Book chapter
Sonic Signatures in Record Production
Sound As Popular Culture, pp 347-353
01 Jan 2016
Abstract
In 2012, the Library of Congress of the United States made the following declaration, creating an important relationship between technology and aesthetics: "There must be a systematic and sustained effort to compile and collect information related to legacy recording technology and practices: where it is, how it works, and the characteristics, or 'audio signatures', of the recordings themselves" (Library of Congress 2012, 18). Although this declaration is aimed at promoting the preservation of sound recordings, it strongly resonates with my research into the record production practices that create sonic signatures. In a recent paper regarding the technical environment of Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, I asked if it was even possible, what is the best way to detect this influence? (Seay 2012) The answer to that question remains elusive. However, having lived and worked as an audio engineer in one city with an inferred signature (Nashville) and now living, teaching, and researching in another (Philadelphia), it is impossible to escape the notion of sonic signatures within the music community. Therefore, I continue to explore how studio technology and workflow might influence the creation of sonic signatures. [1st paragraph]
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- Title
- Sonic Signatures in Record Production
- Creators
- Toby Seay - Drexel University, Arts and Entertainment Enterprise
- Publication Details
- Sound As Popular Culture, pp 347-353
- Publisher
- Mit Press; CAMBRIDGE
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts and Entertainment Enterprise
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000388697600034
- Other Identifier
- 991022019317204721
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- Humanities, Multidisciplinary
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