The logic of filtering : how noise shapes the sound of recorded music / Melle Jan Kromhout.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kromhout, Melle Jan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound recordings--Aesthetics.

Sound recordings.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Music.

Sound--Recording and reproducing--History.

Sound.

Sound--Recording and reproducing.

History.

Noise.

Aesthetics.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book traces the profound impact of technical media on the sound of music, asking: how do media technologies shape sound? How does this affect music? And how did it change what we listen for in music? Based on the information theoretical proposition that all transmission channels introduce noise and distortion, the argument accounts for the fact that technologically reproduced music is inherently shaped by the technologies that enable its reproduction. The media archaeological assessment of this noise of sound media developed in the book draws from a wide range of sources, both theoretical and historical, conceptual and technical. Together, they show that noise should not be understood as unwanted by-effect but instead plays a foundational role in shaping the sonic contours of technologically reproduced music. Over the course of five chapters, the book sketches a broad history of the problem of noise in sound recording, looks at specific analog and digital noise-related technologies, traces the ideal of sonic purity back to key developments in nineteenth century acoustics, and develops an analysis of the close interrelation between noise and the temporality of sound. This relation, it argues, is central to the way in which recorded sound and music resonate with listeners. Ultimately, this media specific analysis of the noise of sound media thereby greatly enriches our understanding of the way in which they changed and continue to change the sonorous qualities of music, thus offering a new perspective on the interaction between music, media and listeners"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Noise of Sound Media

The Myth of Perfect Fidelity

The Logic of Noise Reduction

Ideal and Technical Filters

Time and Transience

The Logic of Filtering

Conclusion. The 'Other Music'

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kromhout, Melle Jan, Logic of filtering

ISBN:

9780190070144

9780190070137

0190070137

0190070145

OCLC:

1224583670

Publisher Number:

99988832708

40030620907