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A Timeline of Sound A Timeline of Sound RecordingRecording
Recording and the Psychology Recording and the Psychology of Soundof Sound
1877 Edison records human 1877 Edison records human voicevoice
1881 First Lateral Cut Record1881 First Lateral Cut Record
1890 First Coin-op Juke Box1890 First Coin-op Juke Box
Two Popular Formats of Two Popular Formats of the Early 1900’sthe Early 1900’s
Two Popular Formats of Two Popular Formats of the Early 1900’sthe Early 1900’s
Two Popular Formats of Two Popular Formats of the Early 1900’sthe Early 1900’s
Recorded Recorded AudioAudio Music DataMusic Data
(MIDI)(MIDI)
1908 First Film Score (played 1908 First Film Score (played live)live)
1914 First Vacuum Tube 1914 First Vacuum Tube AmplifierAmplifier
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Feedback Feedback looploop
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volume volume controlcontrol
1920 First Commercial Radio1920 First Commercial Radio
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* amplitude modulation* amplitude modulation* frequency modulation* frequency modulation
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transmitttransmitterer
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receiverreceiver
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de-de-modulatormodulator AM and AM and
FM!FM!
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1926 Vitaphone – disc based 1926 Vitaphone – disc based audio synched to filmaudio synched to film
1927 The Jazz Singer – first 1927 The Jazz Singer – first spoken words in filmspoken words in film
1933 The first magnetic1933 The first magneticmulti track recording systemsmulti track recording systems
1938 Les Paul multi track 1938 Les Paul multi track recording with discs; and guitar recording with discs; and guitar
amplification!amplification!
Multi track over dubbing with Multi track over dubbing with discsdiscs
1st pass1st pass
2nd pass2nd pass
1939 Disney’s Fantasia1939 Disney’s Fantasia
• multi track – multi channel• synched to film• early surround sound
1951 Magnetic Tape 1951 Magnetic Tape StandardStandard
•Very large•Hard to move!
1955 suitcase sized recorder1955 suitcase sized recorderon location in Egypton location in Egypt
for “The Ten Commandments” for “The Ten Commandments”
1966 Beatles Sgt. Pepper with 4 1966 Beatles Sgt. Pepper with 4 trks?trks?
1966 Beatles Sgt. Pepper with 4 1966 Beatles Sgt. Pepper with 4 trks?trks?
multiple multiple passespasses
Early 1970’sEarly 1970’s The average American teenager had a better The average American teenager had a better
sound system than the local movie theater!sound system than the local movie theater!
1974 Todd Rundgren 1974 Todd Rundgren solo recording artistsolo recording artist
24 track tape24 track tape
1975 Dolby Optical 1975 Dolby Optical StereophonicStereophonic
1976 Brian Eno 1976 Brian Eno the studio as a musical the studio as a musical
instrumentinstrument
1977 Star Wars – Lucas and 1977 Star Wars – Lucas and THXTHX
plus sub-plus sub-wooferwoofer
1979 Surround Sound Standard1979 Surround Sound Standard5.1 Surround5.1 Surround
1989 Digidesign Sound Tools1989 Digidesign Sound Tools
1993 Digidesign Pro Tools1993 Digidesign Pro Toolswith TDM plug-inswith TDM plug-ins
2005 Pro Tools HD2005 Pro Tools HD
Avid Pro Tools TodayAvid Pro Tools Today