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Recording Technology History
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1. After having been impressed by Jack Mullin's adaptation of the magnetophone - invents $50 -000 in the Ampex company to develop and market tape recorders. He is the first to prerecord his radio broadcasts on tape. (1945).
Dolby Noise Reduction (DNR)
Bing Crosby
Theodore Case
Victor in 1900s
2. Adapts a pair of Ampex 200's given to him from Bing Crosby by adding a second record head to one - producing the first- ever multi- track recordings. (1848).
Les Paul
Pridham and Jenson
Geoff Emerick
1967
3. Engineer for the Beatles
Dolby Noise Reduction (DNR)
Geoff Emerick
Theodore Case
Norman Smith
4. Made numerous revolutionary recordings on EMI's 4- track equipment through the cleverness of George Martin and their engineers - primarily Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick
ADT
The Beatles (1960s)
Ken Townsend
Thomas Dowd (1960s)
5. Redesigned the first modern recording studio with control room and isolation for multi- tracking. Recording on 8- track becomes American standard with his influence at Atlantic Records.
Bell Labs
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Thomas Dowd (1960s)
Voldemar Poulson
6. Together - they produce the first heavily multi- track (sound on sound) recordings in their home and on the road. Sometimes as many as 12 guitar parts and 12 vocal parts. (1950's)
Geoff Emerick
Les Paul and Mary Ford
John Lennon
Jack Mullin
7. German scientist that invented magnetically captured sound on tape - called the magnetophone. (1930s)
Victor in 1900s
Thomas Dowd (1950s)
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Fritz Pfleumer
8. The first 12- bit - 30kHz digital tape recordings used a compander to increase dynamic range.
Fritz Pfleumer
1967
Theodore Case
Bing Crosby
9. Engineer for the Beatles
Alexander Graham Bell
Norman Smith
Thomas Dowd (1950s)
Voldemar Poulson
10. Incorporated the 8 track into commercial recording at Atlantic Records in New York. He also replaces the mixing board conceived by Les Paul with linear faders and adds equalization - among other features.
Bell Labs
The Beatles (1960s)
Buddy Holly
Thomas Dowd (1950s)
11. Invented recording on film using infrared light (1917).
Pridham and Jenson
Vacuum tubes
4-Track and 8-Track Recording
Theodore Case
12. Victor becomes wildly popular for selling records in disc form rather than cylinders.
Pridham and Jenson
Jack Mullin
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Victor in 1900s
13. Became first rock- n - roll musician to incorporate multi- tracking on a commercial rock- n - roll song. (1957).
Buddy Holly
Thomas Dowd (1960s)
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Victor in 1900s
14. Produces the first digital recording via computer in 1957. Tremendous limitations regarding dynamic range.
Victor in 1900s
Thomas Edison
Bell Labs
John Lennon
15. Introduced by DBX - it was used to reduce tape hiss by extending the 'compander' concept by compressing low frequencies on record - and expanding them on playback.
Norman Smith
Dolby Noise Reduction (DNR)
John Lennon
Buddy Holly
16. (1970's) Transmitted first digital recordings to a standard computer.
Thomas Stockholm
Dolby Noise Reduction (DNR)
Alexander Graham Bell
Les Paul and Mary Ford
17. Invented specially for the Beatles on April 6 - 1966 - by Ken Townsend - mainly at the instigation of John Lennon (1960s)
Dolby Noise Reduction (DNR)
ADT
Les Paul
Jack Mullin
18. Invented the telephone - allowing for the human voice to be transmitted via microphone over wire at lower levels of voltage. (1870s)
Voldemar Poulson
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Dowd (1950s)
Victor in 1900s
19. Invented sound captured magnetically on wire (wire recording) - named the telegraphone. Becomes useful in dictation and recording where low- fidelity is acceptable. (1890s)
Vacuum tubes
Ken Townsend
Voldemar Poulson
Thomas Dowd (1960s)
20. Invented by AT&T - these boost line level voltage by increasing the quality and distance of sound. Quickly becomes useful in recording and broadcasting what would soon be radio. (1900s)
Bell Labs
Vacuum tubes
Fritz Pfleumer
Dolby Noise Reduction (DNR)
21. Captured sound using wax etchings while attempting to improve upon Bell's technology. Direct record etching remains the norm well into the 1940's. (1890s)
Bell Labs
1967
Buddy Holly
Thomas Edison
22. Invented by Paul in the 1950's (with Mary Ford) - these allowed for individual track amplification and mixing.
4-Track and 8-Track Recording
ADT
Victor in 1900s
Geoff Emerick
23. A Beatle. Hated the tedium of double tracking during sessions - and regularly expressed a desire for a technical alternative. ADT was invented by Ken Townsend. (1960's)
Pridham and Jenson
Norman Smith
John Lennon
Ken Townsend
24. An American given the task of observing the German's development of electronics during WWII that adapts the magnetophone. Impresses Bing Crosby. (1945).
Bell Labs
Geoff Emerick
Jack Mullin
Norman Smith
25. Developed the loudspeaker by essentially reversing the new magnetic coil microphones (1910s)
Buddy Holly
Pridham and Jenson
Thomas Edison
Les Paul and Mary Ford
26. A recording engineer employed at EMI's Abbey Road Studios.
Ken Townsend
4-Track and 8-Track Recording
Buddy Holly
Voldemar Poulson