Whois & Analysis for vintageking.com

Sound recording and reproduction is an 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.

Prior to the development of analog recording, there were mechanical systems for recording instrumental music, such as wind-up music boxes and later, in the late 19th century, player pianos.

Professional audio, occasionally abbreviated as pro audio, refers to both an activity and a type of high quality audio equipment.

Typically it encompasses sound recording, sound reinforcement system setup and mixing, and studio music production by trained sound engineers, audio engineers and audio technicians who work in live event support, using audio mixers or sound reinforcement systems.

In contrast, consumer audio equipment is usually confined to the reproduction of sound in a private home on a home stereo or home cinema system.

A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing.

Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician or audio engineer to achieve optimum acoustic properties (acoustic isolation or diffusion or absorption of reflected sound that could otherwise interfere with the sound heard by the listener).

In a string instrument, the sound post or soundpost is a dowel inside the instrument under the treble end of the bridge, spanning the space between the top and back plates and held in place by friction.

It serves as a structural support for an archtop instrument, transfers sound from the top plate to the back plate and alters the tone of the instrument by changing the vibrational modes of the plates.

On violins, the dowel is small.

On a double bass, a thick, string dowel is used.

An audio engineer (also sometimes recording engineer or a vocal engineer) works on the recording, manipulating the record using equalization and electronic effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound.

Audio engineers work on the "...technical aspect of recording—the placing of microphones, pre-amp knobs, the setting of levels.

The physical recording of any project is done by an engineer...

the nuts and bolts." Many audio engineers creatively use technologies to produce sound for film, radio, television, music, electronic products and computer games.

Audio engineers also set up, sound check and do live sound mixing using an audio console and a sound reinforcement system for music concerts, theatre, sports games and corporate events.