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16%OFFSusan Schmidt Horning - Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP - 9781421418483 - V9781421418483
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Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP

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Description for Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP Paperback. The recording studio, she argues, is at the center of musical culture in the twentieth century. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVX; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
In Chasing Sound, Susan Schmidt Horning 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 engineers, and the growing collaboration between artists and technicians, she shows how the earliest efforts to capture the sound of live performances eventually resulted in a trend toward studio creations that extended beyond live shows, ultimately reversing the historic relationship between live and recorded sound. Schmidt Horning draws from a wealth of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Studies in Industry and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421418483
SKU
V9781421418483
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About Susan Schmidt Horning
Susan Schmidt Horning is an associate professor of history at St. John's University in New York and a contributor to Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century.

Reviews for Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP
[Chasing Sound] does more than traverse the technology of sound recordings: it provides a history on the evolution of sound recording, quality, and even popular music movements, and is a 'must' for any music history or music technology library.
Midwest Book Review
Chasing Sound is a welcome addition to a growing literature illuminating the history of sound recording.... ... Read more

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