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  2. Phonograph - Wikipedia

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    Phonograph. Illustration of a typical modern turntable: here showing the curved tonearm with a headshell at the end, under which lies the magnetic cartridge and its attached stylus touching down on the grooves of a black record placed on the turntable's platter. A phonograph, later called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic ...

  3. Phonograph record - Wikipedia

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    Three vinyl records of different formats, from left to right: a 12 inch LP, a 10 inch LP, a 7 inch single. A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove ...

  4. Production of phonograph records - Wikipedia

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    Production of phonograph records. In the production of phonograph records – discs that were commonly made of shellac, and later, vinyl – sound was recorded directly onto a master disc (also called the matrix, sometimes just the master) at the recording studio. From about 1950 on (earlier for some large record companies, later for some small ...

  5. Phonograph cylinder - Wikipedia

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    Phonograph cylinders (also referred to as Edison cylinders after its creator Thomas Edison) are the earliest commercial medium for recording and reproducing sound.Commonly known simply as "records" in their heyday (c. 1896–1916), a name which has been passed on to their disc-shaped successor, these hollow cylindrical objects have an audio recording engraved on the outside surface which can ...

  6. Sound recording and reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording. Acoustic analog recording is achieved by a ...

  7. Compatible Discrete 4 - Wikipedia

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    Released. 1972. Compatible Discrete 4, also known as Quadradisc or CD-4 (not to be confused with compact disc) was a discrete four-channel quadraphonic system for phonograph records. The system was created by JVC and RCA in 1971 [1] and introduced in May 1972. Hundreds of recordings using this technology were released on LP during the 1970s. [2]

  8. Mozart's compositional method - Wikipedia

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    One cannot quite determine from these words alone whether Mozart's approach to composition was a conscious method, or more inspired and intuitive. Sketches. [edit] Mozart often wrote sketches, from small snippets to extensive drafts, for his compositions. Though many of these were destroyed by Mozart's widow Constanze,[1]about 320 sketches and ...

  9. Record producer - Wikipedia

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    A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. . Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensuring artists deliver acceptable and quality performances, supervising the technical engineering of the recording, and coordinating the production ...