Recording Technology
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- Jazz Recording Process
- Acoustic Recording - Tin Roof Blues (1923)
- Involved horns and a small wax disc connected to a cutting stylus, Which left grooves
- The room had to be 30 degrees to keep the wax soft enough
- Wax discs could record for 3 - 4 minutes
- A red light would switch on after 2 and a half minutes
- Sound
- Balancing sound was difficult. Had to stand different distances away
- Drummers could not use their full drum kit for example bass drums could not be used. Also, banjos were preferred to inaudible guitars
- Muffled and poor quality
- Balancing sound was difficult. Had to stand different distances away
- Limitations
- Could be no mistakes as can only be recorded once
- Time limit
- 30 degrees room to record
- Couldn't edit after recording
- Difficult to balance sound
- Lower frequencies were difficult to pick up
- Involved horns and a small wax disc connected to a cutting stylus, Which left grooves
- Electrical Recording - Manteca (1947)
- Recorded using an amplifier and microphones on an acetate disc
- Sound
- Better audio frequency range
- Could hear higher notes and bass notes
- Drums and percussion could be used
- Common use of FM radio prompted improvement to sound quality
- Limitations
- Still a muffled sound
- Can't edit recording
- Analogue Recording - Round Midnight (1956)
- Recorded using microphones e.g. A Newmann 44
- You can edit the music after
- Better sound quality
- Acoustic Recording - Tin Roof Blues (1923)
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