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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical Electricity

Electricity is a general term for the variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge [i] ... 

 or mechanical re-creation and/or amplification of sound Sound

Sound is a disturbance of mechanical energy [i] that propagates through matter [i] as a wave [i]. ... 

, often as music Music

Music is an art, entertainment [i], or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds a ... 

. This involves the use of audio equipment such as microphones Microphone

A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or mic , is an acoustic to electric transducer [i] ... 

, recording devices and loudspeakers Loudspeaker

A loudspeaker or speaker, is an electromechanical [i] transducer [i] which converts an electrical [i] ... 

. From early beginnings with the invention of the phonograph Phonograph

The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded [i] ... 

 using purely mechanical techniques, the field has advanced with the invention of electrical recording, the mass production of the 78 record Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analogue [i] sound [i] recording medium [i] consisting of a flat ... 

, the magnetic wire recorder followed by the tape recorder Tape recorder

A tape recorder, tape deck, reel-to-reel tape deck, cassette deck [i] or tape machine r ... 

, the vinyl Vinyl

A vinyl is any organic compound [i] that contains a vinyl group, −C [i]H [i] ... 

 LP record.

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Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical Electricity

Electricity is a general term for the variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge [i] ... 

 or mechanical re-creation and/or amplification of sound Sound

Sound is a disturbance of mechanical energy [i] that propagates through matter [i] as a wave [i]. ... 

, often as music Music

Music is an art, entertainment [i], or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds a ... 

. This involves the use of audio equipment such as microphones Microphone

A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or mic , is an acoustic to electric transducer [i]... 

, recording devices and loudspeakers Loudspeaker

A loudspeaker or speaker, is an electromechanical [i] transducer [i] which converts an electrical [i] ... 

. From early beginnings with the invention of the phonograph Phonograph

The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded [i] ... 

 using purely mechanical techniques, the field has advanced with the invention of electrical recording, the mass production of the 78 record Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analogue [i] sound [i] recording medium [i] consisting of a flat... 

, the magnetic wire recorder followed by the tape recorder Tape recorder

A tape recorder, tape deck, reel-to-reel tape deck, cassette deck [i] or tape machine r ... 

, the vinyl Vinyl

A vinyl is any organic compound [i] that contains a vinyl group, −C [i]H [i]... 

 LP record. The invention of the compact cassette Compact Cassette

Sweden Democrats , founded in 1988 [i] by Leif Zeilon [i], is a Swedish [i] far right [i] politic ... 

 in the 1960s 1960s

The 1960s decade [i] refers to the years from 1960 [i] to 1969 [i], inclusive. ... 

, followed by Sony Sony

is a Japanese [i] multinational corporation [i] and one of the world's largest media conglomerate [i]s.... 

's Walkman Walkman

The Walkman is a popular Sony [i] brand [i] used by the company to market its portable audio players, an ... 

, gave a major boost to the mass distribution of music recordings, and the invention of digital recording and the compact disc Compact Disc

Cheddar is a village in the district of Sedgemoor [i] in Somerset [i], England [i], situated on the edge ... 

 in 1983 brought massive improvements in ruggedness and quality. The most recent developments have been in digital audio player Digital audio player

A digital audio player is a device that stores, organizes and plays digital music file [i] ... 

s like the Apple iPod IPod

The iPod is a brand of portable media player [i]s designed and marketed by Apple Computer [i]. ... 

. New technologies such as Super Audio CD and DVD-A DVD-Audio

Leo Esaki is a Japan [i]ese physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics [i] in 1973 [i] with Ivar Giaever [i] ... 

 continue to set very hi-fi digital standards.

The field covers many areas, from Hi-Fi to Professional audio, Internet radio and Podcasting Podcasting

Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia [i] files, such as audio or video programs, over the... 

.

