Sound Recording History

So, that’s how Spector gave many hits along with creating an original sound and recording style.

Now, moving on to Strawberry Fields Forever first performed by The Beatles in 1967. The composition is credited to both John Lennon and Paul McCartney. There are arguments to support that Lennon is the soul composer, but this unconfirmed. This piece is classified as a psychedelic pop song. Songs of this genre used strange recording techniques such as playing the tape backwards, and using unusual instruments. Strawberry Fields Forever made use of these techniques, the end of the song is played in reverse and a sitar is used. This is a very typical song of that era and culture.

Most successful musicians know a hidden art carried out by the work of a good sound engineer; it is essential for a magnificent album. For the rest of us novice listeners and fans, we believe what we hear through our speakers or played over the radio are the true skilled professional musicians, soaring at their craft. Most contemporary music, from pop to R&B and acid jazz to the sophisticated realm of orchestral film scores, has been modernized by several inventions encased within the studio. The art of audio engineering has taken on new forms, from the nuts and bolts, "plug it in, and see if it works" era into the digital world, because of these wonderfully tragic solutions to a

They also used audio tricks involving steam organs, orchestras, sitars, and even a pack of foxhounds in full cry at the end of “Good Morning, Good Morning.” The use of animal sounds were actually first used in the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds that the Beatles admired. When asked the Beach Boys where they got their innovation for Pet Sounds, the Beatles Rubber Soul album was what inspired them. “A Day In The Life,” the last song on the album, featured “what Lennon described as ‘a sound building up from nothing to the end of the world’” (Lazarescu). The song “Strawberry Fields Forever” fused two different versions of the same song and used reverse-tape cellos for an eerie effect. After George Harrison used sitar on the song “Norwegian Wood,” other bands like the Byrds, Yardbirds, and the Rolling Stones, soon followed incorporating Eastern-influence sounds into their work.

In the early 1950s a new way of making music was discovered. This method grew to be popular during the 1960s and remained popular for decades to come. Of course, this refers to the age of vinyl records, a time where the market was ruled by little black discs. A vinyl record is a circular grooved disc made from a petroleum based liquid ("What Are Vinyl Records?," n.d). They originally gained popularity for their uncanny ability to capture and replay music. Vinyls revolutionized the music industry, and naturally they became the main source of music distribution. The purpose of this essay is to educate the public about the physics, history, and the creative process behind vinyl records.

After a couple of “failed” attempts of making a device that could be used for mass sharing of music in the late 1800s, an immigrant from Germany had finally come up with an idea that would change everything. Chichester Bell (Alexander Graham Bell's cousin) and Thomas Edison’s idea to record sounds on round cylinders was a good idea except for the sound quality and general effort that was required to make and replicate sound. The Phonograph was one of the earliest attempts at recording devices. Thomas A. Edison wanted to create this device in order to assist with business interactions. He originally used foil to record sounds, but this wasn't the best medium. You could only play sounds once and the quality wasn’t the greatest. This is when wax cylinders came into play. It was eventually decided that the wax cylinder wasn't strong enough to record something permanently. Next followed the graphophone. This invention by Bell fixed the replay problem, but mass production of music would’ve been impossible because of the sheer amount of work involved in recording each cylinder separately (Bells).

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.

After Edison, people went crazy on the idea of audio. In 1913 they were able to record film and audio to create movies. Recording engineers in specific have been important in the United States since the 1940’s. Tom Dawd, an early recording engineer, was very successful in his job. He started recording in the 1940’s and proceeded to do so until the beginning of the 21st century. Tom Dawd passed away in 2002, but his memories still live on in the documentary about him entitled, Tom Dawd and The Language of

''This music does weird things to people's brains,'' Mr. Seim, the founder of The Advantage, said of Nintendo video game music. (Weingarten) The original Nintendo Entertainment System brought to the United States in 1985, is still one of the best-selling home video consoles ever. With its creation, arcade games could now be played in one’s home and with the technological advances it also carried video game music beyond the primitive bleeps and blips of arcade systems. In 1985, the debut of the NES or Nintendo Entertainment System with only five audio output channels, brought actual synthesized music, called eight-bit music, to video games. (Payne) Unbeknownst to Nintendo, however, those technological hindrances would eventually establish a trademark sound, lead to a Nintendo Rock band named the Advantage, who released one of the most popular albums of the genre.

The advancement of technology has had a major role in changing the culture of music since 1945.

However, modern technology has made it possible to package many of the features of large recording studios into small digital recording consoles, which amateur musicians can afford.  The price of one of these consoles, the Tascam Digital Portastudio 788, at Musiciansfriend.com, is $899.99 [1].  This console, although seemingly expensive, is much more cost-effective than paying for an entire studio, and can achieve nearly the same results.  The real benefit of a digital recording console, however, is the creative control it bestows upon musicians.  Instead of having a producer who dictates how the recording should sound, the musician becomes the producer, giving him complete control over all aspects of the composition.  Additionally, because of the cost of studio recording, a musician's time in the studio is usually limited.  However, with a personal digital recording console, one can freely experiment with new ideas without time constraints.  While this unmediated recording environment theoretically provides an artist with unlimited creative flexibility, it also allows for detrimental misuse in the form of non-original composition, which can negate the creative possibilities of this new artistic process.

The creation of musical works has always been culminated by several different processes and usually involves many people. The process takes a lot of time delaying the release of music. Advancement in technology has played a significant role in the music production by lowering the length of time it takes to produce recorded material. Artists usually sign a contract with a recording company that markets their music products. The internet and low-cost recording technologies have created a “do-it-yourself” music movement. New artists have gained worldwide recognition without landing a recording contract with a major record label.

are new ways to produce, manufacture, and sell music purely for entertainment. Since the first

Instrumental jamming played on "The Word" and "I'm Looking Through You," whereas "Girl" contained a strange breathing sound in the chorus. The album Revolver from August 1966 presented psychedelia further in "Tomorrow Never Knows," and in "Yellow Submarine." The song merged psychedelic elements with attraction to kids and nostalgia, an interpretation that they would retain and would retain their music universally popular. The album also had psychedelic elements in other several songs. However it was with 1967's releases that the band ultimately disappeared their old character behind and embraced a colorful new frontier. "Strawberry Fields Forever" was a song about reminiscence and juvenile when the Beatles organized back into the recording studio on November 1966. Because of difficulty from Capitol Records, Brian Epstein hurriedly released the songs that would have appeared on the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. It then released as a double-sided single with Penny Lane on February 1967, in the UK. Following on February 1967, in the United States, "Strawberry Fields Forever" encouraged sound with a display of instruments and effects, unusual chord, and an uncommon edit of two totally distinct versions (the latter of which had to be slowed down to fit) capped with a false outro. The album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was a genuine compilation of psychedelia (among

The advancements of technology have impacted the recording studios more dramatically than any other career within the music industry. Thus the necessity to adapt to these changes is vital for any individual working in this field. However, these advancements have also made the technology of professional recording studios more accessible and subsequently caused the rise of home recording studios. The advancements of technology have impacted the recording studios more dramatically than any other career within the music industry. Thus the necessity to adapt to these changes is vital for any individual working in this field. However, these advancements have also made the technology of professional recording studios more accessible and