{"product_id":"chasing-sound-technology-culture-and-the-art-of-studio-recording-from-edison-to-the-lp-paperback","title":"Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Schmidt Horning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow technically enhanced studio recordings revolutionized music and the music industry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChasing Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Schmidt Horning traces the cultural and technological evolution of recording studios in the United States from the first practical devices to the modern multi-track studios of the analog era. Charting the technical development of studio equipment, the professionalization of recording engineers, and the growing collaboration between artists and technicians, she shows how the earliest efforts to capture the sound of live performances eventually resulted in a trend toward studio creations that extended beyond live shows, ultimately reversing the historic relationship between live and recorded sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchmidt Horning draws from a wealth of original oral interviews with major labels and independent recording engineers, producers, arrangers, and musicians, as well as memoirs, technical journals, popular accounts, and sound recordings. Recording engineers and producers, she finds, influenced technological and musical change as they sought to improve the sound of records. By investigating the complex relationship between sound engineering and popular music, she reveals the increasing reliance on technological intervention in the creation as well as in the reception of music. The recording studio, she argues, is at the center of musical culture in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChasing Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Schmidt Horning traces the cultural and technological evolution of recording studios in the United States from the first practical devices to the modern multi-track studios of the analog era. Charting the technical development of studio equipment, the professionalization of recording engineers, and the growing collaboration between artists and technicians, she shows how the earliest efforts to capture the sound of live performances eventually resulted in a trend toward studio creations that extended beyond live shows, ultimately reversing the historic relationship between live and recorded sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchmidt Horning draws from a wealth of original oral interviews with major labels and independent recording engineers, producers, arrangers, and musicians, as well as memoirs, technical journals, popular accounts, and sound recordings. Recording engineers and producers, she finds, influenced technological and musical change as they sought to improve the sound of records. By investigating the complex relationship between sound engineering and popular music, she reveals the increasing reliance on technological intervention in the creation as well as in the reception of music. The recording studio, she argues, is at the center of musical culture in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing Sound\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to a growing literature illuminating the history of sound recording. . . . What makes the book unique are the author's interviews with dozens of engineers and producers. The voices of those who worked in the studios day in and day out enliven the rest of the book's narrative with a perspective born of practical experience.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSusan Schmidt Horning\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at St. John's University in New York and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eMusic and Technology in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Emily Thompson, Princeton University \"History: Reviews of New Books\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChasing Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Schmidt Horning traces the cultural and technological evolution of recording studios in the United States from the first practical devices to the modern multi-track studios of the analog era. Charting the technical development of studio equipment, the professionalization of recording engineers, and the growing collaboration between artists and technicians, she shows how the earliest efforts to capture the sound of live performances eventually resulted in a trend toward studio creations that extended beyond live shows, ultimately reversing the historic relationship between live and recorded sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchmidt Horning draws from a wealth of original oral interviews with major labels and independent recording engineers, producers, arrangers, and musicians, as well as memoirs, technical journals, popular accounts, and sound recordings. Recording engineers and producers, she finds, influenced technological and musical change as they sought to improve the sound of records. By investigating the complex relationship between sound engineering and popular music, she reveals the increasing reliance on technological intervention in the creation as well as in the reception of music. The recording studio, she argues, is at the center of musical culture in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChasing Sound\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to a growing literature illuminating the history of sound recording. . . . What makes the book unique are the author's interviews with dozens of engineers and producers. The voices of those who worked in the studios day in and day out enliven the rest of the book's narrative with a perspective born of practical experience.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Schmidt Horning\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at St. John's University in New York and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eMusic and Technology in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Schmidt Horning \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of history at St. John's University in New York and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eMusic and Technology in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119241334919,"sku":"9781421418483","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/046faf4067e182c5a4e6cd498db323da.webp?v=1732539828","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/chasing-sound-technology-culture-and-the-art-of-studio-recording-from-edison-to-the-lp-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}