Submitted by 2 students of The Art Institute Audio Production 102 March 2012 A Brief History of Audio Production Men like Thomas Edison‚ Alexander Graham Bell‚ and Vladimir Poulsen are some of the great thinkers in the historical walk through audio production. Dating back some 135 years‚ one can begin to witness the imagination and drive that led these‚ and so many other inventors‚ to capture and replicate a better sound. The song‚ Mary’s Little Lamb‚ was Edison’s first successful reproduction
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of any professionally made album is the production and post-production process. These processes are the responsibility of audio engineers employed by record labels. The engineers are responsible for the recording‚ mixing‚ and mastering of audio tracks. To do this‚ engineers are trained with various technologies in the fields of multi track recording‚ outboard gear and digital/analog workstations. With their knowledge and tools‚ engineers help the artists convey their art as best as possible not only
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Jesse Kendal ID: 203392 Introduction to the Audio Industry (AUD201) Assessment Task 1: Essay The Engineer as Creative Mediator Page (1 of 8) Jesse Kendal ID: 203392 In the last 30 years‚ recording‚ editing and mixing techniques have changed dramatically due to new technology. This allows today’s Audio Engineers to engineer much greater sound vastly improving the outcome of a final mix. Whether it’s the sound you hear on radio‚ film‚ television‚ or of live bands‚ or whether
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Bartolomeo Cristofori. From that first major step came the introduction of electronic instruments short after the harnessing of electricity which came in the early 19th century. Soon after that came recording and then on to synthesizers and eventually digital recording. As computers were introduced to society‚ computer music was also brought into our vision. What we are seeing today in the music industry is the use of computers and the Internet to distribute music‚ whereas in the past‚ distribution was
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invention of a phonograph to the walkman‚ CD player and the iPod has created a modernized society. People tend to move along with these changes creating a market. The idea of transferring digital music to your iPod without purchase of a CD or an audiotape may seem like an extraordinary idea but the idea of digital music has led to the downloading of illegal music. The Walkman may have been the turning point in the music recording industry. It was a chain reaction for later products such as the iPod
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Gayle Digital Audio Digital Audio refers to the reproduction and the transmissions of a stored sound in a digital format. This includes things like CDs or mp3s and other forms of sound that can be stored on a computer. In contrast for instance say the telephone system‚ which is stored in a completely different format which is called the analogue system. In sound recording and reproduction systems‚ digital audio refers to a digital representation of the audio waveform for processing. Digital Audio
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Audio Format Wars By: Sheldon Khan Before buying a new car‚ getting married‚ or adopting a new audio format it is wise to ask a few questions‚ peer under the hood‚ and ask the advice of someone you trust. Will the new format satisfy your needs not only now but‚ also in the future? Will it look (and sound) as good on all the mornings after you first met? The analogue cassette is an old and trusted versatile friend that went with you on those morning jogs and cruised in the car with you on
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now own the audio equivalent of a Formula One Racing Car. Have you ever ridden in a finely-tuned racecar on a cross-country track with a professional driver? I have. It ’s more exhilarating than any theme park ride. Every corner is carefully calculated. Every tap on the brake is just enough to make it around the curve without going off the road. Such great power requires great responsibility‚ and the same is true for owners of the Finalizer. Now you ’re the driver‚ you can do an audio "wheelie" any
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every good mastering engineer‚ meticulousness and attention to detail is the norm‚ not the exception. What is Mastering? • Mastering is the last creative step in the audio production process‚ the bridge between mixing and replication – your last chance to enhance sound or repair problems in an acoustically – designed room – an audio microscope. What is a Mastering Engineer? • A Mastering Engineer requires the same ear training as a recording and mixing engineer‚ except that the mastering engineer
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little different when played on different sound cards‚ there is no guarantee that those lush horns won’t sound like blaring trumpets on the next guy’s machine. Making universal MIDI files is a combination of art‚ skill‚ and experience. Digital Audio Digital audio files are
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