The introduction to this directory gives friendly guidance about selling records, including an extensive frequently-asked-questions section. Spruced up with some design changes and enhanced with added listings, this fourth edition guide lists the work of popular, rock, country, soul, and r&b music performers who made their first record in 1975 or e
As featured in Wallpaper*, The Wall Street Journal, Monocle, and New York Magazine’s, The Strategist The design, history, and cultural impact of turntables and vinyl technology: the twin powerhouses of the 'vinyl revival' phenomenon Interest in turntables and records is enjoying a renaissance as analog natives and new converts find their enduring style and extraordinary sound inimitable. Revolution, a follow-up to Phaidon's beloved Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design, explores the desig...
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A digital audio workstation (DAW) is a PC or Macintosh equipped with sound cards and software for editing and processing digital audio. A properly outfitted computer can now function like a sophisticated recording studio, using plug-ins and special software to create recording-studio quality sound on the d...
Troubleshooting and Repairing Compact Disk Players (TAB Electronics Technician Library)
by Homer L Davidson
This guide provides technical information, which repair professionals need to diagnose and fix the most common problems in today's compact-disc players. It covers all circuits found in table-top, portable and car CD players, presenting precise information which enables readers to pin down exactly what is wrong and repair it quickly and easily. Schematic diagrams, photographs and illustrations demonstrate how to: remove and replace defective laser heads; make critical adjustments to laser head as...
A defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon-and gaining new appreciation-amidst the bins and shelves of brick-and-mortar shops. Written during the pandemic, when the world was marooned at home and consigned to scrolling screens, On Browsing's essays chronicle what we've lost through online shopping, streaming, and the relentless digitization of culture. The latest in the Field Notes series, On Browsing is an elegy for physical media, a polemic in defense of perusing the world in person, a...
Most compact disk players malfunctions are so easy to fix that even a complete novice can do it. With this "All Thumbs Guide", CD owners can save money by performing their own repairs at home. It shows how simple it is to correct many of the most common CD problems, through how-to illustrations and to-the-point instructions. Gene Williams shows readers how to maintain and repair all CD components, so they can quickly remedy typical annoyances like "skipping", bad connections, and blown fuses - o...
This book - the third in a series of technician level books from Lenk - covers both "how it works" and "how to service it" aspects of all types of laser based audio and video equipment. Compact-disk (CD), laser video (LV), and CD-ROM are all thoroughly covered. It is an essential desktop guide for audio and video technicians, hobbyists, and students everywhere. It is a volume in the "Consumer Electronic" series.
The Physics of Magnetic Recording (North-Holland Personal Library)
by C.D. Mee
Twenty-six years have passed since the first printing of this book. Many important new developments occurred in the meantime in magnetic recording technologies. Tape recording, the main subject of the book, is still the most important method, although others have emerged and have seen rapid development. While new materials found application in magnetic tapes, the principles that magnetic recording and reproducing systems are based on are unchanged. Magnetic recording can be accomplished in many...
The Craft of Controlling Sound: A Walk in the Acoustic, Analog, and Digital Worlds
by Stephen Solum
This authoritative but readable book lays a firm foundation under the ever-developing arena of music, sound and technology. Its unique approach provides the keys and concepts to make sense of the entire field, then to move toward making sound art--for profound fun or adequate profit. As a college textbook, introduction for musicians, or handbook for applying the Big Picture to prior professional experience, this book is an indispensable path to understanding audio, recording, synthesis, MIDI,...
Best of 1973 December Mixtape Lined Notebook
by Birthday Gift Funny Notebooks
Everything Guide to Digital Home Recording, The: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Studio Sound at Home
by Marc Schonbrun
This is the ultimate collector's guide to vintage records covering more than 7,500 artists from all music genres, including big band, blues, jazz, country/western and rock, 1900 to 1965. This comprehensive identification and value guide features more than 30,000 record values, including listings for 78s, 45s and LPs. This guide is very easy to use with discographies categorised by label, catalogue number and value. Features completely updated and expanded text with more than 7,500 recording arti...
Price Guide for the Beatles American Records
by Frank Daniels and Perry Cox
More and more musicians are constructing home studios as a cost-effective solution to creating and producing music in a commercial studio. "Home Recording Construction: Build It Like the Pros" presents a simple, step-by-step plan for constructing a home studio. Each step features visual aids to illustrate the underlying concept, as well as professional tips and examples of actual studios. The book covers everything from room design, electrical considerations, room treatments, and codes, permits,...