Developments in recording and editing have transformed the record, movie Film

Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general.... 

 and television Television

Television is a telecommunication [i] system for
... 

 industries in recent decades. Editing became practicable with the invention of magnetic tape recording Magnetic tape

Magnetic tape is a non-volatile [i] storage medium [i] consisting of a magnetic coa ... 

 but computers and digital processing made it much easier, quicker and more powerful. We now divide the process of making a recording into tracking, mixing Audio mixing

Audio mixing is used for sound recording [i], audio editing [i] and sound system [i]s to balance the rel ... 

 and mastering. Multitrack recording Multitrack recording

Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording [i] that allows for the separate recording of multip ... 

 makes it possible to capture sound from several microphones, or from different 'takes' to tape or disc with maximum headroom Headroom

Headroom is a term used in signal processing [i] to refer to the maximum allowable signal level before compression [i] ... 

 and quality, allowing maximum flexibility in the mixing and mastering stages for editing, level balancing, compressing Audio level compression

Audio level compression, also called dynamic range compression, volume compression, compr... 

 and limiting, and the addition of effects such as reverberation, equalisation Equalization

In audio processing [i], equalization is the process of restoring the frequency envelope of a sound [i]. ... 

, flanging Flanging

Flanging is a time-based audio effect [i] that occurs when two identical signals are mixed together, bu ... 

 and many more.

The first multitrack recording was "How High the Moon" by Les Paul Les Paul

Les Paul is best known as a skilled guitarist, and as one of the most important figures in the developme... 

, on which Paul played eight guitar tracks. The Beatles The Beatles

The Beatles were an English Pop/Rock and Roll band formed in 1962 by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harri... 

, under producer George Martin, were among the first to truly experiment with multitrack techniques and effects on the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

In the 1920s, the first talkies Sound film

A sound film is a motion picture [i] with synchronized sound [i], as opposed to a silent film [i] ... 

 came out, especially "The Jazz Singer" in 1927, and theatre orchestra musicians were being replaced with mechanical music which cost the loss of many jobs. The American Federation of Musicians American Federation of Musicians

The American Federation of Musicians is a labor union [i] of professional [i] musician [i] ... 

 took out ads in newspapers, protesting the replacement of real musicians with mechanical playing devices, especially in theatres.

See also

  • Amplifier
  • Audio editing
  • Audio system measurements
  • Audiophile Audiophile

    Audiophile, from Latin [i] audio "hear" and Greek [i] f??e?? "love", is a word us ... 

  • Clipstream
  • CD Compact Disc

    Cheddar is a village in the district of Sedgemoor [i] in Somerset [i], England [i], situated on the edge ... 

  • Compact audio cassette Compact Cassette

    Sweden Democrats , founded in 1988 [i] by Leif Zeilon [i], is a Swedish [i] far right [i] politic ... 

  • Digital Digital signal

    The term digital signal is used to refer to more than one concept.... 

     vs. Analog
  • Digital audio
  • Digital recording
  • DIY audio
  • History of sound recording History of sound recording

    Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between th... 

  • High-end audio
  • High fidelity
  • List of audio formats
  • Loudspeaker Loudspeaker

    A loudspeaker or speaker, is an electromechanical [i] transducer [i] which converts an electrical [i] ... 

  • Magnetic recording and tape recorder Tape recorder

    A tape recorder, tape deck, reel-to-reel tape deck, cassette deck [i] or tape machine r ... 

  • Microphone Microphone

    A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or mic , is an acoustic to electric transducer [i]... 

  • Music centre Music centre

    A music centre is a type of integrated audio [i] system for home use, used to play fr ... 

  • Phonograph Phonograph

    The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded [i] ... 

  • Preamplifier Preamplifier

    A preamplifier is an electronic amplifier [i] which precedes another amplifier to prepare an electronic ... 

  • Professional audio
  • Record press
  • Recording studio Recording studio

    A recording studio is a facility for sound recording [i]. ... 

  • SAE Institute SAE Institute

    The SAE Institute is a private college founded in 1976 by Sound Engineer [i]/Record Producer [i] Tom Misner [i] ... 

  • Stereo Imaging
  • Studio monitor
  • Valve sound
  • Voyager Golden Record Voyager Golden Record

    The Voyager Golden Record is a gramophone record [i], attached to the two Voyager [i] spacecraft [i] ... 



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