Embedded Files
[Magnetic Tape]
In the 50s, when making and producing music, you have the standard guitars, amps, electric keyboards and all of the sound recording equipment that was available to producers at the time. This is equipment such as reel-to-reel tape decks and magnetic tape.
Magnetic tape is a device which provides dense and reasonable means of preserving and reproducing varied forms of information. When recording on these tapes, it can be played back immediately and they can be really easily erased, giving that the tape it is to be used many times without losing any recordings quality. These magnetic audio tapes can be used to capture music and speech. There are also video magnetic tapes which can provide a very low cost medium for recordings of analog voice and video signals simultaneously. These magnetic tapes however, slowly began to degrade after about one to two decades. This is due to the issue that these tapes are not ideal for long-term storage
[Ribbon Microphone]
Ribbon Microphones are a type of dynamic microphone. These microphones strong piece of metal ribbon (this metal acts as a electrical conductor) that is dangled within a strong magnetic field which then converts any audio signals into sound waves, whereas a normal dynamic microphone's diaphragm being connected to a moving piece of coil in order to vibrate within that magnetic field.
These Ribbon microphones are used to grasp the sound of an instrument, someones voice, or even the atmosphere of a room. A nice little benefit of using ribbon microphones is that they are quite highly detailed without being overly sensitive. This means that they are able the sound of closer objects or instruments without getting the nasty feedback sound coming from the rest of the room.
The major limitation of the ribbon microphone back in the 1950s is that they were so expensive, although they are still quite expensive today due to inflation. They are also very delicate due to the fragile ribbon which can be highly damaged by the wind or moisture.
[Electric Guitar]
During he 50s, the electric guitar by far became the most popular instrument of the time. The ability of the electric guitar to produce such a distinct and amplified sound allowed it to stand out most jazz ensembles, giving it such an importance in the early stages of rock music.
Artists such as Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, some of the first artists to really show off the abilities that the electric guitar can hold. These guys achieved the electric guitar's potential. They have shown all of their audience the real importance and value of the guitar and that it is a lot more than just a hand held machine that makes noise, it is majestic source of soothing sound that can satisfy the human brain.
Being able to add distortion and extra reverb to the sound of your music can make such a difference, and it did, making songs with the little bit of extra distortion gave it a bit more of a heavy sound and the reverb gives it a bit of a natural sound. The electric guitar is one of the main things in music that really hold the power of the genre. The difference between and acoustic guitar and electric guitar could be 'Country' and 'Rock 'N' Roll'. Including the strumming patterns and the material of the strings. You can create so many sounds and layer them to create a nicer texture.
A limitation that this created for some people, not necessarily artists, because of how much more expensive these guitars were compared to normal acoustic guitars. The price range of most electric guitars could be double the amount of how much an acoustic guitar costs. This also meant that anyone who could not get their hands on such money could be stuck with their acoustic guitar, which limited what sort of genres they could compose in because some genres of music just need to have that more distorted sound. By removing the heavy distorted sound from the electric guitar from a song and having to use the more natural acoustic noise, could be the difference between two quite different genres.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse