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Music Tech || MT CA1 - Introduction to Music Technology and the Music Business
How many tracks were available using tape machines in the 1950s?
1-2
What would the number of tracks available mean for the quality of the recording?
It was often NOT very good.
What is meant by mono?
Only one channel of audio.
Recordings were mixed in mono and had no panning.
How many microphones would be used?
Only used a small number of microphones.
Some instruments would sound distant as a result.
How many takes were done to record an instrument live?
One take.
What are artefacts?
Unwanted sounds caused by the tape machine.
What is distortion?
When an audio signal is too loud.
What is noise?
Unwanted sound called tape hiss.
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