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- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Number of Pages: 464
- ISBN: 0571211658
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112379657
- Release Date: June 9, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #78154 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #884 in Art Books (See Top 100 Art Books Bestsellers)
- #54 in Popular Culture - General (See Top 100 Popular Culture - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music" by Greg Milner to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music"Browse more products related to "Greg Milner"Review"PERFECTING SOUND FOREVER...takes readers on the labyrinthine journey through the tiny warrens and corporate-sponsored laboratories of the inventors, musicians and hustlers who helped advance sound recording." "Milner provides insightful commentary and possesses a solid grasp of pacing and a light touch with technical aspects....Milner especially excels at revealing the human side of each story." "[Milner] delves so deeply into the hows and whys of recorded sound that you may never listen to Lady Gag the same way again." "[A] fascinating study of technology and aesthetics....a real ear-opener that will captivate fans and techies alike." Publisher's noteA history of recorded music reveals the behind-the-scenes processes through which recorded sound is captured and produced, in a chronicle that also covers major recording achievements, the innovators who influence the way music is experienced, and the current debate about faithful versus transcendent recording practices. AnnotationFrom CDs at Virgin Records, to the hallowed vinyl of DJs and audiophiles, to the MP3s cramming college servers, recordings are by far the most common way we experience music. Yet their ubiquity has deafened us to the way the processes that create them shape our understanding of what music is."" "Perfecting Sound Forever "tells the history of recorded music, from Edison's quest to perfectly capture the sound of a live performance to the state of affairs one hundred years later where the armada of producers who turn Jennifer Lopez into a recording artist want us to believe in a performance that never actually happened. Along the way, the music journalist Greg Milner takes us through the major recording achievements, breakthroughs, and failures, focusing on the innovators, musicians, and producers who changed the way we hear our favorite songs--from Les Paul to Phil Spector to Neil Young and King Tubby (the inventor of the dub remix). He charts the key points in a debate that spans the past century: Should a recording document reality as faithfully as possible, or should it improve upon or somehow "transcend "the music it records? The answers he uncovers will change the very way we think about music. From the earliest preserved cave drawings, evidence exists of the human desire--compulsion even--to document its activities. With Thomas Edison's phonograph in the late 1870s suddenly a whole new aural world of documentation opened up. Since the late 18th century, audiophiles, musicians, inventors, scientists, and entrepreneurs have churned out innovation after innovation in audio recording. Journalist and author Greg Milner takes the obsessive reigns to detail and explore the history of recorded sound. His history intersects technologies (the wax cylinders to MP3 players), as well as those whose work compelled these innovations, whether they be scholars like Alan Lomax or artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Milner has passion for his subject that shines through in this heavily researched narrative that reads with the energy of fiction. If You Enjoy "Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music (Hardcover)" by Greg Milner (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Popular Culture - General Bestsellers
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