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Neil Muncy explains the evolution of multitrack recording. (2:38)

Edgar Villchur discusses the philosophy behind live vs. recorded demonstration concerts. (5:44)

Michael Dorrough explains early studio signal processing. (2:58)

Jack Renner explains how Telarc got its sound. (2:42)

Carson Taylor saves the day for Jacqueline du Pré. (6:11)

Norman Pickering talks about the very early years of the AES. (1:53)

Stanley Lipshitz discusses the paths to improving digital recording. (2:59)

Neil Muncy talks about the importance of grounding and misconceptions. (3:35)

Neil Muncy discusses the development of studio equipment design. (3:15)

Frank Laico talks about recording with Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. (2:18)

Ioan Allen discusses cinema soundtracks. (9:50)

Phil Ramone has other thoughts about working in the studio, today. (1:37)

Peter Tappan explains the reinforcement system in Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall. (2:37)

Neville Thiele explains his connection with Alan Blumlein. (2:35)

Dan Dugan discusses the development of the Music System. (2:47)

David Hewitt talks about the variables in location recording. (5:40)

Composer, John Chowning, gives a brief overview of his role in the discovery of FM Synthesis (4:15)

Bob Ludwig reveals his “Ah, Ha!” moment in mastering. (2:24)

David Hewitt talks about who makes a good location engineer. (6:59)

Bob Ludwig explains the history of improvements in vinyl cutting. (11:12)

Daniel von Recklinghausen gives advice to the young and the old in audio. (0:50)

Bill Whitlock discusses his development of a transformer imitation circuit. (1:29)

Thomas Stockham III talks about his father’s work with Soundstream. (3:35)

Ioan Allen talks about the film soundtrack. (3:37)

Fred Pfost of Ampex tells the story of demonstrating the first professional video tape recorder (2:32)

Edgar Villchur talks about what counts in loudspeaker performance. (3:25)

Bill Whitlock talks about audio pioneer Deane Jensen. (2:59)

Michael Dorrough discusses early studio recording and signal processing. (6:27)

David Hewitt talks about his beginnings in location recording and other tales. (2:27)

Norman Pickering discusses the development of the lightweight phonograph cartridge. (3:32)

John Meyer demonstrates the importance of ‘show business’ in the show. (3:12)

Ray Dolby talks about the development in the improvement of cinema soundtracks. (3:37)

David Blackmer is interested in what it is that we can hear. (4:19)

Robert Langevin talks about his encounter with Les Paul and the ghost note. (2:08)

Ioan Allen explains the nature of film sound. (3:25)

David Blackmer talks about the importance of the AES. (1:35)

Ray Dolby talks about the problem with noise in analogue recording and subsequent improvements. (2:42)

Emil Torick discusses the work of CBS Laboratories. (10:06)

Jack Renner discusses the development of his philosophy of recording. (6:28)

Bob Ludwig tells about the mastering of Led Zepplin II. (2:22)

Keith O. Johnson tells the story of his early electronic developments. (5:10)

John Vanderkooy discusses the history of improvements in digital recording. (4:54)

George Alexandrovich talks about classic Fairchild gear. Mobile version (2:20)

Les Paul led a triple life. (3:07)

Recording engineer, Ed Greene, talks about his recording of the jazz classic, "Jazz Samba." The recording features saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd. (2:31)

Phil Ramone talks about music production. (10:49)

Carson Taylor saves the day for Jacqueline du Pré. (4:37)

Stanley Lipshitz discusses the history of improvements in digital recording. (4:50)

Richard Burden tells about early work with KDKA-FM. (1:54)

John Eargle explains his philosophy of recording. (3:10)

Frank Laico talks about his work in the studios at Columbia Records. (7:21)

Ioan Allen talks about the history of improvements in film sound. (3:37)

Stefan de Koning discusses the development of ambiophony systems. (6:09)

Fred Pfost of Ampex tells a story of an early demonstration of stereo sound. (2:40)

Emil Torick discusses the perception of audio quality. (2:20)

Edgar Villchur discusses the development of the AR-1 loudspeaker. (7:31)

Bill Windsor talks about early multitrack equipment developments. (3:31)

Daniel von Recklinghausen talks about the evolution in equipment design. (3:50)

Robert Langevin talks about the discovery of how to improve the first wireless microphone. (2:13)

Karlheinz Brandenburg tells a short story about MP3 development. (2:30)

Bob Mack talks about the recording of the classic album “The First Family”. (2:52)

Les Paul talks about multitrack and sound-on-sound recording. (2:27)

David Robinson explains the alphabet soup of noise reduction. (3:19)

Bill Windsor talks about the movement from mono to stereo to multitrack. (5:31)

Bob Ludwig talks about mastering with the Isley Brothers. (2:45)

Richard Burden talks about his work with KDKA-FM. (4:01)

Les Paul talks about his long development of the electric guitar. (7:43)

Los Angeles recording engineer, Ed Greene, talks about his first encounter with Frank Sinatra. (2:57)

Robin Caine suggests there are many directions in audio. (1:24)

Edgar Villchur talks about the design of a classic turntable. (3:02)