounding the listener to create a more realistic effect. What is surround sound? surround sound can be translated as a atmospheric sound manipulation. Manipulation of the mind is caused by the placement of speakers to give the allusion to the listener to feel like they are in the 1st person prospective. Surround sound is a technique for enriching the Sound Reproduction quality of an audio source with three or…

Digital recording was a much more exact science facilitating easy editing, reproduction and storage solutions. The emergence of digital audio coincided with the development of the audio compact disc which is the most common medium in the commercial audio industry to date. Due to its precise nature, there is a growing culture of running a signal through analogue equipment to give it ‘warmth'. Towards the end of the 1980s, computer based sequencing and studio controlling exploded onto the…