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Convention Paper

Respecting the Sound - From Aural Event to Ear Stimulus

Authors: Brock-Nannestad, George

AES Convention 116 · Paper 6146 · May 2004

Abstract

Graphical or real-time interactive analysis of recorded sound occurred at least 20 years before the invention of reproducible sound in 1877. Scientifically reproduced sound quickly found its way into phonetics and musicology. Early commercial sound recording for entertainment retained an aura of reproduction of a real sound event and prescribed certain calibration features. After commercial success was ensured, manipulation techniques were developed and refined, and the later analogue years demonstrated imaginative thinking that came to a climax when fast digital technology enabled satisfactory signals that only contained what the ear requires, and no more. The dissociation from the total real sound was complete. The paper provides a balanced, well-documented historical overview of the techniques and their consequences.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 116
AES Convention
116
Paper number
6146
Publication date
May 6, 2004
Session subject
Audio Recording and Reproduction; High-Resolution Audio
Affiliation
Patent Tactics, Gentofte, Denmark (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper