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Historical Roots of Music Recording
Historical Roots of Music Recording
It was only 130 years ago when the music recording industry first got its start. In 1878 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, which recorded sound. Originally planned to relay telegraph messages and for automated speech via the telephone, the phonograph came a year and a half after the telephone.
Technically, Edison had figured out that the needle could prick a paper tape and record a message, which led to a stylus on a tinfoil cylinder which played back the short message he recorded — “Mary had a little lamb.” In reality, the phonograph machine was a tinfoil wrapped cylinder on which sound vibrations could be engraved and played back.
Recording and Broadcast Career Statistics
Recording and Broadcast Career Statistics
Recent reports indicate that the employment of sound and broadcast engineering technicians and radio operators is faster than the average for all occupations and expected to grow 17 percent over the 2006 though 2016 decade.
However, job growth in radio and television broadcasting will be limited by consolidation of ownership of radio and television stations and by labor-saving technical advances, such as computer-controlled programming and remotely controlled transmitters. Digital broadcasting will increase employment opportunities.
Historically, music recording professionals use most audio communications technologies in their work. This includes recording, mastering and mixing music or adding sounds. Sound engineering technicians work in recording studios and at live events to monitor and operate the equipment for high-quality audio productions.
Careers in Music Recording
Careers in Music Recording
Economic trends means there may be a number of students out there who are weighing options after graduation. Is college an option? Or are there other ways to get into the music recording business?
