Electric Sounds

Author : Steve J. Wurtzler
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231136778
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electric Sounds written by Steve J. Wurtzler and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1920s and 1930s marked some of the most important developments in the history of the American mass media: the film industry's conversion to synchronous sound, the rise of radio networks and advertising-supported broadcasting, the establishment of a federal regulatory framework, and the birth of a new acoustic commodity in which consumers accessed stories, songs, and other products through multiple media formats. The innovations of this period not only restructured and consolidated corporate mass media interests while shifting the conventions of media consumption. They renegotiated the social functions assigned to mass media forms. In this impeccably researched history, Steve J. Wurtzler grasps the full story of sounds media, proving that the ultimate form technology takes is never predetermined but shaped by conflicting visions of technological possibility in economic, cultural, and political realms.

Author : Joel Chadabe
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electric Sound written by Joel Chadabe and published by Pearson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author covers the development of the electronic musical instrument from Thaddeus Cahill's Telharmonium at the turn of the last century to the MIDI synthesizers of the 1990s. --book cover.

Author : Dave Hunter
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879308865
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Electric Guitar Sourcebook written by Dave Hunter and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an in-depth analysis of the many components of guitar tone. How does an ash body differ from alder? Which bridge hardware maximizes body resonance? How do Gibson P-90 pickups differ from Fender Jazzmaster pickups? Designed for veterans and beginners alike, "Electric Guitar Sound" helps any player understand the myriad kinds of wood, hardware, and electronics available and pick a guitar with a tone and feel that is just right for them.

Author : Samuel Milham MD MPH
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1938908198
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dirty Electricity written by Samuel Milham MD MPH and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Thomas Edison began wiring New York City with a direct current electricity distribution system in the 1880s, he gave humankind the magic of electric light, heat, and power; in the process, though, he inadvertently opened a Pandoras Box of unimaginable illness and death. Dirty Electricity tells the story of Dr. Samuel Milham, the scientist who first alerted the world about the frightening link between occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields and human disease. Milham takes readers through his early years and education, following the twisting path that led to his discovery that most of the twentieth century diseases of civilization, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and suicide, are caused by electromagnetic field exposure. In the second edition, he explains how electrical exposure does its damage, and how electricity is causing our current epidemics of asthma, diabetes and obesity. Dr. Milham warns that because of the recent proliferation of radio frequency radiation from cell phones and towers, terrestrial antennas, Wi-Fi and Wi-max systems, broadband internet over power lines, and personal electronic equipment, we may be facing a looming epidemic of morbidity and mortality. In Dirty Electricity, he reveals the steps we must take, personally and as a society, to coexist with this marvelous but dangerous technology.

Author : Great Britain. Patent Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patents for Inventions written by Great Britain. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Great Britain. Patent Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patents for Inventions. Abridgments of Specifications written by Great Britain. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Miriama Young
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317054849
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singing the Body Electric: The Human Voice and Sound Technology written by Miriama Young and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singing the Body Electric explores the relationship between the human voice and technology, offering startling insights into the ways in which technological mediation affects our understanding of the voice, and more generally, the human body. From the phonautograph to magnetic tape and now to digital sampling, Miriama Young visits particular musical and literary works that define a century-and-a-half of recorded sound. She discusses the way in which the human voice is captured, transformed or synthesised through technology. This includes the sampled voice, the mechanical voice, the technologically modified voice, the pliable voice of the digital era, and the phenomenon by which humans mimic the sounding traits of the machine. The book draws from key electro-vocal works spanning a range of genres - from Luciano Berio's Thema: Omaggio a Joyce to Radiohead, from Alvin Lucier's I Am Sitting in a Room, to Björk, and from Pierre Henry's Variations on a Door and a Sigh to Christian Marclay's Maria Callas. In essence, this book transcends time and musical style to reflect on the way in which the machine transforms our experience of the voice. The chapters are interpolated by conversations with five composers who work creatively with the voice and technology: Trevor Wishart, Katharine Norman, Paul Lansky, Eduardo Miranda and Bora Yoon. This book is an interdisciplinary enterprise that combines music aesthetics and musical analysis with literature and philosophy.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patents for Inventions written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
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Download or read book Sound Waves written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
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Download or read book Supplementary Educational Monographs written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: