Authors:
- Presents a thorough history of recorded sound, with focus on the invention of stereo and the necessary technology to make it work
- Includes microphone technique and other aspects of practical recording
- Outlines the importance of audio and society: how we use it today and how it’s changed over time
- Discusses why digital technology is not always the answer to creating good music
Buy it now
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.
Table of contents (28 chapters)
-
Front Matter
About this book
This book provides a true A to Z of recorded sound, from its inception to the present day, outlining how technologies, techniques, and social attitudes have changed things, noting what is good and what is less good. The author starts by discussing the physics of sound generation and propagation. He then moves on to outline the history of recorded sound and early techniques and technologies, such as the rise of multi-channel tape recorders and their impact on recorded sound. He goes on to debate live sound versus recorded sound and why there is a difference, particularly with classical music. Other topics covered are the sound of real instruments and how that sound is produced and how to record it; microphone techniques and true stereo sound; digital workstations, sampling, and digital media; and music reproduction in the home and how it has changed. The author wraps up the book by discussing where we should be headed for both popular and classical music recording and reproduction, the role of the Audio Engineer in the 21st century, and a brief look at technology today and where it is headed. This book is ideal for anyone interested in recorded sound.
“[Julian Ashbourn] strives for perfection and reaches it through his recordings… His deep knowledge of both technology and music is extensive and it is with great pleasure that I see he is passing this on for the benefit of others. I have no doubt that this book will be highly valued by many in the music industry, as it will be by me.” -- Claudio Di Meo, Composer, Pianist and Principal Conductor of The Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hemel Symphony Orchestra and The Lumina Choir
Authors and Affiliations
-
Verus Mundus, Berkhamsted, UK
Julian Ashbourn
About the author
Julian Ashbourn is an experienced and successful author on topics ranging from computer science and identity management through to geoscience and the natural sciences in general. His publications include the Springer titles Biometrics in the New World, Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems, and BANTAM User Guide.
Last 20 years, he’s undertaken three concurrent activities: Working for British Airways IT Dept; Working with Government agencies around the world re the application of biometric; Working in the Natural and Physical Sciences producing an archive for the Geological Society.
He has retired but has taken up numerous projects, including recording symphony orchestras, concert bands, folk groups, choirs and other musicians; composing both symphonic works, jazz and other music; authoring additional books on specialist subjects; recording and analyzing bird song and natural sounds.
He has published with Springer many times in many subject areas.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Audio Technology, Music, and Media
Book Subtitle: From Sound Wave to Reproduction
Authors: Julian Ashbourn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62429-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62428-6Published: 15 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62431-6Published: 16 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-62429-3Published: 14 December 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 142
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Signal, Image and Speech Processing, Engineering Acoustics, Music, Mathematics in Music