Recording music and sound
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Recording production
    • 1.1 Recording roles
  • 2 Early revolutions in sound recording
    • 2.1 The pre-recording era
    • 2.2 Edison
    • 2.3 Bell and Tainter
    • 2.4 Berliner
    • 2.5 Popularising recordings
    • 2.6 Good times and bad
  • 3 Magnetic recording
    • 3.1 Magnetic tape recorders
    • 3.2 Tape at home
    • 3.3 Multi-track tape recording
    • 3.4 Editing
  • 4 Practical recording
    • 4.1 Microphone distortion
  • 5 Recording log
    • 5.1 General notes
    • 5.2 Notes on each take
    • 5.3 Field recording notes
  • 6 Microphone placement
    • 6.1 Minimising noise
    • 6.2 Mains Hum
  • 7 End-of-course quiz
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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