Vinyl: A History of the Analogue Record, Richard Osborne
Автор: Dominik Bartmanski, Ian Woodward Название: Vinyl: The Analogue Record in the Digital Age ISBN: 0857856189 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857856180 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Recent years have seen not just a revival, but a rebirth of the analogue record. More than merely a nostalgic craze, vinyl has become a cultural icon. As music consumption migrated to digital and online, this seemingly obsolete medium became the fastest-growing format in music sales.
Автор: Scott Jonathan Название: The Vinyl Frontier: The Story of the Voyager Golden Record ISBN: 1472956133 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472956132 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 16820.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание:
The fascinating story behind the mission, music, and message of NASA's Voyager Golden Record--humanity's message to the stars.
In 1977, a team led by the great Carl Sagan was assembled to create a record that would travel to the stars on NASA's Voyager probe. The Vinyl Frontier reveals the inside story of how the record was created, from the first phone call to the final launch, when Voyager 1 and 2 left Earth with a playlist that would represent humanity to any future alien races that come into contact with the probe. Each song, sound and picture that made the final cut has a story to tell.
The Golden Record is a 90-minute playlist of music from across the globe, a sound essay of life on Earth, spoken greetings in multiple languages, and more than 100 photographs, all painstakingly chosen by Sagan and his team to create an aliens' guide to Earthlings. The final playlist contains music written and performed by well-known names such as Bach, Beethoven, Chuck Berry and Blind Willie Johnson, as well as music from China, India and more remote cultures, such as a community in Small Malaita in the Solomon Islands.
Through interviews with all of the key players involved with the record, this book pieces together the whole story of the Golden Record. It addresses the myth that the Beatles were left off of the record because of copyright reasons and will include new information about US president Jimmy Carter's role in the record, as well as many other fascinating insights that have never been reported before. It also tells the love story between Carl Sagan and the project's creative director Ann Druyan that flourishes as the record is being created.
The Golden Record is more than just a time capsule. It is a unique combination of science and art, and a testament to the genius of its driving force, the great polymath Carl Sagan.
Автор: Osborne, Richard Название: Vinyl ISBN: 1472434331 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472434333 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 42870.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book traces the evolution of the recording format from its roots in the first sound recording experiments, to its survival in the world of digital technologies. Each chapter explores a different element: the groove, the disc shape, the label, vinyl itself, the album, the single, the b-side and the 12" single, the sleeve.
Автор: Self Douglas Название: Electronics for Vinyl ISBN: 1138705454 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138705456 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 59190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Electronics for Vinyl is the most comprehensive book ever produced on the electronic circuitry needed to extract the best possible signal from grooves in vinyl. What is called the "vinyl revival" is in full swing, and a clear and comprehensive account of the electronics you need is very timely. Vinyl reproduction presents some unique technical challenges; the signal levels from moving-magnet cartridges are low, and those from moving-coil cartridges lower still, so a good deal of high-quality low-noise amplification is required.
Some of the features of Electronics for Vinyl include:
● integrating phono amplifiers into a complete preamplifier;
● differing phono amplifier technologies; covering active, passive, and semi-passive RIAA equalisation and transconductance RIAA stages;
● the tricky business of getting really accurate RIAA equalisation without spending a fortune on expensive components, such as switched-gain MM/MC RIAA amplifiers that retain great accuracy at all gains, the effects of finite open-loop gain, cartridge-preamplifier interaction, and so on;
● noise and distortion in phono amplifiers, covering BJTs, FETs, and opamps as input devices, hybrid phono amplifiers, noise in balanced MM inputs, noise weighting, and cartridge load synthesis for ultimately low noise;
● archival and non-standard equalisation for 78s etc.;
● building phono amplifiers with discrete transistors;
● subsonic filtering, covering all-pole filters, elliptical filters, and suppression of subsonics by low-frequency crossfeed, including the unique Devinyliser concept;
● ultrasonic and scratch filtering, including a variety of variable-slope scratch filters;
● line output technology, including zero-impedance outputs, on level indication for optimal setup, and on specialised power supplies; and
● description of six practical projects which range from the simple to the highly sophisticated, but all give exceptional performance.
Electronics for Vinyl brings the welcome news that there is simply no need to spend huge sums of money to get performance that is within a hair's breadth of the best theoretically obtainable. But you do need some specialised knowledge, and here it is.
Автор: Miles Jenna Название: The Beginner`s Guide to Vinyl: How to Build, Maintain, and Experience a Music Collection in Analog ISBN: 1440598967 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781440598968 Издательство: David & Charles Рейтинг: Цена: 13850.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An authoritative guide to all things vinyl, from finding the right turntable to buying, cleaning, and storing your new and used vinyl records.
Автор: Winters Paul E. Название: Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age: Pressing Matters ISBN: 1498510078 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498510073 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 179320.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age examines music technologies from a popular culture studies perspective, taking into consideration the ways in which human beings bring these technologies into their lives and the discursive practices they create.
Автор: Roy Shuker Название: Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice ISBN: 1472464273 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472464279 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 40820.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The term 'record collecting' is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats - although often with a marked preference for vinyl - by individuals, and it is this dimension of record collecting that is the focus of this book. Record collecting, and the public stereotypes associated with it, is frequently linked primarily with rock and pop music. Roy Shuker focuses on these broad styles, but also includes other genres and their collectors, notably jazz, blues, exotica and 'ethnic' music. Accordingly, the study examines the history of record collecting; profiles collectors and the collecting process; considers categories - especially music genres - and types of record collecting and outlines and discusses the infrastructure within which collecting operates. Shuker situates this discussion within the broader literature on collecting, along with issues of cultural consumption, social identity and 'the construction of self' in contemporary society. Record collecting is both fascinating in its own right, and provides insights into broader issues of nostalgia, consumption and material culture.
