Limitations Of Analog Recording In The 1950's

Digital and Analog recording which both were foreign to me, I now have a better understanding of them both now. To help me understand them I use this saying “digital data" which means that a digital recording deals with data and "analog acoustic" and analog deals with recording acoustic recording into an electric sound. The more data on a digital recording the more data you have about the actual sound that was recorded. The digital recordings you can change whatever you want about them because they are dealing with data. Then the acoustic recording seems as if you are transferring the acoustic sound to an electric sound. The understanding that I have of an analog recording is it is the exact replica of what was previously recorded. There is not much you can do to change it.

The turntable, also called a record player, was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison, who called it a phonograph. Later versions were called gramophones and Victrolas. By the late 1940s, high-fidelity and stereophonic sound were introduced, along with the vinyl LP. In the 1950s, because of these improvements, consumption of record players and records had sharply increased.

Audiences described their first experience with the new sound technology of the Vitaphone as “great”, “more real” and “miraculous” (Crafton 1999). The Vitaphone, endorsed by Warner Brothers was used to make the first half-silent, half-talking musical, The Jazz Singer in 1927, which was met with great success. The Vitaphone technology recorded sound on a separate wax disc that the projectionist then had to synchronize with the film (Miller

Queen’s 1975 classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is extremely influenced by the recording technology used to create its sound and enhance its musical presentation. Multi-tracking phrases and over-dubbing instruments played a key role in the creation of the piece. The piece was revolutionary for the progressive rock musical period as maximised the use of recording technology at the time. This can be seen when compared to a contemporary classics of the time, Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven and Pink Floyd’s Eclipse.

Early 1960s was the time when A&R man (who was responsible for arranging and coordinating all the professionals such as singers, musicians, audio technicians and instrumentation) started getting replaced by record producer. Due to the increase in control of record companies and decrease in the authority of musicians as record producer became more important than the singer in the recording process. One of the example of record producers of that time is Phil Spector, who was considered as one of the most significant record producer because he wrote and recorded many hit songs. It was through these songs, Spector developed his famous “Wall of sound,” which included recording a large number of instruments, blending the sounds together, adding reverb,

In the 1950s, most TV diversion projects overlooked current occasions and political issues. Rather, the three noteworthy systems (ABC, NBC, and CBS) created prime-time demonstrates that would engage a general family gathering of people. These real systems would indicate family drama that was recognized by its character-based amusingness and normally set inside of the home. SO in the event that you needed to realize what was going ahead on the planet you needed to listen to the radio on the off chance that you were sufficiently blessed to have one. Dark families were poor. Vagrant laborers endured terrible hardships, and racial pressures were overflowing. None of this was reflected in the realm of residential comedies. Impacts of TV in the

<br>The development of recording technology has run parallel to a reorientation in popular music production. The goal of getting a good sound is no different now than it was when the first recordings were made, but the idea of what a good sound is and how it should be achieved are radically different.

As a result of The Beatles being the number one band in the world, they had access to the industries latest recording tools. Perhaps one of the most important recording tools used by the band in recording was automatic double tracking or ADT. This device allowed the band to flawlessly double any given sound. ADT was used mostly on vocals to enhance the sound of the singer. The Beatles also used an innovative tool known as the Dolby noise reduction system (Dolby NRS). This device reduced the build up of noise during the over dubbing process. Dolby NRS is still widely used in the field of music recording. In an effort to find a new sound, The Beatles cracked open an amplifier and put a fan inside. Just as talking into a fan distorts a voice, the band found that it has the same effect on an instrument. Many of the sounds were added onto the tracks randomly which makes the album virtually impossible to rerecord or perform live.

The LP sold well during the fifties, mostly to fans of high fidelity music who wanted longer cuts, like jazz or classical records. Starting in 1956, FM radio and 33 1/3 RPM LP’s would move into stereo sound, where there would be two separate coordinated channels of music. When music was not the predominant programming, then sound quality was not as important to audiences, but as music came to rule the airwaves, FM radio drew in new listeners because of its high-fidelity sound

In the 1950s, televisions were a widespread, common thing for many Americans. Television brought its benefits and its detriments. For example, it was a form of entertainment for many. In 1952, television was able to broadcast the Republican and Democratic convention form Philadelphia. Moving on, when Minow said that "When television is good, nothing is better. When it's bad, nothing is worse." I believe that he speaks the truth. Television can broadcast many news from major events happening around the world, opposed to waiting a few weeks to even hear about them via newspaper. Television also brought people closer. By this, I mean (while I didn't live in the 50s obviously) I believe that TV brought neighbors and families closer with sing-alongs,

To record this album an EMI console, a 16-track tape machine, a Fairchild limiters, and an EMT plate reverb were used. There were also up to five or six tape machines doing various delays, reverb delays, ect. at one time. Alan remembers “on the mix having to

In terms of audio fidelity, grampaphone discs were not superior to cylinder records. Up until the early 1900’s both cylinder and disc recordings were available. The disc method, on the other hand, did provide further manufacturing advantages as for discs could be efficiently stamped allowing them to be easily mass-produced.

They could produce pieces of music that had the purpose of not being able to be recreated live, because it is how the artist wanted to represent their music. Music started to be recorded in a much more intentional and methodical way (Frith 271-272). He asserts “By the end of the 1960s the studio was, in itself,

Phil Spector was a very famous and influential producer in rock music during the 1960s. He became acquainted with Leiber and Stoller, who were successful producers and songwriters during the 1960s. He had then been introduced around the offices of Hill & Range Publishers, who published Leiber-Stoller songs (Moorefield, p.16). Hill & Range accepted Spector as a recording producer and songwriter into the company. Spector formed a record label with Lester Sill and named it Philles. He was known for producing a “wall of sound,” where different instruments are played and blended together to create a single effect. Spector expanded the role of a producer. He owned and operated his own record company, co-wrote most of the material recorded under his

Playing time of a record is dependent on the speeds a turntable is able to play and the groove spacing on the disc. The first phonographs were only able to play as little as 2 minutes of recording per side. In the process of attempting to lengthen the amount of recording time a record held, it was discovered that it was achievable by changing the RPM of a record. Understanding RPM is very important as for even new turntables and records are available in particular speeds.