Distortion in music production : the soul of sonics / edited by Gary Bromham and Austin Moore.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bromham, Gary, editor.

Moore, Austin (Music producer), editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Perspectives on music production

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound recordings--Production and direction.

Sound recordings.

Electric distortion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Contents:

Part 1. Technology of Distortion. A History of Distortion in Music Production / Clive Mead, Gary Bromham and David Moffat ; The Development of Audio Software with Distortion / Eric Tarr ; A browser-based WebAudio ecosystem to dynamically play with real-time simulations of historic guitar tube amps and their typical distortions / Michel Buffa and Jerome Lebrun ; Non-linearity and Dynamic Range Compressors / Dr Austin Moore ; Low Order Distortion in Creative Recording and Mixing / Dr Andrew Bourbon

Part 2. Perception and Semantics of Distortion. Understanding the Semantics of Distortion / Dr. Gary Bromham ; An Ecological Approach To Distortion In Mixing Audio : Is Distortion An Expected, Rather Than Unwanted Artefact? / Dr Lachlan Goold ; Towards a Lexicon for Distortion Pedals / Tom Rice and Dr. Austin Moore

Part 3. Retrospective Perspectives of Distortion. Hit Hardware : Vintage Processing Technologies and the Modern Recordist

Niall Coghlan ; Even Better than the Real Thing : A comparison of traditional and software emulated distortion in the contemporary audio production workflow / Dr. Doug Bielmeier ; 'It just is my Inner Refusal' : Innovation and Conservatism in Guitar Amplification Technology / Jan-Peter Herbst ; A Saturated Market / Ask Kæreby

Part 4. Musicology of Distortion. The Studio's Function in Creating Distortion Related Compositional Structures in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal

Ciro Scotto ; The Distortion of Space in Music Production / Dr. Matthew Barnard ; Distorting Jazz Guitar : Distortion as Effect, Creative Tool and Extension of the Instrument / Dr Tom Williams ; 'Got a Flaming Heart' : Vocal Climax in the Music of Led Zeppelin / Aaron Liu-Rosenbaum ; The Aesthetics of Distortion / Dr Toby Young.

Notes:

"A Focal Press Book" -- cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 13, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Distortion in music production

ISBN:

9780429356841

0429356846

9781000879018

1000879011

9781000878950

1000878953

Publisher Number:

40031975769

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.