America on Record A History of Recorded Sound

Name: America on Record A History of Recorded Sound
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ISBN: 9780521542814

ISBN-10: 0521542812

ISBN-13: 9780521542814

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Andre Millard

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In 1877 Thomas Edison dreamed that one day there would be a talking machine in every home, but even his legendary vision could not have foreseen the way that recorded sound would pervade modern life. From the first thin sheet of tinfoil that was manipulated into retaining sound to the home recordings of rappers in the 1980s and the high-tech studios of the 1990s, this book examines the important technical developments of acoustic, electric, and digital sound reproduction while outlining the cultural impact of recorded music and movies. This second edition highlights the digital revolution of sound recording. First Edition Hb (1995) 0-521-47544-9 First Edition Pb (1995) 0-521-47556-2

Book details

List price: $34.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 474
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English



Introduction



The Acoustic Era



The inventors



A phonograph in every home



The international industry of recorded sound



The music



Recorded sound in the Jazz Age



The Electrical Era



The machines



Competing technologies



Empires of sound



Swing and the mass audience



High fidelity at last



Rock 'n' Roll and the revolution in sound



The record



The studio



Perfecting studio recording



The cassette culture



The Digital Era



The media conglomerate



Into the digital era