-as of [7 JANUARY 2024]–
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*SONIC HUNTER-GATHERERS*
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*HOME STUDIO BASIX*
*PITCHFORK LINK*
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*RECORD RELEASE BASIX*
*”HOW TO RELEASE A RECORD” LINK*
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*’sound recording/reproduction’ is an [‘electrical’ / ‘mechanical’ / ‘electronic’ / ‘digital’] inscription + re-creation of ‘sound waves’, such as [‘spoken voice’ / ‘singing’ / ‘instrumental music’ / ‘sound effects’]*
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(the 2 main classes of ‘sound recording technology’ are…)
‘analog recording’
‘digital recording’
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(‘acoustic analog recording’ is achieved by a ‘microphone diaphragm’ that can ‘detect’/’sense’ the changes in ‘atmospheric pressure’ caused by ‘acoustic sound waves’ and record them as a mechanical representation of the ‘sound waves’ on a ‘medium’ such as a ‘phonograph record’ (in which a ‘stylus’ cuts ‘grooves’ on a ‘record’))
(in ‘magnetic tape recording’, the ‘sound waves’ vibrate the ‘microphone diaphragm’ and are converted into a ‘varying electric current’, which is then converted to a ‘varying magnetic field’ by an ‘electromagnet’, which makes a representation of the ‘sound’ as ‘magnetized areas’ on a ‘plastic tape’ with a ‘magnetic coating’ on it)
(‘analog sound reproduction’ is the reverse process, with a bigger ‘loudspeaker diaphragm’ causing changes to ‘atmospheric pressure’ to form ‘acoustic sound waves’)
(‘oscillations’ may also be recorded directly from ‘devices’ such as an ‘electric guitar pickup’ or a ‘synthesizer’, without the use of ‘acoustics’ in the ‘recording process’, other than the need for ‘musicians’ to hear how well they are playing during ‘recording sessions’ via ‘headphones’)
(‘digital’ recording and reproduction converts the ‘analog sound signal’ picked up by the ‘microphone’ to a ‘digital form’ by the process of ‘digitization’)
(this lets the ‘audio data’ be ‘stored’ + ‘transmitted’ by a wider variety of ‘media’)
(‘digital recording’ stores ‘audio’ as a series of ‘binary numbers’ (‘zeros’ and ‘ones’) representing ‘samples’ of the ‘amplitude’ of the ‘audio signal’ at equal ‘time intervals’, at a ‘sample rate’ high enough to convey all ‘sounds’ capable of being heard)
(“digital recordings” are considered ‘higher quality’ than ‘analog recordings’ not necessarily because they have higher ‘fidelity’ (aka “wider ‘frequency response’ or ‘dynamic range'”), but because the ‘digital format’ can prevent much loss of ‘quality’ found in ‘analog recording’ due to ‘noise’ and ‘electromagnetic interference’ in ‘playback’, and mechanical ‘deterioration’ or ‘damage’ to the ‘storage medium’)
(whereas successive copies of an ‘analog recording’ tend to degrade in ‘quality’, as more ‘noise’ is added, a ‘digital audio recording’ can be reproduced endlessly with no ‘degradation’ in ‘sound quality’)
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(a ‘digital audio signal’ must be reconverted to ‘analog form’ during ‘playback’ before it is ‘amplified’ + ‘connected’ to a ‘loudspeaker’ to produce ‘sound’)
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