Ongoing History Daily: The first recorded sound
Recorded sound has been around for a lot longer than most people realize. But I’ll bet you’re thinking about Thomas Edison and his talking machine and Emile Berliner’s rotating discs.
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Ongoing History Daily: Cool History of Audio Tape, Part 1
Before the 1930s, the only real way to capture music for playback later was on either a rotating cylinder or a rotating disc. The principle was the same: the mechanical
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A new way of recording music: A camera that “sees” vibrations
Capturing any kind of audio can be done using any number of microphones and audio engineering techniques. Ideally, you’ll want to record each element of a performance–vocals, the instruments, and
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3 Tips for those new to recording at home
With the advent of new digital recording technologies, recording for aspiring artists has become much easier. Free plug-ins and DAWs have replaced expensive hardware in some respects. This isn’t to
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Studio Owner Offers Free Song Recording. No One Responds. Why?
[Dayne is one of those super-altrustic studio owners. Why won’t anyone take him up on his offer? – AC] To the Other 10% By Dayne P Believe it or not,
Read MoreAlternative Recording: Alt Musicians Who Recorded Outside of a Studio (And Some Very Weird Places)
Usually when we imagine bands and musicians recording their latest albums, we envision them in a recording studio with a producer sitting in front of a mixing board that has
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Is This a Recording of First Contact with an Alien Race?
First contact? Probably not, but a good (if not hokey) try. Hey, it’s Tuesday, the day of the week we need the most distraction from our hum-drum workday. Enjoy some X-Files-like
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The Queen Once Made an Album. No, Not Queen the Band. THE Queen.
In what will probably go down in history as one of the more peculiar collectible recordings of all time, it’s been revealed the Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Princess
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Cool App Allows You to Record in a Virtual Studio with Anyone Anywhere in the World
It’s called WholeWorldBand. Check it out: http://youtu.be/n5zM7LP_3Qo
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